Information and Record Clerks, All Other Salary — San Luis Obispo, California

The average Information and Record Clerks, All Other in San Luis Obispo, California earns $56,490 a year.

$56,490 / year, mean
↑ 8.5% above national average 32th percentile in California

San Luis Obispo pays below most of California for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's a solid premium over the national average for information and record clerks, all other. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
80
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.4%
Cost of living 109 #15 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $909,699 #7 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $93,398 #25 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: San Luis Obispo ranks #15 for cost of living and #7 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $73,280 San Jose $69,710 Santa Maria $65,270 Napa $65,140 Santa Rosa $64,450 Vallejo $63,970 Salinas $62,770 Indianapolis $62,420 Oxnard $62,230 Kiryas Joel $61,030 Santa Cruz $60,430 Ann Arbor $59,970 Sacramento $59,890 Los Angeles $59,710 Bremerton $59,700 New York $59,190 San Diego $59,000 Baltimore $58,660 Kalamazoo $58,390 Merced $58,130 Lexington Park $58,100 Riverside $58,080 Chicago $57,900 Stockton $57,710 Trenton $57,530 Modesto $57,210 York $57,210 Seattle $57,160 Yuba City $56,930 Wildwood $56,850 San Luis Obispo $56,490 Dover $56,280 Vineland $56,010 Bakersfield $55,790 Chico $55,690 Evansville $55,570 Atlantic City $55,480 Saginaw $55,420 Hanford $55,060 Portland $53,980 Scranton $53,950 Harrisburg $53,810 Palm Bay $53,680 Hagerstown $53,620 Charleston $53,540 Mount Vernon $53,360 Lafayette $53,220 Bellingham $53,080 Philadelphia $52,820 El Centro $52,670 Crestview $52,610 Buffalo $52,510 Yakima $52,160 Walla Walla $52,050 Reading $51,970 Utica $51,820 Jacksonville $51,430 Lexington $51,380 Syracuse $51,320 Beckley $51,310 Rochester $51,240 Fort Myers $51,170 Richmond $51,150 Miami $51,130 Harrisonburg $51,040 Morgantown $50,870 Bend $50,750 Naples $50,750 Pittsburgh $50,740 Huntington $50,630 Panama City $50,400 Visalia $50,380 Fresno $50,280 Peoria $50,200 Wenatchee $50,120 Louisville $50,110 Albany $50,020 Kennewick $49,950 Detroit $49,920 Elizabethtown $49,630 Battle Creek $49,570 Pensacola $49,380 Gainesville $49,310 Allentown $49,220 Fort Wayne $49,120 San Antonio $49,080 Medford $48,990 Lansing $48,940 Killeen $48,870 Roanoke $48,660 Tampa $48,570 Salisbury $48,470 Orlando $48,390 Wheeling $48,360 Parkersburg $48,260 Spokane $48,250 Texarkana $48,240 Redding $48,190 Virginia Beach $48,030 Brownsville $47,990 Olympia $47,560 Binghamton $47,420 Deltona $47,400 Winchester $47,330 Dallas $47,280 Tallahassee $47,190 Sarasota $47,020 Lakeland $46,830 Port St. Lucie $46,760 Punta Gorda $46,680 Bowling Green $46,550 Lancaster $46,460 Monroe $46,370 Eugene $46,170 Austin $46,150 Salem $46,090 Ocala $46,050 El Paso $45,930 San Angelo $45,580 Grants Pass $45,560 Charlottesville $45,450 Houston $45,400 Corvallis $45,370 Longview $45,210 Amarillo $45,040 Blacksburg $44,850 Abilene $44,840 College Station $44,560 Grand Rapids $43,260 Erie $42,630 Corpus Christi $42,610 Beaumont $42,540 Sherman $42,500 Albany $41,410 Flint $41,370 Laredo $40,950 Lubbock $40,770 Longview $40,740 Michigan City $40,110 Staunton $39,940 Eagle Pass $38,980 Homosassa Springs $38,570 McAllen $38,040 Bloomington $37,280 Midland $36,890 Lynchburg $35,640 Victoria $34,980 Tyler $33,090 Muskegon $31,880
CityMean salaryvs. San Luis Obispo
Abilene, Texas$44,840-20.6%
Albany, Oregon$41,410-26.7%
Albany, New York$50,020-11.5%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$49,220-12.9%
Amarillo, Texas$45,040-20.3%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$59,970+6.2%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$55,480-1.8%
Austin, Texas$46,150-18.3%
Bakersfield, California$55,790-1.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$58,660+3.8%
Battle Creek, Michigan$49,570-12.2%
Beaumont, Texas$42,540-24.7%
Beckley, West Virginia$51,310-9.2%
Bellingham, Washington$53,080-6.0%
Bend, Oregon$50,750-10.2%
Binghamton, New York$47,420-16.1%
Blacksburg, Virginia$44,850-20.6%
Bloomington, Indiana$37,280-34.0%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$46,550-17.6%
Bremerton, Washington$59,700+5.7%
Brownsville, Texas$47,990-15.0%
Buffalo, New York$52,510-7.0%
Fort Myers, Florida$51,170-9.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$53,540-5.2%
Charlottesville, Virginia$45,450-19.5%
Chicago, Illinois$57,900+2.5%
Chico, California$55,690-1.4%
College Station, Texas$44,560-21.1%
Corpus Christi, Texas$42,610-24.6%
Corvallis, Oregon$45,370-19.7%
Crestview, Florida$52,610-6.9%
Dallas, Texas$47,280-16.3%
Deltona, Florida$47,400-16.1%
Detroit, Michigan$49,920-11.6%
Dover, Delaware$56,280-0.4%
Eagle Pass, Texas$38,980-31.0%
El Centro, California$52,670-6.8%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$49,630-12.1%
El Paso, Texas$45,930-18.7%
Erie, Pennsylvania$42,630-24.5%
Eugene, Oregon$46,170-18.3%
Evansville, Indiana$55,570-1.6%
Flint, Michigan$41,370-26.8%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$49,120-13.0%
Fresno, California$50,280-11.0%
Gainesville, Florida$49,310-12.7%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$43,260-23.4%
Grants Pass, Oregon$45,560-19.3%
Hagerstown, Maryland$53,620-5.1%
Hanford, California$55,060-2.5%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$53,810-4.7%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$51,040-9.6%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$38,570-31.7%
Houston, Texas$45,400-19.6%
Huntington, West Virginia$50,630-10.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$62,420+10.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$51,430-9.0%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$58,390+3.4%
Kennewick, Washington$49,950-11.6%
Killeen, Texas$48,870-13.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$61,030+8.0%
Lafayette, Indiana$53,220-5.8%
Lakeland, Florida$46,830-17.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$46,460-17.8%
Lansing, Michigan$48,940-13.4%
Laredo, Texas$40,950-27.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$51,380-9.0%
Lexington Park, Maryland$58,100+2.9%
Longview, Texas$40,740-27.9%
Longview, Washington$45,210-20.0%
Los Angeles, California$59,710+5.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$50,110-11.3%
Lubbock, Texas$40,770-27.8%
Lynchburg, Virginia$35,640-36.9%
McAllen, Texas$38,040-32.7%
Medford, Oregon$48,990-13.3%
Merced, California$58,130+2.9%
Miami, Florida$51,130-9.5%
Michigan City, Indiana$40,110-29.0%
Midland, Texas$36,890-34.7%
Modesto, California$57,210+1.3%
Monroe, Michigan$46,370-17.9%
Morgantown, West Virginia$50,870-9.9%
Mount Vernon, Washington$53,360-5.5%
Muskegon, Michigan$31,880-43.6%
Napa, California$65,140+15.3%
Naples, Florida$50,750-10.2%
New York, New York$59,190+4.8%
Sarasota, Florida$47,020-16.8%
Ocala, Florida$46,050-18.5%
Olympia, Washington$47,560-15.8%
Orlando, Florida$48,390-14.3%
Oxnard, California$62,230+10.2%
Palm Bay, Florida$53,680-5.0%
Panama City, Florida$50,400-10.8%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$48,260-14.6%
Pensacola, Florida$49,380-12.6%
Peoria, Illinois$50,200-11.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$52,820-6.5%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$50,740-10.2%
Portland, Oregon$53,980-4.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$46,760-17.2%
Punta Gorda, Florida$46,680-17.4%
Reading, Pennsylvania$51,970-8.0%
Redding, California$48,190-14.7%
Richmond, Virginia$51,150-9.5%
Riverside, California$58,080+2.8%
Roanoke, Virginia$48,660-13.9%
Rochester, New York$51,240-9.3%
Sacramento, California$59,890+6.0%
Saginaw, Michigan$55,420-1.9%
Salem, Oregon$46,090-18.4%
Salinas, California$62,770+11.1%
Salisbury, Maryland$48,470-14.2%
San Angelo, Texas$45,580-19.3%
San Antonio, Texas$49,080-13.1%
San Diego, California$59,000+4.4%
San Francisco, California$73,280+29.7%
San Jose, California$69,710+23.4%
Santa Cruz, California$60,430+7.0%
Santa Maria, California$65,270+15.5%
Santa Rosa, California$64,450+14.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$53,950-4.5%
Seattle, Washington$57,160+1.2%
Sherman, Texas$42,500-24.8%
Spokane, Washington$48,250-14.6%
Staunton, Virginia$39,940-29.3%
Stockton, California$57,710+2.2%
Syracuse, New York$51,320-9.2%
Tallahassee, Florida$47,190-16.5%
Tampa, Florida$48,570-14.0%
Texarkana, Texas$48,240-14.6%
Trenton, New Jersey$57,530+1.8%
Tyler, Texas$33,090-41.4%
Utica, New York$51,820-8.3%
Vallejo, California$63,970+13.2%
Victoria, Texas$34,980-38.1%
Vineland, New Jersey$56,010-0.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$48,030-15.0%
Visalia, California$50,380-10.8%
Walla Walla, Washington$52,050-7.9%
Wenatchee, Washington$50,120-11.3%
Wheeling, West Virginia$48,360-14.4%
Wildwood, Florida$56,850+0.6%
Winchester, Virginia$47,330-16.2%
Yakima, Washington$52,160-7.7%
York, Pennsylvania$57,210+1.3%
Yuba City, California$56,930+0.8%
Gross salary
56,490/yr
Estimated take-home
45,988/yr
Est. total withheld
18.6%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Information and Record Clerks, All Other salaries in California → All Information and Record Clerks, All Other salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for San Luis Obispo

These notes add local color around San Luis Obispo, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 43-4199 SOC code
Official area San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 42020 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Paso Robles
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

On this page

Where this is

AK HI

Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
281,486