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Office Clerk / Clerk Typist (government) in New York

New York State Department of Civil Service lists 3 job classes for this work in the New York state pay plan: Office Assnt 1–3.

$37,862 – $71,719
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$45,890
median pay in NY, all employers
134,280
workers in NY (SOC 43-9061)

Sources: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New York state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective April 1, 2026. These are the ranges New York sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Office Assnt 1
Class 2581100 · class description
Grade 06
$37,862 – $46,843 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $37,862 a year
  • Step 1: $39,145 a year
  • Step 2: $40,428 a year
  • Step 3: $41,711 a year
  • Step 4: $42,994 a year
  • Step 5: $44,277 a year
  • Step 6: $45,560 a year
  • Job Rate: $46,843 a year
Office Assnt 2
Class 2581200 · class description
Grade 09
$44,560 – $54,773 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $44,560 a year
  • Step 1: $46,019 a year
  • Step 2: $47,478 a year
  • Step 3: $48,937 a year
  • Step 4: $50,396 a year
  • Step 5: $51,855 a year
  • Step 6: $53,314 a year
  • Job Rate: $54,773 a year
Office Assnt 3
Class 2581300 · class description
Grade 14
$59,049 – $71,719 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $59,049 a year
  • Step 1: $60,859 a year
  • Step 2: $62,669 a year
  • Step 3: $64,479 a year
  • Step 4: $66,289 a year
  • Step 5: $68,099 a year
  • Step 6: $69,909 a year
  • Job Rate: $71,719 a year

Schedule: CSEA (ASU [02], OSU [03], ISU [04]): April 1, 2026. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New York, all employers Sourced

Office Clerks, General (SOC 43-9061) in New York, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNY
Workers134,280
10th percentile$34,270
Median$45,890
90th percentile$64,800
National median, government employers$46,170

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for New York

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Office Clerk / Clerk Typist (government) page.

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