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City of Philadelphia / Clerk

Role across City of Philadelphia

Clerk

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

541 people hold the Clerk role across 37 departments in City of Philadelphia, with a median total compensation of $12,428. Among 21 jurisdictions where this role is reported, City of Philadelphia ranks #18 by median pay.

Employees
541
Median pay
$12,428
Departments
37
Cross-jurisdiction
#18 of 21

Compare jurisdictions

Clerk pay in other jurisdictions

Where Clerks are paid most

Massachusetts
$61,066 · 470
Georgia
$56,215 · 6
Maine
$55,346 · 109
Miami-Dade County
$54,656 · 224
Florida
$40,000 · 52
City of Buffalo
$39,844 · 16
New Jersey
$39,254 · 14
Tennessee
$36,986 · 165
Texas
$35,891 · 2,094
City of Los Angeles
$18,678 · 36
Missouri
$8,353 · 225
Cook County, Illinois
$2,179 · 1,575

Median total compensation for comparable Clerk roles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within City of Philadelphia

Departments with this role

Largest City of Philadelphia departments for this role

Departments in City of Philadelphia employing the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.