Office Clerks, General pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
$47,000avg. a year
$22.60 an hour · 34,570 employed
Office Clerks, General in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earn an average of $47,000 a year. That is $1,120 (2%) more than the Michigan average of $45,880. The U.S. average is $46,420.
$45,810Median pay
$22.60Average hourly
+2%vs. Michigan average
34,570Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for office clerks, general in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
14,830 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$47,290
$22.74 an hour
2990 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$47,170
$22.68 an hour
311,310 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$45,840
$22.04 an hour
45,460 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$45,310
$21.78 an hour
51,650 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$45,170
$21.72 an hour
6990 jobs
Jackson, MI
$45,150
$21.71 an hour
72,530 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$44,930
$21.60 an hour
8630 jobs
Midland, MI
$44,800
$21.54 an hour
91,600 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$44,410
$21.35 an hour
102,730 jobs
Flint, MI
$44,100
$21.20 an hour
111,040 jobs
Niles, MI
$43,970
$21.14 an hour
121,020 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$43,960
$21.14 an hour
13870 jobs
Monroe, MI
$43,730
$21.03 an hour
142,770 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$42,850
$20.60 an hour
15770 jobs
Bay City, MI
$41,670
$20.03 an hour
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How Detroit-Warren-Dearborn compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $46,370 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $49,740 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $71,610 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $53,540 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $43,780 |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | $51,930 |
Questions and answers
How much do office clerks, general make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
The average is $47,000 a year, and the median is $45,810. About 34,570 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is $1,120 (2%) more than the Michigan average of $45,880.
Is this job common in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
It makes up 18.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.14 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: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19820). 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.