SOC 43-4199 · Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro

Information and Record Clerks, All Other Salary in Waterbury, CT

The average salary for other information and record clerks in Waterbury, Connecticut is $46,900 a year ($22.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,190: half of the 70 people in this job in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,490).

$46,900average per year

$22.55 / hourMedian $48,190Take-home ≈ $38,190

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

70people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#4 of 5Connecticut metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Information and Record Clerks, All Other pay range in Waterbury

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $55,910 or more. The middle half of other information and record clerks in Waterbury earn between $36,640 and $52,500.

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,900$3,908$22.55
Median$48,190$4,016$23.17
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,640$3,053$17.62
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,500$4,375$25.24

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

Information and Record Clerks, All Other pay in Waterbury vs. Connecticut and the U.S.

Other information and record clerks in Waterbury earn 4% less than the Connecticut average ($48,950) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($51,490). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $49,500.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Waterbury$46,900$48,190$34,010$55,91070
Connecticut$48,950$46,680$34,010$65,920890
United States$51,490$49,500$33,870$71,420134,920

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary after taxes in Waterbury

On the average salary of $46,900, a single filer in Waterbury takes home about $38,190 a year, or $3,182 a month and $1,469 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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Is Waterbury a good place for other information and record clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Waterbury area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.8), so the average $46,900 buys what about $47,004 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Waterbury ($51,440). A typical home costs $290,800, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary in other Connecticut cities

Waterbury ranks 4th of 5 Connecticut metro areas for this job; Bridgeport pays the most ($52,920).

All Information and Record Clerks, All Other salaries in Connecticut

Highest-paying cities for other information and record clerks

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($73,280).

Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary by city

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Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary in Waterbury: questions

How much do other information and record clerks make an hour in Waterbury?

$22.55 an hour on average, and $23.17 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other information and record clerks salary in Waterbury?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,010 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other information and record clerks take-home pay in Waterbury?

About $38,190 a year ($3,182 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,900. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do other information and record clerks earn more in Waterbury than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,490).

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 43-4199; area Waterbury-Shelton, CT (47930). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). 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). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.47, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.47).

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