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Office Clerks, General Salary in Spartanburg, SC

Office Clerks, General in the Spartanburg, SC metro area earn a median $37,300 a year — 17% less than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $31,070 take-home, or $2,589 a month.

Median salary
$37,300
$17.93 per hour
Typical range
$18,340 – $58,280
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Spartanburg, SC
2,400
0.92× national concentration
▼0.2%
Pay trend: The median for office clerks, general in Spartanburg, SC fell from $37,360 (May 2024) to $37,300 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 2.6%.

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Office Clerks, General in Spartanburg, SC
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$31,070
per year · effective tax rate 16.7%
$2,589Monthly
$1,295Twice a month
$1,195Every 2 weeks
$14.94Hourly
  • Federal income tax$2,296
  • Social Security (6.2%)$2,313
  • Medicare (1.45%)$541
  • South Carolina income tax$1,081
  • Take-home pay$31,070

Marginal rate: 12% federal + 6.00% state

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Office Clerks, General pay by experience in Spartanburg, SC

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$18,340$8.82$16,522$1,377
25th percentile$26,950$12.96$23,343$1,945
Median (50th)$37,300$17.93$31,070$2,589
75th percentile$46,810$22.50$38,140$3,178
90th percentile (top earners)$58,280$28.02$46,668$3,889

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, South Carolina resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $37,300 buys in Spartanburg, SC

Prices in Spartanburg, SC are 8.9% lower than the U.S. average (housing costs are 32% below the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median office clerks, general's $31,070 take-home pay has the buying power of $34,123 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,061
41% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,176
45% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$1,528
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Office Clerks, General jobs are about as common in Spartanburg, SC as in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.92).

Best-paying cities for office clerks, general, adjusted for cost of living

Spartanburg, SC ranks #136 of 157 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1Fargo, ND $49,060$41,600$45,779
2Duluth, MN $46,820$38,114$42,936
3San Jose, CA $58,840$47,113$42,666
4Des Moines, IA $46,540$38,458$41,939
5Denver, CO $53,990$43,894$41,495
6Reno, NV $49,230$41,736$41,317
7Santa Maria, CA $55,620$44,761$41,141
8Kansas City, MO $45,640$37,644$40,677
136Spartanburg, SC$37,300$31,070$34,123

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 157 metros →

About the job: office clerks, general

Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
-6.0% (declining)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

Office Clerks, General salaries elsewhere in South Carolina

Frequently asked questions

How much does a office clerks, general make in Spartanburg, SC?

The median office clerks, general salary in the Spartanburg, SC metro area is $37,300 a year, or about $17.93 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $26,950 and $46,810.

What is a office clerks, general’s take-home pay in Spartanburg, SC?

On the median $37,300 salary, a single filer living in South Carolina takes home about $31,070 a year ($2,589 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $1,081 in South Carolina taxes in 2026.

Is Spartanburg, SC a good place to work as a office clerks, general?

Pay here is 17% below the national median of $45,010. Local prices are 8.9% below the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $34,123 would in a typical U.S. city. Spartanburg, SC ranks #136 of 157 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a office clerks, general afford rent in Spartanburg, SC?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Spartanburg, SC is $1,061 a month ($1,176 for two bedrooms) — 41% of a median office clerks, general’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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