Office Clerks, General pay in New Orleans-Metairie
$35,770avg. a year
$17.20 an hour · 6,740 employed
Office Clerks, General in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area earn an average of $35,770 a year. That is $1,300 (4%) more than the Louisiana average of $34,470. The U.S. average is $46,420.
$33,860Median pay
$17.20Average hourly
+4%vs. Louisiana average
6,740Jobs in this metro
Other Louisiana metro areas
Average pay for office clerks, general in other Louisiana metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
13,040 jobs
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
$36,010
$17.31 an hour
21,420 jobs
Alexandria, LA
$35,020
$16.84 an hour
35,020 jobs
Baton Rouge, LA
$34,990
$16.82 an hour
44,240 jobs
Lafayette, LA
$34,280
$16.48 an hour
51,590 jobs
Lake Charles, LA
$34,180
$16.44 an hour
61,490 jobs
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
$33,960
$16.33 an hour
7650 jobs
Hammond, LA
$33,350
$16.03 an hour
82,060 jobs
Monroe, LA
$32,920
$15.83 an hour
91,210 jobs
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
$32,720
$15.73 an hour
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How New Orleans-Metairie compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New Orleans-Metairie
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $41,750 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $43,470 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $63,400 |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | $45,450 |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | $48,090 |
| Data Entry Keyers | $37,230 |
Questions and answers
How much do office clerks, general make in New Orleans-Metairie?
The average is $35,770 a year, and the median is $33,860. About 6,740 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Louisiana average?
That is $1,300 (4%) more than the Louisiana average of $34,470.
Is this job common in New Orleans-Metairie?
It makes up 15.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.95 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-9061. Metro area: New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35380). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.