U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Commerce / Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant

Job-title file

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

8,389 employees hold this title in Department of Commerce. Median total compensation for the role is $40,793, below the department median of $127,707.

Employees: 8,389
Total payroll: $368.8M
Role median: $40,793
Agency median: $127,707
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$73,706+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 8,389 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Office Clerks, General — about 2,464,940 people — is $45,010. Department of Commerce pays a median base salary of $40,793 for this role, 9% below that figure — about the 38th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Commerce sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$30,310

$36,350

$45,010

$54,300

$64,680

Department of Commerce median · $40,793

The bar is the range of annual wages for Office Clerks, General across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Commerce’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 8,312 of 8,389 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Commerce is $40,793, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant is held in 73 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Commerce, the median of $40,793 ranks #71 of 73.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Energy

$146,042 · 186

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

$113,590 · 6

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

$109,340 · 2

Election Assistance Commission

$107,591 · 3

Federal Reserve System

$99,484 · 19

Export-Import Bank of the United States

$97,925 · 7

Office of Management and Budget

$97,925 · 17

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

$95,549 · 91

Federal Labor Relations Authority

$94,121 · 2

Securities and Exchange Commission

$90,256 · 20

Fed Mine Safety and Health Review Cmsn

$88,926 · 1

Federal Trade Commission

$88,926 · 4

Median total compensation for the Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Vesela Doneva

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,316

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,316
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,316
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Bellevue
Work county: King
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,316
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 530109033
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GG

Vesela Doneva works as a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant for Department of Commerce based in Bellevue, Washington. Vesela earned $44,316 in 2024. Their pay grade is 05.

Ginger Davies

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,315

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,315
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,315
Pay grade: 04
Work city: San Diego
Work county: San Diego
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,315
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,307
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063260073
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ginger Davies is a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant at Department of Commerce based in San Diego, California. 2024 total compensation came to $44,315. They are classified at grade 04.

Barry Newman

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,315

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,315
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,315
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Vista
Work county: San Diego
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,315
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,307
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 064060073
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Barry Newman serves as a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant based in Vista, California. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,315. They are classified at grade 04.

Sherri Griffin

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,307

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,307
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,307
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Grain Valley
Work county: Jackson
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,307
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 293240095
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Sherri Griffin works as a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant for Department of Commerce based in Grain Valley, Missouri. Sherri earned $44,307 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.

Glenna Neuman

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,301

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,001
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,301
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Lakewood
Work county: Jefferson
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,001
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 081435059
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Glenna Neuman serves as a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant based in Lakewood, Colorado. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,301. They are classified at grade 05.

William Davis

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,295

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,295
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,295
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Chesterfield
Work county: Chesterfield
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,295
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 510475041
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

William Davis works as a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant for Department of Commerce based in Chesterfield, Virginia. William earned $44,295 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.

Audrey Foster

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,291

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,291
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Raleigh
Work county: Wake
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,291
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 373750183
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Audrey Foster works as a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant for Department of Commerce based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Audrey earned $44,291 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.

Katherine Grantham

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,291

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,291
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Fayetteville
Work county: Cumberland
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,291
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 371670051
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Katherine Grantham serves as a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant based in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,291. They are classified at grade 04.

Wanda Graham

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,291

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,291
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Laurinburg
Work county: Scotland
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,291
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 372560165
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Wanda Graham serves as a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant based in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,291. They are classified at grade 04.

Nancy Lambdin

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,291

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,291
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Angier
Work county: Harnett
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,291
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 370090085
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Nancy Lambdin serves as a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant based in Angier, North Carolina. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,291. They are classified at grade 04.

Francis Maisto

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,291

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,291
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Chapel Hill
Work county: Orange
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,291
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 370860135
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Francis Maisto is a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant at Department of Commerce based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 2024 total compensation came to $44,291. They are classified at grade 04.

Christopher Mciver

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,291

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,291
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Spring Lake
Work county: Cumberland
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,291
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 374374051
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Christopher Mciver holds the role of Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant at Department of Commerce based in Spring Lake, North Carolina. In 2024, their total compensation was $44,291. Their pay grade is 04.

Elizabeth Panasiak

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,291

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,291
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Louisburg
Work county: Franklin
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,291
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 372730069
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GG

Elizabeth Panasiak holds the role of Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant at Department of Commerce based in Louisburg, North Carolina. In 2024, their total compensation was $44,291. Their pay grade is 04.

Richard Wade

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,291

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,291
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Raleigh
Work county: Wake
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,291
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 373750183
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Richard Wade holds the role of Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant at Department of Commerce based in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 2024, their total compensation was $44,291. Their pay grade is 04.

Lynda Fowler

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,291

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,291
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Lumberton
Work county: Robeson
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,291
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 372770155
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Lynda Fowler serves as a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant based in Lumberton, North Carolina. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,291. They are classified at grade 04.

Stansbur Martinho

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,291

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,291
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Raleigh
Work county: Wake
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,291
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 373750183
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Stansbur Martinho serves as a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,291. They are classified at grade 04.

Ronald Ware

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,265

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,015
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,265
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Springfield
Work county: Clark
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,015
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 397800023
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ronald Ware holds the role of Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant at Department of Commerce based in Springfield, Ohio. In 2024, their total compensation was $44,265. Their pay grade is 04.

Stephen Levine

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,251

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,251
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,251
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Haiku
Work county: Maui
Work state: Hawaii

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,251
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 150600009
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Stephen Levine works as a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant for Department of Commerce based in Haiku, Hawaii. Stephen earned $44,251 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.

Lisa Miller

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,251

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,251
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,251
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Waipahu
Work county: Honolulu
Work state: Hawaii

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,251
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 159600003
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lisa Miller holds the role of Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant at Department of Commerce based in Waipahu, Hawaii. In 2024, their total compensation was $44,251. Their pay grade is 04.

Nancy Zorn

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,251

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,251
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,251
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Captain Cook
Work county: Hawaii
Work state: Hawaii

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,251
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 150300001
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Nancy Zorn serves as a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant based in Captain Cook, Hawaii. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,251. They are classified at grade 04.

Julia Williams

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,251

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,251
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,251
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Kamuela
Work county: Hawaii
Work state: Hawaii

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,251
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 153400001
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Julia Williams is a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant at Department of Commerce based in Kamuela, Hawaii. 2024 total compensation came to $44,251. They are classified at grade 04.

Tina Hornbeak

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$44,242

Sub-department: U.S. Census Bureau
Base pay: $44,242
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,242
Pay grade: 06
Work city: Chowchilla
Work county: Madera
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,242
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,765
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 060690039
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0303
Pay Plan (OPM): GG

Tina Hornbeak holds the role of Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant at Department of Commerce based in Chowchilla, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $44,242. Their pay grade is 06.