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Office Clerks, General Salary in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Office Clerks, General in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is $42,610. BLS estimates approximately 1,020 people work in this occupation in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI. Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is 5.3% below the national median ($45,010).

Median salary
$42,610
Average salary
$43,960
Median hourly
$20.49
Employment
1,020

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$29,640$14.25
25th percentile$36,020$17.32
Median (50th)$42,610$20.49
75th percentile$49,670$23.88
90th percentile$60,280$28.98

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 0.7% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 2.7% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
16.304
Location quotient
1.03

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI’s regional price level is below the national average (index 92.519, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $46,055 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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