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Office Clerks, General Salary in Springfield, MA

Office Clerks, General in the Springfield, MA metro area earn a median $46,860 a year — 4% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $37,709 take-home, or $3,142 a month.

Median salary
$46,860
$22.53 per hour
Typical range
$34,510 – $63,640
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Springfield, MA
2,560
0.80× national concentration
▲0.7%
Pay trend: The median for office clerks, general in Springfield, MA rose from $46,540 (May 2024) to $46,860 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 1.7%.

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Office Clerks, General in Springfield, MA
Deductions, kids & local tax

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

Your take-home pay
$37,709
per year · effective tax rate 19.5%
$3,142Monthly
$1,571Twice a month
$1,450Every 2 weeks
$18.13Hourly
  • Federal income tax$3,443
  • Social Security (6.2%)$2,905
  • Medicare (1.45%)$679
  • Massachusetts income tax$2,123
  • Take-home pay$37,709

Marginal rate: 12% federal + 5.00% state

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Office Clerks, General pay by experience in Springfield, MA

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$34,510$16.59$28,403$2,367
25th percentile$39,520$19.00$32,178$2,682
Median (50th)$46,860$22.53$37,709$3,142
75th percentile$56,320$27.08$44,837$3,736
90th percentile (top earners)$63,640$30.60$50,353$4,196

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

What $46,860 buys in Springfield, MA

Prices in Springfield, MA are 3.9% lower than the U.S. average (housing costs are 24% below the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median office clerks, general's $37,709 take-home pay has the buying power of $39,255 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,382
44% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,734
55% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$1,760
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 less concentrated in Springfield, MA than nationally (location quotient 0.80), so openings may be scarcer.

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

Springfield, MA ranks #27 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
27Springfield, MA$46,860$37,709$39,255

*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.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a office clerks, general make in Springfield, MA?

The median office clerks, general salary in the Springfield, MA metro area is $46,860 a year, or about $22.53 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $39,520 and $56,320.

What is a office clerks, general’s take-home pay in Springfield, MA?

On the median $46,860 salary, a single filer living in Massachusetts takes home about $37,709 a year ($3,142 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $2,123 in Massachusetts taxes in 2026.

Is Springfield, MA a good place to work as a office clerks, general?

Pay here is 4% above the national median of $45,010. Local prices are 3.9% below the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $39,255 would in a typical U.S. city. Springfield, MA ranks #27 of 157 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a office clerks, general afford rent in Springfield, MA?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Springfield, MA is $1,382 a month ($1,734 for two bedrooms) — 44% of a median office clerks, general’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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