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Office Clerks, General Salary in Spokane, WA

Office Clerks, General in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area earn a median $47,600 a year — 6% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $40,427 take-home, or $3,369 a month.

Median salary
$47,600
$22.88 per hour
Typical range
$36,500 – $66,460
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Spokane, WA
3,950
0.98× national concentration
▲0.7%
Pay trend: The median for office clerks, general in Spokane, WA rose from $47,290 (May 2024) to $47,600 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 1.7%.

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Office Clerks, General in Spokane, WA
Deductions, kids & local tax

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

Your take-home pay
$40,427
per year · effective tax rate 15.1%
$3,369Monthly
$1,684Twice a month
$1,555Every 2 weeks
$19.44Hourly
  • Federal income tax$3,532
  • Social Security (6.2%)$2,951
  • Medicare (1.45%)$690
  • Washington income tax$0
  • Take-home pay$40,427

Marginal rate: 12% federal + 0.00% state

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Office Clerks, General pay by experience in Spokane, WA

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$36,500$17.55$31,508$2,626
25th percentile$40,700$19.57$34,882$2,907
Median (50th)$47,600$22.88$40,427$3,369
75th percentile$57,780$27.78$48,606$4,051
90th percentile (top earners)$66,460$31.95$55,581$4,632

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

What $47,600 buys in Spokane, WA

Prices in Spokane, WA are 0.3% higher than the U.S. average (housing costs are 3% below the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median office clerks, general's $40,427 take-home pay has the buying power of $40,287 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,168
35% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,499
44% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$2,201
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 Spokane, WA as in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.98).

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

Spokane, WA ranks #12 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
12Spokane, WA$47,600$40,427$40,287

*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 Washington

Frequently asked questions

How much does a office clerks, general make in Spokane, WA?

The median office clerks, general salary in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area is $47,600 a year, or about $22.88 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $40,700 and $57,780.

What is a office clerks, general’s take-home pay in Spokane, WA?

On the median $47,600 salary, a single filer living in Washington takes home about $40,427 a year ($3,369 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare in 2026.

Is Spokane, WA a good place to work as a office clerks, general?

Pay here is 6% above the national median of $45,010. Local prices are 0.3% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $40,287 would in a typical U.S. city. Spokane, WA ranks #12 of 157 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a office clerks, general afford rent in Spokane, WA?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Spokane, WA is $1,168 a month ($1,499 for two bedrooms) — 35% of a median office clerks, general’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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