SOC 43-4199 · Reading, PA metro

Information and Record Clerks, All Other Salary in Reading, PA

The average salary for other information and record clerks in Reading, Pennsylvania is $51,970 a year ($24.99 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,930: half of the 40 people in this job in the Reading, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($51,490).

$51,970average per year

$24.99 / hourMedian $47,930Take-home ≈ $42,342

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  • $45K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
#5 of 9Pennsylvania metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Information and Record Clerks, All Other pay range in Reading

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,060 or more. The middle half of other information and record clerks in Reading earn between $44,940 and $59,240.

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  • $48KMedian
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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$51,970$4,331$24.99
Median$47,930$3,994$23.04
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,940$3,745$21.61
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,240$4,937$28.48

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Information and Record Clerks, All Other pay in Reading vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Other information and record clerks in Reading earn about the same as the Pennsylvania average ($51,530) and about the same as the U.S. average ($51,490). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $49,500.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Reading$51,970$47,930$39,710$66,06040
Pennsylvania$51,530$51,130$34,960$66,7302,650
United States$51,490$49,500$33,870$71,420134,920

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary after taxes in Reading

On the average salary of $51,970, a single filer in Reading takes home about $42,342 a year, or $3,529 a month and $1,629 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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Is Reading a good place for other information and record clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Reading area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.1), so the average $51,970 buys what about $53,544 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Reading ($49,440). A typical home costs $312,348, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Reading ranks 5th of 9 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; York pays the most ($57,210).

All Information and Record Clerks, All Other salaries in Pennsylvania

Highest-paying cities for other information and record clerks

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($73,280).

Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary by city

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Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary in Reading: questions

How much do other information and record clerks make an hour in Reading?

$24.99 an hour on average, and $23.04 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other information and record clerks salary in Reading?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,710 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,940, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other information and record clerks take-home pay in Reading?

About $42,342 a year ($3,529 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $51,970. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do other information and record clerks earn more in Reading than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($51,490).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-4199; area Reading, PA (39740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.30, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.30).

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