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Office Clerks, General Salary in Greensboro, NC

Office Clerks, General in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area earn a median $41,260 a year — 8% less than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $34,195 take-home, or $2,850 a month.

Median salary
$41,260
$19.84 per hour
Typical range
$26,460 – $58,660
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Greensboro, NC
4,510
0.78× national concentration
▲3.2%
Pay trend: The median for office clerks, general in Greensboro, NC rose from $39,970 (May 2024) to $41,260 (May 2025). That beat inflation (2.4%), a real raise of about 0.8%.

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Office Clerks, General in Greensboro, NC
Deductions, kids & local tax

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

Your take-home pay
$34,195
per year · effective tax rate 17.1%
$2,850Monthly
$1,425Twice a month
$1,315Every 2 weeks
$16.44Hourly
  • Federal income tax$2,771
  • Social Security (6.2%)$2,558
  • Medicare (1.45%)$598
  • North Carolina income tax$1,138
  • Take-home pay$34,195

Marginal rate: 12% federal + 3.99% state

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Office Clerks, General pay by experience in Greensboro, NC

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$26,460$12.72$22,853$1,904
25th percentile$33,970$16.33$28,628$2,386
Median (50th)$41,260$19.84$34,195$2,850
75th percentile$48,660$23.39$39,846$3,320
90th percentile (top earners)$58,660$28.20$47,482$3,957

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

What $41,260 buys in Greensboro, NC

Prices in Greensboro, NC are 7.1% lower than the U.S. average (housing costs are 25% below the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median office clerks, general's $34,195 take-home pay has the buying power of $36,822 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,164
41% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,296
45% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$1,686
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 Greensboro, NC than nationally (location quotient 0.78), so openings may be scarcer.

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

Greensboro, NC ranks #93 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
93Greensboro, NC$41,260$34,195$36,822

*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 Greensboro, NC?

The median office clerks, general salary in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area is $41,260 a year, or about $19.84 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $33,970 and $48,660.

What is a office clerks, general’s take-home pay in Greensboro, NC?

On the median $41,260 salary, a single filer living in North Carolina takes home about $34,195 a year ($2,850 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $1,138 in North Carolina taxes in 2026.

Is Greensboro, NC a good place to work as a office clerks, general?

Pay here is 8% below the national median of $45,010. Local prices are 7.1% below the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $36,822 would in a typical U.S. city. Greensboro, NC ranks #93 of 157 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a office clerks, general afford rent in Greensboro, NC?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Greensboro, NC is $1,164 a month ($1,296 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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