Office Clerks, General Salary in Utah

Office Clerks, General in Utah have a median of $44,060 a year, below the national $45,010 (−2%); the state ranks 30th of 51 states by median. That is 12% less than the median across all occupations in Utah ($50,110). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and Idaho pay more (up to $53,550 in Colorado) and Wyoming and New Mexico pay less (down to $37,130 in New Mexico). Utah employs 36,470 office clerks, general, 21.0 per 1,000 jobs, the 22nd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.33 means the occupation is more concentrated in Utah than nationally.

Utah vs the United States, May 2025

Office Clerks, General: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Utah and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Utah	Hourly	$13.75	$17.07	$21.18	$25.80	$31.40	$22.03	36,470	21.02	1.33
Utah	Annual	$28,600	$35,500	$44,060	$53,660	$65,320	$45,820	36,470	21.02	1.33
United States	Hourly	$14.57	$17.48	$21.64	$26.11	$31.10	$22.32	2,464,940	–	–
United States	Annual	$30,310	$36,350	$45,010	$54,300	$64,680	$46,420	2,464,940	–	–

Utah annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 30th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 22nd of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.33
Jobs per 1,000: 21.02

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Utah's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Utah

5 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Utah publish a row for office clerks, general, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$21.74	$45,220	$28,850	$65,880	16,260	19.68	1.24
St. George, UT	$21.58	$44,880	$26,350	$76,200	2,560	28.28	1.78
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$20.71	$43,080	$27,920	$63,340	6,540	21.46	1.35
Ogden, UT	$20.02	$41,640	$27,520	$62,140	5,790	21.33	1.35
Logan, UT-ID	$19.58	$40,730	$28,700	$57,830	1,620	24.25	1.53
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	$22.12	$46,010	$29,330	$74,140	1,480	21.88	1.38
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	$20.40	$42,430	$27,560	$61,100	2,360	21.20	1.34

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Utah	$21.18	$44,060	36,470	1.33
Arizona	$22.32	$46,420	52,710	1.03
Colorado	$25.75	$53,550	31,770	0.70
Idaho	$21.55	$44,830	20,790	1.53
New Mexico	$17.85	$37,130	11,880	0.86
Nevada	$21.86	$45,460	20,430	0.83
Wyoming	$20.60	$42,840	6,670	1.50

See the national page for Office Clerks, General (every state ranked) and the Utah wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Utah estimates.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.