How much do office clerks, general make in State College, PA?

What the Office Clerks, General median says in State College, PA

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Office Clerks, General median in State College, PA at $43,920 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 44300.

BLS lists 1,460 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 $42,760 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

State College, PA's Office Clerks, General median is 2.4% 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 44300

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 43-9061 and area 44300. SOC 43-9061 names Office Clerks, General. Area 44300 names State College, PA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 43-9061/44300 row has 1,460 wage and salary jobs. There are 21.19 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.34. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 43-9061/44300, the annual median is $43,920 per year, while the matching mean is $42,760 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 43-9061/44300 10th percentile: $26,110 per year.
• 43-9061/44300 25th percentile: $36,510 per year.
• 43-9061/44300 median: $43,920 per year.
• 43-9061/44300 75th percentile: $47,060 per year.
• 43-9061/44300 90th percentile: $58,160 per year.
• 43-9061/44300 employment RSE: 2.8%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.8%.
• 43-9061/44300 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 44300 facts behind this Office Clerks, General page

Area 44300 reports 68,840 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $62,190. Its annual median is $49,220. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 43-9061 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in State College, PA runs from $27,680 at the 10th percentile to $103,350 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,850. The median is $49,220. The 75th percentile is $77,870. 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 44300. They do not show related skills or a path into Office Clerks, General.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 44300. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 2,320. Yearly median: $27,790. Jobs per 1,000: 33.71. Location quotient: 1.36.
• 2. Retail Salespersons. Area: 44300. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 1,710. Yearly median: $29,240. Jobs per 1,000: 24.9. Location quotient: 0.99.
• 3. General and Operations Managers. Area: 44300. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 1,470. Yearly median: $91,120. Jobs per 1,000: 21.32. Location quotient: 0.95.
• 4. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 44300. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 1,380. Yearly median: $29,950. Jobs per 1,000: 19.99. Location quotient: 0.72.
• 5. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Area: 44300. SOC: 37-2011. Jobs: 1,360. Yearly median: $35,850. Jobs per 1,000: 19.74. Location quotient: 1.39.
• 6. Waiters and Waitresses. Area: 44300. SOC: 35-3031. Jobs: 1,350. Yearly median: $35,280. Jobs per 1,000: 19.54. Location quotient: 1.34.

Read the State College, PA wage ladder for Office Clerks, General

The 10th percentile is $26,110 per year. The 25th percentile is $36,510 per year. The median is $43,920 per year. The 75th percentile is $47,060 per year. The 90th percentile is $58,160 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 $36,510 per year to $47,060 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $32,050. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare State College, PA with its state and the U.S.

State College, PA has a annual median of $43,920 per year. Pennsylvania has $44,950 per year. The U.S. row has $45,010 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

State College, PA is 2.3% below Pennsylvania on the same published median. State College, PA is 2.4% 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 State College, PA sits for Office Clerks, General

State College, PA ranks 177 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 177 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.

• 174. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. The Office Clerks, General median is $43,980 per year. BLS estimates 1,220 jobs. The location quotient is 0.91.
• 175. Fond du Lac, WI. The Office Clerks, General median is $43,920 per year. BLS estimates 870 jobs. The location quotient is 1.25.
• 176. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY. The Office Clerks, General median is $43,920 per year. BLS estimates 3,660 jobs. The location quotient is 0.86.
• 178. Tucson, AZ. The Office Clerks, General median is $43,920 per year. BLS estimates 8,070 jobs. The location quotient is 1.31.
• 179. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN. The Office Clerks, General median is $43,860 per year. BLS estimates 16,770 jobs. The location quotient is 0.96.
• 180. Midland, MI. The Office Clerks, General median is $43,780 per year. BLS estimates 630 jobs. The location quotient is 1.06.

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. State College, PA sits at $43,920 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 $15,920 above State College, PA. BLS lists 1,510 jobs there, compared with 1,460 in State College, PA. 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 $14,920 above State College, PA. BLS lists 13,470 jobs there, compared with 1,460 in State College, PA. The location quotient is 0.75.
• 3. Greeley, CO has a Office Clerks, General median of $56,030 per year, or $12,110 above State College, PA. BLS lists 1,570 jobs there, compared with 1,460 in State College, PA. The location quotient is 0.83.
• 4. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO has a Office Clerks, General median of $55,960 per year, or $12,040 above State College, PA. BLS lists 2,030 jobs there, compared with 1,460 in State College, PA. The location quotient is 0.76.
• 5. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA has a Office Clerks, General median of $55,620 per year, or $11,700 above State College, PA. BLS lists 3,630 jobs there, compared with 1,460 in State College, PA. The location quotient is 1.14.
• 6. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has a Office Clerks, General median of $53,990 per year, or $10,070 above State College, PA. BLS lists 16,320 jobs there, compared with 1,460 in State College, PA. The location quotient is 0.64.
• 7. Anchorage, AK has a Office Clerks, General median of $53,550 per year, or $9,630 above State College, PA. BLS lists 1,920 jobs there, compared with 1,460 in State College, PA. The location quotient is 0.69.
• 8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Office Clerks, General median of $53,290 per year, or $9,370 above State College, PA. BLS lists 27,460 jobs there, compared with 1,460 in State College, PA. 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. State College, PA has 1,460. 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 135,120 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $47,670 per year, or $3,750 above State College, PA. Its location quotient is 0.91.
• 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 112,270 estimated Office Clerks, General jobs, a gap of 110,810 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $48,100 per year, or $4,180 above State College, PA. Its location quotient is 1.13.
• 3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 66,840 estimated Office Clerks, General jobs, a gap of 65,380 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $46,330 per year, or $2,410 above State College, PA. 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 59,700 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $44,730 per year, or $810 above State College, PA. Its location quotient is 1.37.
• 5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 52,740 estimated Office Clerks, General jobs, a gap of 51,280 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $44,060 per year, or $140 above State College, PA. Its location quotient is 0.82.
• 6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 50,040 estimated Office Clerks, General jobs, a gap of 48,580 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $40,370 per year, or $3,550 below State College, PA. 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 44,200 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $47,060 per year, or $3,140 above State College, PA. Its location quotient is 0.99.
• 8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 40,710 estimated Office Clerks, General jobs, a gap of 39,250 jobs from State College, PA. Its median is $43,330 per year, or $590 below State College, PA. 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. State College, PA has 1.34. 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 0.81 from State College, PA. BLS lists 3,360 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $41,040 per year, or $2,880 below State College, PA.
• 2. Lubbock, TX has a location quotient of 2.06, a gap of 0.72 from State College, PA. BLS lists 5,440 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $36,940 per year, or $6,980 below State College, PA.
• 3. Lewiston, ID-WA has a location quotient of 1.84, a gap of 0.50 from State College, PA. BLS lists 840 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $43,430 per year, or $490 below State College, PA.
• 4. St. George, UT has a location quotient of 1.78, a gap of 0.44 from State College, PA. BLS lists 2,560 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $44,880 per year, or $960 above State College, PA.
• 5. Casper, WY has a location quotient of 1.63, a gap of 0.29 from State College, PA. BLS lists 1,040 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $42,810 per year, or $1,110 below State College, PA.
• 6. Lawton, OK has a location quotient of 1.6, a gap of 0.26 from State College, PA. BLS lists 1,090 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $35,370 per year, or $8,550 below State College, PA.
• 7. Mayaguez, PR has a location quotient of 1.58, a gap of 0.24 from State College, PA. BLS lists 1,310 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $22,120 per year, or $21,800 below State College, PA.
• 8. Ann Arbor, MI has a location quotient of 1.57, a gap of 0.23 from State College, PA. BLS lists 5,460 Office Clerks, General jobs and a median of $38,350 per year, or $5,570 below State College, PA.

How common Office Clerks, General is in State College, PA

BLS lists 1,460 Office Clerks, General jobs in State College, PA. It also lists 21.19 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 1.34. 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 State College, PA

The all-occupations median in State College, PA is $49,220 per year. The Office Clerks, General median is $43,920 per year. Office Clerks, General is 10.8% 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 State College, PA. 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. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a State College, PA median of $42,590 per year. BLS lists 940 jobs and a location quotient of 0.82.
• 2. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a State College, PA median of $42,500 per year. BLS lists 530 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
• 3. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a State College, PA median of $46,370 per year. BLS lists 490 jobs and a location quotient of 0.8.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a State College, PA median of $46,650 per year. BLS lists 500 jobs and a location quotient of 1.
• 5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a State College, PA median of $47,700 per year. BLS lists 1,140 jobs and a location quotient of 1.51.
• 6. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a State College, PA median of $39,440 per year. BLS lists 540 jobs and a location quotient of 0.85.
• 7. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a State College, PA median of $48,420 per year. BLS lists 870 jobs and a location quotient of 1.28.
• 8. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, SOC 37-3011, has a State College, PA median of $37,990 per year. BLS lists 490 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.

The largest detailed roles in State College, PA

Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded State College, PA table, at 2,320 jobs. Office Clerks, General has 1,460 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 68,840. 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. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,320 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 860 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $27,790 per year, or $16,130 below Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.36.
• 2. Retail Salespersons has 1,710 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 250 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $29,240 per year, or $14,680 below Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 0.99.
• 3. General and Operations Managers has 1,470 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 10 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $91,120 per year, or $47,200 above Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 0.95.
• 4. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 1,380 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 80 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $29,950 per year, or $13,970 below Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 0.72.
• 5. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 1,360 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 100 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $35,850 per year, or $8,070 below Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.39.
• 6. Waiters and Waitresses has 1,350 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 110 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $35,280 per year, or $8,640 below Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.34.
• 7. Registered Nurses has 1,310 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 150 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $81,480 per year, or $37,560 above Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 0.87.
• 8. Cashiers has 1,280 jobs in State College, PA, a gap of 180 from Office Clerks, General. Its median is $28,090 per year, or $15,830 below Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 0.93.

Published role medians around State College, PA

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded State College, PA role table, at $91,120 per year. Office Clerks, General has $43,920 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $49,220 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 $91,120 per year in State College, PA, or $47,200 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 1,470 jobs, compared with 1,460 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 0.95.
• 2. Project Management Specialists has a median of $81,820 per year in State College, PA, or $37,900 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 470 jobs, compared with 1,460 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 0.99.
• 3. Registered Nurses has a median of $81,480 per year in State College, PA, or $37,560 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 1,310 jobs, compared with 1,460 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 0.87.
• 4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $76,760 per year in State College, PA, or $32,840 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 540 jobs, compared with 1,460 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 0.87.
• 5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $73,250 per year in State College, PA, or $29,330 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 510 jobs, compared with 1,460 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 1.09.
• 6. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a median of $66,730 per year in State College, PA, or $22,810 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 770 jobs, compared with 1,460 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 4.55.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $61,120 per year in State College, PA, or $17,200 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 510 jobs, compared with 1,460 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 0.8.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $56,130 per year in State College, PA, or $12,210 above Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 650 jobs, compared with 1,460 for Office Clerks, General. Its location quotient is 0.71.

Roles with the largest local share in State College, PA

Correctional Officers and Jailers has the highest location quotient in the bounded State College, PA role table, at 4.55. Office Clerks, General has 1.34. 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. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 4.55 in State College, PA, a gap of 3.21 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 770 jobs and a median of $66,730 per year, or $22,810 above Office Clerks, General.
• 2. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.69 in State College, PA, a gap of 0.35 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 570 jobs and a median of $28,100 per year, or $15,820 below Office Clerks, General.
• 3. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.51 in State College, PA, a gap of 0.17 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 1,140 jobs and a median of $47,700 per year, or $3,780 above Office Clerks, General.
• 4. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.39 in State College, PA, a gap of 0.05 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 1,360 jobs and a median of $35,850 per year, or $8,070 below Office Clerks, General.
• 5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.36 in State College, PA, a gap of 0.02 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 2,320 jobs and a median of $27,790 per year, or $16,130 below Office Clerks, General.
• 6. Waiters and Waitresses has a location quotient of 1.34 in State College, PA, a gap of 0.00 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 1,350 jobs and a median of $35,280 per year, or $8,640 below Office Clerks, General.
• 7. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.28 in State College, PA, a gap of 0.06 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 620 jobs and a median of $53,420 per year, or $9,500 above Office Clerks, General.
• 8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a location quotient of 1.28 in State College, PA, a gap of 0.06 from Office Clerks, General. BLS lists 870 jobs and a median of $48,420 per year, or $4,500 above Office Clerks, General.

What $43,920 may mean after the State College, PA price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for State College, PA is 96.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 3.2% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $43,920 Office Clerks, General median by 96.8 divided by 100. The result is $45,390 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 85.7. Goods are 100.7. Utilities are 109.5. Other services are 97.7. 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 State College, PA row

The employment RSE for this Office Clerks, General row is 2.8%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.8%. 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 1,460 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $42,760 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 State College, PA wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Office Clerks, General. It uses a State College, PA 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 $43,920 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 State College, PA 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 1,460 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.34 is not a growth score. Rank 177 of 392 is not a place score. The 96.8 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 44300. 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.