File Clerks pay range in Madison
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,170 or more. The middle half of file clerks in Madison earn between $39,980 and $52,060.
- $33K10th
- $40K25th
- $47KMedian
- $52K75th
- $62K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $47,190 | $3,932 | $22.69 |
| Median | $47,370 | $3,948 | $22.77 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $39,980 | $3,332 | $19.22 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $52,060 | $4,338 | $25.03 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
File Clerks salary after taxes in Madison
On the average salary of $47,190, a single filer in Madison takes home about $38,659 a year, or $3,222 a month and $1,487 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
Is Madison a good place for file clerks? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Madison area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $47,190 buys what about $48,506 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 9.6 years of this average salary before tax.
File Clerks salary in other Wisconsin cities
Madison ranks 4th of 11 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Appleton pays the most ($48,140).
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 Madison: questions
How much do file clerks make an hour in Madison?
$22.69 an hour on average, and $22.77 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level file clerks salary in Madison?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,300 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,980, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the file clerks take-home pay in Madison?
About $38,659 a year ($3,222 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,190.
Do file clerks earn more in Madison 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 Madison, WI (31540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
- 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 1.11, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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