Office clerk salary in Texas
The median office clerk in Texas earns $39,000 a year, or $18.75 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 2025 survey. That is 13% below the national median of $45,010, and 38th of the 54 states and territories BLS publishes.
The middle half of Texas’s 218,470 office clerks earn between $30,750 and $48,720. The highest paying metro area in the state is Midland, TX, at $46,440.
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Office clerk salary by city in Texas
Every metro area in Texas where BLS publishes a median for office clerks, highest first. A metro that crosses a state line appears under each of its states.
| Metro area | Median annual | Median hourly | Middle half earns | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland, TX | $46,440 | $22.33 | $35,520 to $56,850 | 1,760 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $44,870 | $21.57 | $34,560 to $52,780 | 16,400 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $44,060 | $21.18 | $36,290 to $50,720 | 52,740 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $40,370 | $19.41 | $31,200 to $50,800 | 50,040 |
| Odessa, TX | $40,110 | $19.29 | $34,980 to $49,000 | 1,390 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $39,310 | $18.90 | $31,020 to $48,980 | 2,540 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $38,860 | $18.68 | $32,700 to $47,840 | 15,890 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $38,790 | $18.65 | $32,130 to $47,570 | 810 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $38,760 | $18.64 | $31,660 to $49,330 | 2,810 |
| Waco, TX | $38,270 | $18.40 | $32,130 to $47,720 | 1,890 |
| Victoria, TX | $37,700 | $18.13 | $30,830 to $46,280 | 780 |
| Amarillo, TX | $37,680 | $18.12 | $30,590 to $46,690 | 2,490 |
| Abilene, TX | $37,410 | $17.99 | $29,440 to $45,520 | 1,110 |
| Tyler, TX | $37,180 | $17.87 | $30,070 to $46,290 | 1,750 |
| Longview, TX | $37,060 | $17.82 | $29,620 to $46,470 | 1,970 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $36,940 | $17.76 | $28,670 to $46,690 | 3,290 |
| Lubbock, TX | $36,940 | $17.76 | $31,090 to $44,920 | 5,440 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $36,580 | $17.59 | $29,050 to $45,460 | 920 |
| San Angelo, TX | $36,150 | $17.38 | $29,130 to $44,270 | 870 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $36,040 | $17.33 | $29,700 to $45,050 | 1,050 |
| El Paso, TX | $34,380 | $16.53 | $27,480 to $42,610 | 6,560 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $33,310 | $16.02 | $26,300 to $41,660 | 2,900 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $32,620 | $15.68 | $27,960 to $39,000 | 370 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $32,130 | $15.45 | $27,520 to $39,420 | 5,420 |
| Laredo, TX | $30,640 | $14.73 | $23,980 to $38,330 | 2,450 |
What an office clerk costs an employer in Texas
Wages are the start. At employers with fewer than 50 workers, benefits add 35% on top (BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation), so an office clerk at the Texas median costs about $52,700 a year. The employer’s view for every state and metro is on what an office clerk costs, and the routine part of the job is what Liaison does inside the tools a business already runs.
The routine half of an office clerk’s job, for 14% of what one costs in Texas.
- Enters and files what arrives: bills, forms, records, receipts.
- Keeps the records consistent across your tools, one customer and one vendor each.
- Chases the missing piece, the signature, the receipt, the confirmation, without being asked.
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Questions
How much does an office clerk make in Texas?
The median office clerk in Texas earned $39,000 a year, or $18.75 an hour, in May 2025. The middle half earned between $30,750 and $48,720. Nationally the median is $45,010, so Texas pays 13% less than the country as a whole.
Which cities in Texas pay office clerks the most?
Midland, TX ($46,440), Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ($44,870) and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($44,060).
What does an office clerk cost an employer in Texas?
Benefits at employers with fewer than 50 workers add 35% on top of wages, so an office clerk at the Texas median costs about $52,700 a year. The employer’s view is at useliaison.com/back-office-costs/office-clerk.
Office clerk salary in other states
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, occupation 43-9061. Annual figures assume 2,080 hours a year. Updated 2026-10-02.
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