What are the main factors that influence a Lead Clerk's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Lead Clerk's salary?

A Lead Clerk's salary grows with experience: starting around $33,146 for beginners, reaching about $34,410 at mid-level, and approach $35,228 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Lead Clerk?

Lead Clerk salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lead Clerk roles are District of Columbia $37,664, California $37,521, Massachusetts $37,021. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lead Clerk roles make?

Salaries for Lead Clerk level roles vary by specialization: Lead Donation Processing Clerk: $93,675; Law Clerk: $80,299; Lead: $68,920; Grocery/Freight Lead Clerk: $64,973; Lead Meat Clerk: $61,120.

How do different companies affect a Lead Clerk's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lead Clerk roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Lead Clerk Salary in the United States

How much does a Lead Clerk make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lead Clerk in the United States is $34,017 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, a Lead Clerk's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $37,529
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,328 to $35,855
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $26,969

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Lead Clerk Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,855	$2,988	$690	$17
Average	$34,017	$2,835	$654	$16
25th Percentile	$30,328	$2,527	$583	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Lead Clerk Salaries

A Lead Clerk's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Lead Clerk Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Lead Clerk's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $33,146
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,249
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $34,410
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $35,173
Expert (over 8 years): $35,228

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Lead Clerk	$33,146
Intermediate Level Lead Clerk	$33,249
Senior Level Lead Clerk	$34,410
Specialist Level Lead Clerk	$35,173
Expert Level Lead Clerk	$35,228

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How Do Lead Clerk Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Lead Clerks. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,664.
California: $37,521.
Massachusetts: $37,021.

District of Columbia $37,664

California $37,521

Massachusetts $37,021

Washington $36,885

New Jersey $36,871

Alaska $36,824

Connecticut $36,354

New York $36,164

Hawaii $35,555

Rhode Island $35,269

Maryland $35,075

Minnesota $34,810

Colorado $34,708

Illinois $34,674

Oregon $34,544

Delaware $34,449

New Hampshire $34,389

Virginia $34,255

Pennsylvania $33,864

Nevada $33,667

North Dakota $33,602

Michigan $33,500

Wisconsin $33,463

Vermont $33,388

Texas $33,180

Maine $33,167

Arizona $33,146

Ohio $33,123

Georgia $32,810

Indiana $32,653

Wyoming $32,622

Utah $32,575

Iowa $32,554

Kansas $32,391

Louisiana $32,344

North Carolina $32,327

Missouri $32,320

Florida $32,187

Montana $32,116

Nebraska $32,048

Kentucky $32,010

South Carolina $31,874

Tennessee $31,789

Idaho $31,755

New Mexico $31,507

Oklahoma $31,452

Alabama $31,252

South Dakota $30,915

Arkansas $30,731

West Virginia $30,632

Mississippi $30,337

Top Paying Cities for Lead Clerks

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $42,906
San Francisco: $42,484
Oakland: $41,542

San Jose, CA $42,906

San Francisco, CA $42,484

Oakland, CA $41,542

New York, NY $39,423

Queens Village, NY $39,167

Paramus, NJ $38,895

Passaic, NJ $38,861

Bergenfield, NJ $38,827

Stamford, CT $38,776

Huntington, NY $38,742

Newark, NJ $38,521

Bridgeport, CT $38,453

New Brunswick, NJ $38,341

Vallejo, CA $38,269

Middlesex, NJ $38,249

Somerset, NJ $38,218

Petaluma, CA $38,140

Santa Cruz, CA $38,007

Boston, MA $37,939

Monterey, CA $37,769

Fairbanks, AK $37,745

Los Angeles, CA $37,681

Washington, DC $37,664

Seattle, WA $37,603

Santa Rosa, CA $37,596

Juneau, AK $37,497

Orange, CA $37,385

Anchorage, AK $37,324

Anaheim, CA $37,300

Santa Ana, CA $37,249

Nassau, NY $37,228

Long Beach, CA $37,215

Danbury, CT $37,205

Santa Maria, CA $37,089

Everett, WA $37,082

Bremerton, WA $36,915

Trenton, NJ $36,851

Sacramento, CA $36,837

San Diego, CA $36,820

Brockton, MA $36,807

Tacoma, WA $36,793

Santa Barbara, CA $36,745

Lowell, MA $36,609

New Suffolk, NY $36,596

Nashua, NH $36,555

Lompoc, CA $36,500

Ventura, CA $36,466

Stockton, CA $36,456

New Haven, CT $36,388

Atlantic City, NJ $36,300

Hartford, CT $36,225

Modesto, CA $36,208

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,133

New Britain, CT $36,116

Olympia, WA $36,068

Kennewick, WA $36,068

New London, CT $36,062

Norwich, CT $36,051

Lawrence, MA $36,034

Bakersfield, CA $35,939

Riverside, CA $35,892

New Bedford, MA $35,892

Richland, WA $35,858

Portsmouth, NH $35,830

Vineland, NJ $35,824

San Bernardino, CA $35,796

Boulder, CO $35,701

Worcester, MA $35,674

Portland, OR $35,643

Saint Paul, MN $35,602

Minneapolis, MN $35,602

Philadelphia, PA $35,555

Honolulu, HI $35,374

Springfield, MA $35,255

Providence, RI $35,252

Chicago, IL $35,153

Bellingham, WA $35,113

Baltimore, MD $35,075

Chico, CA $34,990

Wilmington, DE $34,932

Pittsfield, MA $34,898

Manchester, NH $34,834

Spokane, WA $34,684

Denver, CO $34,681

Albany, NY $34,521

Troy, NY $34,507

Schenectady, NY $34,436

Burlington, VT $34,361

Portland, ME $34,242

Salem, OR $34,214

Yakima, WA $34,208

Ann Arbor, MI $34,197

Rochester, MN $34,102

Fresno, CA $34,085

Reno, NV $34,085

Milwaukee, WI $34,055

Detroit, MI $34,021

Allentown, PA $34,010

Carson City, NV $34,007

Houston, TX $33,956

Colorado Springs, CO $33,953

Syracuse, NY $33,936

Eugene, OR $33,871

Bismarck, ND $33,830

Gary, IN $33,830

Galveston, TX $33,830

Springfield, OR $33,803

Medford, OR $33,721

Fort Collins, CO $33,708

Austin, TX $33,680

Mesa, AZ $33,609

Phoenix, AZ $33,602

Dallas, TX $33,592

Reading, PA $33,572

Saint Cloud, MN $33,558

Concord, NH $33,527

Madison, WI $33,514

Utica, NY $33,422

Raleigh, NC $33,395

Las Vegas, NV $33,391

Rochester, NY $33,367

Des Moines, IA $33,364

Atlanta, GA $33,310

Battle Creek, MI $33,299

Salt Lake City, UT $33,289

Lancaster, PA $33,238

Champaign, IL $33,231

Harrisburg, PA $33,191

Durham, NC $33,160

Kansas City, MO $33,157

Kansas City, KS $33,150

Fort Worth, TX $33,146

Boca Raton, FL $33,133

Cleveland, OH $33,129

Columbus, OH $33,123

Pittsburgh, PA $33,119

Richmond, VA $33,106

Indianapolis, IN $33,099

Cincinnati, OH $33,055

Petersburg, VA $33,003

Billings, MT $32,929

Lansing, MI $32,929

Huntsville, AL $32,929

Lebanon, PA $32,925

Dayton, OH $32,922

Pueblo, CO $32,922

Appleton, WI $32,912

Buffalo, NY $32,898

Racine, WI $32,881

Charlotte, NC $32,878

Saint Louis, MO $32,867

Springfield, IL $32,854

Elkhart, IN $32,847

York, PA $32,847

Gastonia, NC $32,844

Benton Harbor, MI $32,844

Beaumont, TX $32,823

Lorain, OH $32,816

Toledo, OH $32,803

Binghamton, NY $32,786

Rock Hill, SC $32,782

Rockford, IL $32,765

Fargo, ND $32,748

Elyria, OH $32,748

Flagstaff, AZ $32,725

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,704

Miami, FL $32,684

Duluth, MN $32,629

Bangor, ME $32,585

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,548

Louisville, KY $32,531

Grand Rapids, MI $32,524

Hialeah, FL $32,520

Casper, WY $32,473

Scranton, PA $32,432

New Orleans, LA $32,422

Virginia Beach, VA $32,418

Akron, OH $32,401

Peoria, IL $32,357

Sarasota, FL $32,350

Green Bay, WI $32,327

Baton Rouge, LA $32,310

Charleston, SC $32,303

Nashville, TN $32,293

Jamestown, NY $32,286

Davenport, IA $32,286

Tucson, AZ $32,269

Cheyenne, WY $32,259

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,248

Tampa, FL $32,242

Omaha, NE $32,235

Port Arthur, TX $32,221

Evansville, IN $32,221

Bradenton, FL $32,207

Santa Fe, NM $32,146

Orlando, FL $32,112

Clearwater, FL $32,075

Canton, OH $32,003

La Crosse, WI $32,003

Grand Forks, ND $31,993

Albuquerque, NM $31,983

Tulsa, OK $31,983

Newport News, VA $31,980

High Point, NC $31,969

Ogden, UT $31,956

Corpus Christi, TX $31,929

Laramie, WY $31,908

Norfolk, VA $31,908

Rock Island, IL $31,888

Saginaw, MI $31,881

Jacksonville, FL $31,878

Salisbury, NC $31,871

Memphis, TN $31,864

Moline, IL $31,847

Fort Myers, FL $31,837

Waterloo, IA $31,792

Spartanburg, SC $31,758

Lincoln, NE $31,741

Fort Wayne, IN $31,735

Birmingham, AL $31,697

Cedar Falls, IA $31,690

Provo, UT $31,687

Springfield, OH $31,684

San Antonio, TX $31,677

Greensboro, NC $31,663

South Bend, IN $31,660

Winston Salem, NC $31,656

Boise, ID $31,646

Savannah, GA $31,622

Muskegon, MI $31,561

Lima, OH $31,520

Lake Charles, LA $31,507

Anderson, IN $31,500

Lexington, KY $31,490

Augusta, GA $31,480

Greenville, SC $31,480

Wichita, KS $31,449

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,449

Columbia, SC $31,418

Bloomington, IN $31,333

Roanoke, VA $31,313

Asheville, NC $31,269

Knoxville, TN $31,211

Shreveport, LA $31,207

Wilmington, NC $31,163

Frankfort, KY $31,099

Oklahoma City, OK $31,075

Chillicothe, OH $31,061

Longview, TX $31,058

Topeka, KS $31,047

Mobile, AL $30,996

Terre Haute, IN $30,983

Erie, PA $30,979

Altoona, PA $30,962

Melbourne, FL $30,952

Amarillo, TX $30,939

Killeen, TX $30,928

Fayetteville, AR $30,901

Sioux Falls, SD $30,877

Chattanooga, TN $30,857

Idaho Falls, ID $30,854

Gainesville, FL $30,782

Portsmouth, OH $30,765

Little Rock, AR $30,758

Lynchburg, VA $30,758

Lafayette, LA $30,745

Youngstown, OH $30,745

Temple, TX $30,731

Daytona Beach, FL $30,724

Clarksville, TN $30,721

Pensacola, FL $30,718

Hopkinsville, KY $30,615

Charleston, WV $30,612

Florence, SC $30,595

Sioux City, IA $30,575

Macon, GA $30,476

Tallahassee, FL $30,473

Fayetteville, NC $30,466

Waco, TX $30,459

Wichita Falls, TX $30,459

Pine Bluff, AR $30,445

Vincennes, IN $30,381

Lubbock, TX $30,367

Great Falls, MT $30,347

Alamogordo, NM $30,343

Abilene, TX $30,316

Rapid City, SD $30,272

Monroe, LA $30,272

Albany, GA $30,251

Huntington, WV $30,248

Jackson, MS $30,245

Greenville, MS $30,241

Parkersburg, WV $30,207

Montgomery, AL $30,200

Johnstown, PA $30,194

Springfield, MO $30,166

Biloxi, MS $30,149

Sumter, SC $30,078

Columbus, GA $30,075

Twin Falls, ID $30,054

Pascagoula, MS $30,010

Kingsport, TN $29,922

Gulfport, MS $29,911

Alexandria, LA $29,799

Fort Smith, AR $29,714

El Paso, TX $29,622

Helena, MT $29,578

Las Cruces, NM $29,469

Harlingen, TX $29,374

Pocatello, ID $29,343

Florence, AL $29,333

Brownsville, TX $29,326

Dothan, AL $29,272

Mcallen, TX $29,255

Columbus, MS $29,003

Altus, OK $28,847

Lawton, OK $28,782

Pierre, SD $28,659

What Skills Can Increase a Lead Clerk's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.53% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Long Term Care (Mentioned in 4.69% Job Postings): Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Long term care is focused on individualized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patients' quality of life, and meet patients' needs over a period of time. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding, using the bathroom. Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes. Long-term care may be needed by people of any age, although it is a more common need for senior citizens.
Home Care (Mentioned in 2.18% Job Postings): Homecare is health care or supportive care provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group accommodations like clinics or nursing home.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.53%
Long Term Care	4.69%
Home Care	2.18%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Lead Clerk's salary.

Dialysis: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Attention to Detail: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Dialysis	$38,780	14%
Attention to Detail	$36,058	6%
Initiative	$35,718	5%
Collaboration	$35,718	5%
Cardiac	$35,378	4%
Organizational Skills	$35,378	4%

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How Education impacts a Lead Clerk's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Lead Clerks enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Lead Clerk with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $35,160 and $37,049).

Lead Clerk Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Lead Clerk

No Diploma 1.7%

High School 78.7%

Associates 11.4%

Bachelors 7.6%

Masters 0.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.7%
High School	78.7%
Associates	11.4%
Bachelors	7.6%
Masters	0.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Lead Clerk Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lead Clerk's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$30,328

Average $34,017/year

$35,855

$2,527

Average $2,835/month

$2,988

$583

Average $654/week

$690

$15

Average $16/hour

$17

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,855	$2,988	$690	$17
Average	$34,017	$2,835	$654	$16
25th Percentile	$30,328	$2,527	$583	$15

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Salary Trends for Lead Clerk

Salaries for a Lead Clerk can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $49,475 in 2023 to around $50,091 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lead Clerk salary trends, .

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2023

$49,475

2024

$50,260

2025

$50,091

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2023	$49,475
2024	$50,260
2025	$50,091
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