Office Clerks, General Salary — Bellingham, Washington

The average Office Clerks, General in Bellingham, Washington earns $52,520 a year.

$52,520 / year, mean
↑ 11.9% above national average 82th percentile in Washington

Bellingham pays well above most of Washington for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's a solid premium over the national average for office clerks, general. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Washington

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
1,350
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.8%
Cost of living 103 #32 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2245 #169 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $620,829 #15 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,989 #46 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Bellingham ranks #32 for cost of living and #15 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $61,400 Santa Maria $58,660 San Francisco $56,950 Seattle $56,470 Napa $55,790 Santa Rosa $55,020 Vallejo $53,370 Sacramento $53,290 Mount Vernon $53,030 Portland $52,750 Bellingham $52,520 Kennewick $52,220 Bremerton $51,750 Trenton $51,580 Oxnard $51,570 Naples $51,530 San Diego $51,310 Los Angeles $50,980 Salinas $50,910 Salem $50,580 Grants Pass $50,470 Longview $50,390 Wenatchee $50,250 Spokane $50,190 Bend $50,110 New York $50,080 Stockton $49,870 Chicago $49,620 Albany $49,600 Medford $49,600 Corvallis $49,170 Eugene $48,970 Merced $48,920 Olympia $48,880 Springfield $48,850 Vineland $48,770 San Luis Obispo $48,740 Modesto $48,600 Philadelphia $48,560 Fresno $48,530 Walla Walla $48,380 Albany $48,370 Salisbury $48,350 Lexington Park $48,190 Riverside $48,180 Sarasota $48,150 Baltimore $48,130 Hanford $48,110 Atlantic City $47,950 Yakima $47,930 Yuba City $47,880 Champaign $47,850 Visalia $47,740 Crestview $47,730 Richmond $47,700 Redding $47,670 Charlottesville $47,620 Midland $47,540 Tampa $47,410 Santa Cruz $47,300 Lansing $47,290 Decatur $47,280 Syracuse $47,190 Battle Creek $47,170 Indianapolis $47,160 Fort Myers $47,070 Detroit $47,000 Jacksonville $46,760 Miami $46,750 Reading $46,690 Punta Gorda $46,590 Bakersfield $46,540 Buffalo $46,410 Lebanon $46,360 El Centro $46,230 Kingston $46,220 Orlando $46,180 Port St. Lucie $46,010 Grand Rapids $45,840 Fort Wayne $45,820 Wildwood $45,770 Lafayette $45,730 Sebastian $45,710 Chico $45,690 Columbus $45,630 Elkhart $45,630 Bloomington $45,610 Gainesville $45,540 Palm Bay $45,510 Allentown $45,440 Dallas $45,400 Austin $45,370 York $45,370 Ann Arbor $45,310 Kiryas Joel $45,270 Rockford $45,260 Harrisburg $45,250 Lancaster $45,240 Lakeland $45,190 Traverse City $45,170 Jackson $45,150 Staunton $45,150 Hagerstown $45,120 Pittsburgh $45,120 Virginia Beach $45,080 Roanoke $44,950 Kalamazoo $44,930 Bloomington $44,920 Midland $44,800 Deltona $44,590 Panama City $44,510 Saginaw $44,410 Harrisonburg $44,240 Rochester $44,210 Flint $44,100 Binghamton $44,090 Glens Falls $44,080 Blacksburg $44,060 Kokomo $44,010 Homosassa Springs $43,970 Niles $43,970 Muskegon $43,960 Peoria $43,910 Monroe $43,730 Scranton $43,720 Pensacola $43,700 Winchester $43,580 Kankakee $43,440 Ocala $43,440 Watertown $43,410 Elmira $43,360 Houston $43,320 Michigan City $43,240 Odessa $43,070 Erie $43,050 Tallahassee $42,890 Lynchburg $42,860 South Bend $42,850 Gettysburg $42,830 State College $42,760 Evansville $42,710 Chambersburg $42,540 Muncie $42,140 Utica $42,120 Williamsport $41,990 Louisville $41,960 Altoona $41,780 Bay City $41,670 Sebring $41,670 San Antonio $41,590 Beaumont $41,400 Killeen $41,370 Ithaca $41,260 Waco $41,220 Sherman $40,800 Johnstown $40,640 Dover $40,610 Victoria $40,560 Lexington $40,240 Amarillo $40,210 Longview $39,560 Elizabethtown $39,270 Corpus Christi $39,220 Tyler $39,090 Weirton $39,080 Abilene $38,890 Terre Haute $38,870 Bowling Green $38,710 Wheeling $38,690 Owensboro $38,680 Wichita Falls $38,670 Paducah $38,370 Texarkana $38,290 Lubbock $38,090 Huntington $37,640 San Angelo $37,470 Morgantown $36,690 Charleston $36,550 El Paso $36,130 Beckley $35,940 Brownsville $34,990 McAllen $34,890 Parkersburg $34,490 Eagle Pass $34,220 Laredo $32,900
CityMean salaryvs. Bellingham
Abilene, Texas$38,890-26.0%
Albany, Oregon$49,600-5.6%
Albany, New York$48,370-7.9%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$45,440-13.5%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$41,780-20.4%
Amarillo, Texas$40,210-23.4%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$45,310-13.7%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$47,950-8.7%
Austin, Texas$45,370-13.6%
Bakersfield, California$46,540-11.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$48,130-8.4%
Battle Creek, Michigan$47,170-10.2%
Bay City, Michigan$41,670-20.7%
Beaumont, Texas$41,400-21.2%
Beckley, West Virginia$35,940-31.6%
Bend, Oregon$50,110-4.6%
Binghamton, New York$44,090-16.1%
Blacksburg, Virginia$44,060-16.1%
Bloomington, Illinois$45,610-13.2%
Bloomington, Indiana$44,920-14.5%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$38,710-26.3%
Bremerton, Washington$51,750-1.5%
Brownsville, Texas$34,990-33.4%
Buffalo, New York$46,410-11.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$47,070-10.4%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$42,540-19.0%
Champaign, Illinois$47,850-8.9%
Charleston, West Virginia$36,550-30.4%
Charlottesville, Virginia$47,620-9.3%
Chicago, Illinois$49,620-5.5%
Chico, California$45,690-13.0%
Columbus, Indiana$45,630-13.1%
Corpus Christi, Texas$39,220-25.3%
Corvallis, Oregon$49,170-6.4%
Crestview, Florida$47,730-9.1%
Dallas, Texas$45,400-13.6%
Decatur, Illinois$47,280-10.0%
Deltona, Florida$44,590-15.1%
Detroit, Michigan$47,000-10.5%
Dover, Delaware$40,610-22.7%
Eagle Pass, Texas$34,220-34.8%
El Centro, California$46,230-12.0%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$39,270-25.2%
Elkhart, Indiana$45,630-13.1%
Elmira, New York$43,360-17.4%
El Paso, Texas$36,130-31.2%
Erie, Pennsylvania$43,050-18.0%
Eugene, Oregon$48,970-6.8%
Evansville, Indiana$42,710-18.7%
Flint, Michigan$44,100-16.0%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$45,820-12.8%
Fresno, California$48,530-7.6%
Gainesville, Florida$45,540-13.3%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$42,830-18.5%
Glens Falls, New York$44,080-16.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$45,840-12.7%
Grants Pass, Oregon$50,470-3.9%
Hagerstown, Maryland$45,120-14.1%
Hanford, California$48,110-8.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$45,250-13.8%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$44,240-15.8%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$43,970-16.3%
Houston, Texas$43,320-17.5%
Huntington, West Virginia$37,640-28.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$47,160-10.2%
Ithaca, New York$41,260-21.4%
Jackson, Michigan$45,150-14.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$46,760-11.0%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$40,640-22.6%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$44,930-14.5%
Kankakee, Illinois$43,440-17.3%
Kennewick, Washington$52,220-0.6%
Killeen, Texas$41,370-21.2%
Kingston, New York$46,220-12.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$45,270-13.8%
Kokomo, Indiana$44,010-16.2%
Lafayette, Indiana$45,730-12.9%
Lakeland, Florida$45,190-14.0%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$45,240-13.9%
Lansing, Michigan$47,290-10.0%
Laredo, Texas$32,900-37.4%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$46,360-11.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$40,240-23.4%
Lexington Park, Maryland$48,190-8.2%
Longview, Texas$39,560-24.7%
Longview, Washington$50,390-4.1%
Los Angeles, California$50,980-2.9%
Louisville, Kentucky$41,960-20.1%
Lubbock, Texas$38,090-27.5%
Lynchburg, Virginia$42,860-18.4%
McAllen, Texas$34,890-33.6%
Medford, Oregon$49,600-5.6%
Merced, California$48,920-6.9%
Miami, Florida$46,750-11.0%
Michigan City, Indiana$43,240-17.7%
Midland, Michigan$44,800-14.7%
Midland, Texas$47,540-9.5%
Modesto, California$48,600-7.5%
Monroe, Michigan$43,730-16.7%
Morgantown, West Virginia$36,690-30.1%
Mount Vernon, Washington$53,030+1.0%
Muncie, Indiana$42,140-19.8%
Muskegon, Michigan$43,960-16.3%
Napa, California$55,790+6.2%
Naples, Florida$51,530-1.9%
New York, New York$50,080-4.6%
Niles, Michigan$43,970-16.3%
Sarasota, Florida$48,150-8.3%
Ocala, Florida$43,440-17.3%
Odessa, Texas$43,070-18.0%
Olympia, Washington$48,880-6.9%
Orlando, Florida$46,180-12.1%
Owensboro, Kentucky$38,680-26.4%
Oxnard, California$51,570-1.8%
Paducah, Kentucky$38,370-26.9%
Palm Bay, Florida$45,510-13.3%
Panama City, Florida$44,510-15.3%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$34,490-34.3%
Pensacola, Florida$43,700-16.8%
Peoria, Illinois$43,910-16.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$48,560-7.5%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$45,120-14.1%
Portland, Oregon$52,750+0.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$46,010-12.4%
Punta Gorda, Florida$46,590-11.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$46,690-11.1%
Redding, California$47,670-9.2%
Richmond, Virginia$47,700-9.2%
Riverside, California$48,180-8.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$44,950-14.4%
Rochester, New York$44,210-15.8%
Rockford, Illinois$45,260-13.8%
Sacramento, California$53,290+1.5%
Saginaw, Michigan$44,410-15.4%
Salem, Oregon$50,580-3.7%
Salinas, California$50,910-3.1%
Salisbury, Maryland$48,350-7.9%
San Angelo, Texas$37,470-28.7%
San Antonio, Texas$41,590-20.8%
San Diego, California$51,310-2.3%
San Francisco, California$56,950+8.4%
San Jose, California$61,400+16.9%
San Luis Obispo, California$48,740-7.2%
Santa Cruz, California$47,300-9.9%
Santa Maria, California$58,660+11.7%
Santa Rosa, California$55,020+4.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$43,720-16.8%
Seattle, Washington$56,470+7.5%
Sebastian, Florida$45,710-13.0%
Sebring, Florida$41,670-20.7%
Sherman, Texas$40,800-22.3%
South Bend, Indiana$42,850-18.4%
Spokane, Washington$50,190-4.4%
Springfield, Illinois$48,850-7.0%
State College, Pennsylvania$42,760-18.6%
Staunton, Virginia$45,150-14.0%
Stockton, California$49,870-5.0%
Syracuse, New York$47,190-10.1%
Tallahassee, Florida$42,890-18.3%
Tampa, Florida$47,410-9.7%
Terre Haute, Indiana$38,870-26.0%
Texarkana, Texas$38,290-27.1%
Traverse City, Michigan$45,170-14.0%
Trenton, New Jersey$51,580-1.8%
Tyler, Texas$39,090-25.6%
Utica, New York$42,120-19.8%
Vallejo, California$53,370+1.6%
Victoria, Texas$40,560-22.8%
Vineland, New Jersey$48,770-7.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$45,080-14.2%
Visalia, California$47,740-9.1%
Waco, Texas$41,220-21.5%
Walla Walla, Washington$48,380-7.9%
Watertown, New York$43,410-17.3%
Weirton, West Virginia$39,080-25.6%
Wenatchee, Washington$50,250-4.3%
Wheeling, West Virginia$38,690-26.3%
Wichita Falls, Texas$38,670-26.4%
Wildwood, Florida$45,770-12.9%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$41,990-20.0%
Winchester, Virginia$43,580-17.0%
Yakima, Washington$47,930-8.7%
York, Pennsylvania$45,370-13.6%
Yuba City, California$47,880-8.8%
Gross salary
52,520/yr
Estimated take-home
44,380/yr
Est. total withheld
15.5%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Washington has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 43-9061 SOC code
Official area Bellingham, WA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 13380 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: wa_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
228,432