Office Clerks, General pay in Columbus
$45,360avg. a year
$21.81 an hour · 18,110 employed
Office Clerks, General in the Columbus, OH metro area earn an average of $45,360 a year. That is about the same as the Ohio average of $44,880. The U.S. average is $46,420.
$44,830Median pay
$21.81Average hourly
+1%vs. Ohio average
18,110Jobs in this metro
Other Ohio metro areas
Average pay for office clerks, general in other Ohio metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
116,750 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$45,890
$22.06 an hour
215,700 jobs
Cleveland, OH
$45,870
$22.06 an hour
35,980 jobs
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
$44,610
$21.45 an hour
4750 jobs
Springfield, OH
$44,600
$21.44 an hour
55,020 jobs
Akron, OH
$43,940
$21.13 an hour
62,570 jobs
Canton-Massillon, OH
$43,860
$21.09 an hour
7730 jobs
Lima, OH
$43,710
$21.02 an hour
84,500 jobs
Toledo, OH
$43,280
$20.81 an hour
9790 jobs
Sandusky, OH
$42,740
$20.55 an hour
10720 jobs
Mansfield, OH
$42,480
$20.43 an hour
112,780 jobs
Youngstown-Warren, OH
$41,980
$20.19 an hour
12540 jobs
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
$39,080
$18.79 an hour
13790 jobs
Wheeling, WV-OH
$38,690
$18.60 an hour
142,340 jobs
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
$37,640
$18.10 an hour
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How Columbus compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do office clerks, general make in Columbus?
The average is $45,360 a year, and the median is $44,830. About 18,110 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Ohio average?
That is about the same as the Ohio average of $44,880.
Is this job common in Columbus?
It makes up 16.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.03 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: Columbus, OH metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 18140). 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.