SOC 43-4071 · Flagstaff, AZ metro

File Clerks Salary in Flagstaff, AZ

The average salary for file clerks in Flagstaff, Arizona is $46,440 a year ($22.33 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,850: half of the 50 people in this job in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,326).

$46,440average per year

$22.33 / hourMedian $44,850Take-home ≈ $38,727

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
+0%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 6Arizona metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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File Clerks pay range in Flagstaff

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,270 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,950 or more. The middle half of file clerks in Flagstaff earn between $43,750 and $48,580.

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,440$3,870$22.33
Median$44,850$3,738$21.56
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,750$3,646$21.03
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,580$4,048$23.36

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

File Clerks salary after taxes in Flagstaff

On the average salary of $46,440, a single filer in Flagstaff takes home about $38,727 a year, or $3,227 a month and $1,490 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Flagstaff a good place for file clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Flagstaff area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $46,440 buys what about $46,290 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Flagstaff ($47,500). A typical home costs $628,981, or 13.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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File Clerks salary in other Arizona cities

Flagstaff ranks 1st of 6 Arizona metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All File Clerks salaries in Arizona

Highest-paying cities for file clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($65,520).

File Clerks salary by city

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File Clerks salary in Flagstaff: questions

How much do file clerks make an hour in Flagstaff?

$22.33 an hour on average, and $21.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level file clerks salary in Flagstaff?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,270 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,750, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the file clerks take-home pay in Flagstaff?

About $38,727 a year ($3,227 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,440.

Do file clerks earn more in Flagstaff than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,326).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-4071; area Flagstaff, AZ (22380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.63, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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