SOC 43-9061 · Mobile, AL metro

Office Clerks, General Salary in Mobile, AL

The average salary for office clerks, general in Mobile, Alabama is $32,590 a year ($15.67 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $30,920: half of the 1,060 people in this job in the Mobile, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 31% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,952).

$32,590average per year

$15.67 / hourMedian $30,920Take-home ≈ $27,071

  • $22K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $31KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,060people in this job
-31%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 12Alabama metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Office Clerks, General pay range in Mobile

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,450 or more. The middle half of office clerks, general in Mobile earn between $27,080 and $35,020.

  • $22K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $31KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$32,590$2,716$15.67
Median$30,920$2,577$14.87
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,080$2,257$13.02
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,020$2,918$16.84

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

Office Clerks, General salary after taxes in Mobile

On the average salary of $32,590, a single filer in Mobile takes home about $27,071 a year, or $2,256 a month and $1,041 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). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Mobile a good place for office clerks, general? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Mobile area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.1), so the average $32,590 buys what about $36,993 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Mobile ($47,000). A typical home costs $197,857, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Office Clerks, General salary in other Alabama cities

Mobile ranks 6th of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job; Birmingham pays the most ($36,500).

All Office Clerks, General salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for office clerks, general

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($61,790).

Office Clerks, General salary by city

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Office Clerks, General salary in Mobile: questions

How much do office clerks, general make an hour in Mobile?

$15.67 an hour on average, and $14.87 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level office clerks, general salary in Mobile?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,710 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,080, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the office clerks, general take-home pay in Mobile?

About $27,071 a year ($2,256 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $32,590. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do office clerks, general earn more in Mobile than elsewhere?

The average here is 31% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,952).

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 43-9061; area Mobile, AL (33660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.39, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.39).

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