How much do office clerks, general make in Punta Gorda, FL?

What the Office Clerks, General median says in Punta Gorda, FL

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Office Clerks, General median in Punta Gorda, FL at $44,720 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 43-9061 and BLS area 39460.

BLS lists 1,270 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $46,590 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Punta Gorda, FL's Office Clerks, General median is 0.6% below the U.S. Office Clerks, General median of $45,010 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 43-9061 with area 39460

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 43-9061 and area 39460. SOC 43-9061 names Office Clerks, General. Area 39460 names Punta Gorda, FL. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 43-9061/39460 row has 1,270 wage and salary jobs. There are 22.04 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.39. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 43-9061/39460, the annual median is $44,720 per year, while the matching mean is $46,590 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 43-9061/39460 10th percentile: $31,200 per year.
• 43-9061/39460 25th percentile: $36,260 per year.
• 43-9061/39460 median: $44,720 per year.
• 43-9061/39460 75th percentile: $52,810 per year.
• 43-9061/39460 90th percentile: $64,450 per year.
• 43-9061/39460 employment RSE: 3.2%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.1%.
• 43-9061/39460 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 39460 facts behind this Office Clerks, General page

Area 39460 reports 57,530 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $57,300. Its annual median is $45,500. The employment RSE is 0.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 43-9061 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Punta Gorda, FL runs from $29,490 at the 10th percentile to $95,670 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,670. The median is $45,500. The 75th percentile is $62,170. This is a place check, not a pay range for Office Clerks, General.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 39460. They do not show related skills or a path into Office Clerks, General.

• 1. Retail Salespersons. Area: 39460. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 2,720. Yearly median: $34,290. Jobs per 1,000: 47.33. Location quotient: 1.89.
• 2. Waiters and Waitresses. Area: 39460. SOC: 35-3031. Jobs: 1,780. Yearly median: $36,360. Jobs per 1,000: 30.95. Location quotient: 2.12.
• 3. Cashiers. Area: 39460. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 1,640. Yearly median: $30,770. Jobs per 1,000: 28.57. Location quotient: 1.44.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 39460. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 1,570. Yearly median: $29,100. Jobs per 1,000: 27.28. Location quotient: 1.1.
• 5. Registered Nurses. Area: 39460. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 1,430. Yearly median: $80,410. Jobs per 1,000: 24.84. Location quotient: 1.14.
• 6. General and Operations Managers. Area: 39460. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 1,380. Yearly median: $89,820. Jobs per 1,000: 24.04. Location quotient: 1.07.

Read the Punta Gorda, FL wage ladder for Office Clerks, General

The 10th percentile is $31,200 per year. The 25th percentile is $36,260 per year. The median is $44,720 per year. The 75th percentile is $52,810 per year. The 90th percentile is $64,450 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $36,260 per year to $52,810 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $33,250. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Punta Gorda, FL with its state and the U.S.

Punta Gorda, FL has a annual median of $44,720 per year. Florida has $44,450 per year. The U.S. row has $45,010 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Punta Gorda, FL is 0.6% above Florida on the same published median. Punta Gorda, FL is 0.6% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Punta Gorda, FL sits for Office Clerks, General

Punta Gorda, FL ranks 151 of 392 among metro areas with a published annual median for Office Clerks, General. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 151 of 392 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 148. Cedar Rapids, IA. The Office Clerks, General median is $44,780 per year. BLS estimates 2,020 jobs. The location quotient is 0.92.
• 149. Columbia, MO. The Office Clerks, General median is $44,730 per year. BLS estimates 2,330 jobs. The location quotient is 1.37.
• 150. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL. The Office Clerks, General median is $44,730 per year. BLS estimates 61,160 jobs. The location quotient is 1.37.
• 152. Wausau, WI. The Office Clerks, General median is $44,660 per year. BLS estimates 1,170 jobs. The location quotient is 1.06.
• 153. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. The Office Clerks, General median is $44,640 per year. BLS estimates 16,750 jobs. The location quotient is 0.96.
• 154. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC. The Office Clerks, General median is $44,630 per year. BLS estimates 12,490 jobs. The location quotient is 1.03.

Where Office Clerks, General medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 43-9061, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Boulder, CO has the highest published median in this set, at $59,840 per year. Punta Gorda, FL sits at $44,720 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Office Clerks, General is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Boulder, CO has a Office Clerks, General median of $59,840 per year, or $15,120 above Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 1,510 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Punta Gorda, FL. The location quotient is 0.49.
• 2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Office Clerks, General median of $58,840 per year, or $14,120 above Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 13,470 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Punta Gorda, FL. The location quotient is 0.75.
• 3. Greeley, CO has a Office Clerks, General median of $56,030 per year, or $11,310 above Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 1,570 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Punta Gorda, FL. The location quotient is 0.83.
• 4. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO has a Office Clerks, General median of $55,960 per year, or $11,240 above Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 2,030 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Punta Gorda, FL. The location quotient is 0.76.
• 5. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA has a Office Clerks, General median of $55,620 per year, or $10,900 above Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 3,630 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Punta Gorda, FL. The location quotient is 1.14.
• 6. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has a Office Clerks, General median of $53,990 per year, or $9,270 above Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 16,320 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Punta Gorda, FL. The location quotient is 0.64.
• 7. Anchorage, AK has a Office Clerks, General median of $53,550 per year, or $8,830 above Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 1,920 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Punta Gorda, FL. The location quotient is 0.69.
• 8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Office Clerks, General median of $53,290 per year, or $8,570 above Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 27,460 jobs there, compared with 1,270 in Punta Gorda, FL. The location quotient is 0.83.

Where BLS counts the most Office Clerks, General jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Office Clerks, General in this same-source set, at 136,580 jobs. Punta Gorda, FL has 1,270. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 136,580 estimated Office Clerks, General jobs, a gap of 135,310 jobs from Punta Gorda, FL. Its median is $47,670 per year, or $2,950 above Punta Gorda, FL. Its location quotient is 0.91.
• 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 112,270 estimated Office Clerks, General jobs, a gap of 111,000 jobs from Punta Gorda, FL. Its median is $48,100 per year, or $3,380 above Punta Gorda, FL. Its location quotient is 1.13.
• 3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 66,840 estimated Office Clerks, General jobs, a gap of 65,570 jobs from Punta Gorda, FL. Its median is $46,330 per year, or $1,610 above Punta Gorda, FL. Its location quotient is 0.93.
• 4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 61,160 estimated Office Clerks, General jobs, a gap of 59,890 jobs from Punta Gorda, FL. Its median is $44,730 per year, or $10 above Punta Gorda, FL. Its location quotient is 1.37.
• 5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 52,740 estimated Office Clerks, General jobs, a gap of 51,470 jobs from Punta Gorda, FL. Its median is $44,060 per year, or $660 below Punta Gorda, FL. Its location quotient is 0.82.
• 6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 50,040 estimated Office Clerks, General jobs, a gap of 48,770 jobs from Punta Gorda, FL. Its median is $40,370 per year, or $4,350 below Punta Gorda, FL. Its location quotient is 0.96.
• 7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 45,660 estimated Office Clerks, General jobs, a gap of 44,390 jobs from Punta Gorda, FL. Its median is $47,060 per year, or $2,340 above Punta Gorda, FL. Its location quotient is 0.99.
• 8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 40,710 estimated Office Clerks, General jobs, a gap of 39,440 jobs from Punta Gorda, FL. Its median is $43,330 per year, or $1,390 below Punta Gorda, FL. Its location quotient is 0.89.

Where Office Clerks, General takes the largest share of local jobs

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 2.15. Punta Gorda, FL has 1.39. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Office Clerks, General is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has a location quotient of 2.15, a gap of 0.76 from Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 3,360 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $41,040 per year, or $3,680 below Punta Gorda, FL.
• 2. Lubbock, TX has a location quotient of 2.06, a gap of 0.67 from Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 5,440 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $36,940 per year, or $7,780 below Punta Gorda, FL.
• 3. Lewiston, ID-WA has a location quotient of 1.84, a gap of 0.45 from Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 840 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $43,430 per year, or $1,290 below Punta Gorda, FL.
• 4. St. George, UT has a location quotient of 1.78, a gap of 0.39 from Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 2,560 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $44,880 per year, or $160 above Punta Gorda, FL.
• 5. Casper, WY has a location quotient of 1.63, a gap of 0.24 from Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 1,040 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $42,810 per year, or $1,910 below Punta Gorda, FL.
• 6. Lawton, OK has a location quotient of 1.6, a gap of 0.21 from Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 1,090 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $35,370 per year, or $9,350 below Punta Gorda, FL.
• 7. Mayaguez, PR has a location quotient of 1.58, a gap of 0.19 from Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 1,310 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $22,120 per year, or $22,600 below Punta Gorda, FL.
• 8. Ann Arbor, MI has a location quotient of 1.57, a gap of 0.18 from Punta Gorda, FL. BLS lists 5,460 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $38,350 per year, or $6,370 below Punta Gorda, FL.

How common Office Clerks, General is in Punta Gorda, FL

BLS lists 1,270 Office Clerks, General jobs in Punta Gorda, FL. It also lists 22.04 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.39. A value of 1 means Office Clerks, General has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Office Clerks, General beside other roles in Punta Gorda, FL

The all-occupations median in Punta Gorda, FL is $45,500 per year. The Office Clerks, General median is $44,720 per year. Office Clerks, General is 1.7% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Punta Gorda, FL. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Office Clerks, General. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Medical Assistants, SOC 31-9092, has a Punta Gorda, FL median of $44,830 per year. BLS lists 580 jobs and a location quotient of 1.92.
• 2. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Punta Gorda, FL median of $44,430 per year. BLS lists 670 jobs and a location quotient of 1.19.
• 3. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Punta Gorda, FL median of $45,520 per year. BLS lists 810 jobs and a location quotient of 1.99.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Punta Gorda, FL median of $45,710 per year. BLS lists 660 jobs and a location quotient of 1.46.
• 5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Punta Gorda, FL median of $43,670 per year. BLS lists 640 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
• 6. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, SOC 49-3023, has a Punta Gorda, FL median of $46,190 per year. BLS lists 520 jobs and a location quotient of 2.01.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Punta Gorda, FL median of $46,780 per year. BLS lists 570 jobs and a location quotient of 0.74.
• 8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Punta Gorda, FL median of $47,860 per year. BLS lists 520 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.

The largest detailed roles in Punta Gorda, FL

Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Punta Gorda, FL table, at 2,720 jobs. Office Clerks, General has 1,270 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 57,530. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Office Clerks, General's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Retail Salespersons has 2,720 jobs in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 1,450 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $34,290 per year, or $10,430 below Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.89.
• 2. Waiters and Waitresses has 1,780 jobs in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 510 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $36,360 per year, or $8,360 below Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 2.12.
• 3. Cashiers has 1,640 jobs in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 370 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $30,770 per year, or $13,950 below Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.44.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 1,570 jobs in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 300 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $29,100 per year, or $15,620 below Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.1.
• 5. Registered Nurses has 1,430 jobs in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 160 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $80,410 per year, or $35,690 above Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 6. General and Operations Managers has 1,380 jobs in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 110 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $89,820 per year, or $45,100 above Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 1,300 jobs in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 30 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $38,970 per year, or $5,750 below Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.24.
• 8. Cooks, Restaurant has 990 jobs in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 280 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $36,730 per year, or $7,990 below Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.89.

Published role medians around Punta Gorda, FL

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Punta Gorda, FL role table, at $89,820 per year. Office Clerks, General has $44,720 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $45,500 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $89,820 per year in Punta Gorda, FL, or $45,100 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 1,380 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $80,410 per year in Punta Gorda, FL, or $35,690 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 1,430 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $65,880 per year in Punta Gorda, FL, or $21,160 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 450 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.5.
• 4. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $54,000 per year in Punta Gorda, FL, or $9,280 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 510 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.1.
• 5. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a median of $48,140 per year in Punta Gorda, FL, or $3,420 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 640 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.53.
• 6. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a median of $47,860 per year in Punta Gorda, FL, or $3,140 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 520 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.03.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $46,780 per year in Punta Gorda, FL, or $2,060 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 570 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 0.74.
• 8. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics has a median of $46,190 per year in Punta Gorda, FL, or $1,470 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 520 jobs, compared with 1,270 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 2.01.

Roles with the largest local share in Punta Gorda, FL

Food Preparation Workers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Punta Gorda, FL role table, at 2.3. Office Clerks, General has 1.39. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Office Clerks, General with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 2.3 in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 0.91 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 760 jobs and a median of $36,310 per year, or $8,410 below Office Clerks, General.
• 2. Waiters and Waitresses has a location quotient of 2.12 in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 0.73 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 1,780 jobs and a median of $36,360 per year, or $8,360 below Office Clerks, General.
• 3. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics has a location quotient of 2.01 in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 0.62 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 520 jobs and a median of $46,190 per year, or $1,470 above Office Clerks, General.
• 4. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.99 in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 0.60 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 810 jobs and a median of $45,520 per year, or $800 above Office Clerks, General.
• 5. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.96 in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 0.57 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 700 jobs and a median of $39,990 per year, or $4,730 below Office Clerks, General.
• 6. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.92 in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 0.53 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 680 jobs and a median of $36,750 per year, or $7,970 below Office Clerks, General.
• 7. Medical Assistants has a location quotient of 1.92 in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 0.53 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 580 jobs and a median of $44,830 per year, or $110 above Office Clerks, General.
• 8. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.89 in Punta Gorda, FL, a gap of 0.50 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 990 jobs and a median of $36,730 per year, or $7,990 below Office Clerks, General.

What $44,720 may mean after the Punta Gorda, FL price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Punta Gorda, FL is 100.5. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 0.5% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $44,720 Office Clerks, General median by 100.5 divided by 100. The result is $44,486 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 113.3. Goods are 96.2. Utilities are 87.3. Other services are 98.9. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Punta Gorda, FL row

The employment RSE for this Office Clerks, General row is 3.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.1%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 1,270 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $46,590 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Punta Gorda, FL wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Office Clerks, General. It uses a Punta Gorda, FL place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $44,720 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Office Clerks, General row for Punta Gorda, FL does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 1,270 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.39 is not a growth score. Rank 151 of 392 is not a place score. The 100.5 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 43-9061 in BLS area 39460. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.