File Clerks pay range in Houston
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,580 or more. The middle half of file clerks in Houston earn between $34,480 and $53,520.
- $30K10th
- $34K25th
- $41KMedian
- $54K75th
- $64K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $45,150 | $3,762 | $21.71 |
| Median | $41,400 | $3,450 | $19.90 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $34,480 | $2,873 | $16.58 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $53,520 | $4,460 | $25.73 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
File Clerks salary after taxes in Houston
On the average salary of $45,150, a single filer in Houston takes home about $38,458 a year, or $3,205 a month and $1,479 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Houston a good place for file clerks? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Houston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.6), so the average $45,150 buys what about $45,778 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Houston ($49,410). A typical home costs $308,306, or 6.8 years of this average salary before tax.
File Clerks salary in other Texas cities
Houston ranks 2nd of 24 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($46,560).
- Austin$46,560
- Houston$45,150
- Dallas$45,110
- Midland$45,060
- San Antonio$42,940
- Corpus Christi$40,530
- Abilene$40,050
- Eagle Pass$39,960
- Amarillo$39,850
- Waco$39,530
Highest-paying cities for file clerks
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($65,520).
- San Jose, CA$65,520
- San Francisco, CA$60,000
- Napa, CA$58,830
- Salinas, CA$56,620
- Chicago, IL$55,780
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File Clerks salary in Houston: questions
How much do file clerks make an hour in Houston?
$21.71 an hour on average, and $19.90 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level file clerks salary in Houston?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,480, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the file clerks take-home pay in Houston?
About $38,458 a year ($3,205 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,150. Texas has no state income tax.
Do file clerks earn more in Houston 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (26420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
- 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 no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.66, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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