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SOC 41-2021 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Counter and Rental Clerks — Hanford

Hanford-Corcoran, CA · 10 metro areas compared

$43,200 /year
$20.77per hour
110jobs in area
+4.6%vs US median

The median wage for Counter and Rental Clerks in Hanford, CA is $43,200 per year, close to the national median of $41,300 for the same occupation.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $41,30010TH$34,320MEDIAN$43,20075TH$50,42090TH$61,350

How pay has moved

$46,530$26,5502019202020212022202320242025$43,200
$29,880 in 2019 to $43,200 in 2025, +44.6% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+3.2%
Openings per year
45,900
Typical entry-level education
No formal educational credential
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Hanford-Corcoran, CA.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Counter and Rental Clerks in Hanford, CA is $43,200 per year, close to the national median of $41,300 for the same occupation. Pay ranges from under $34,320 at the tenth percentile to more than $61,350 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $36,870 to $50,420.

Employment stands at 110, or 2.3 jobs per thousand held locally. San Jose leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $48,570. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 156th of 196 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Hanford-Corcoran, CA · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$34,320−16.9%
25th$36,870−10.7%
Median (50th)$43,200+4.6%
75th$50,420+22.1%
90th$61,350+48.5%
Mean$47,000+13.8%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in California

Median annual wage for Counter and Rental Clerks, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1San Jose$48,5702,880
2San Francisco$47,7407,700
3Santa Rosa$45,780860
4Vallejo$45,490640
5Napa$45,280200
6Sacramento$45,1203,820
7Modesto$44,600750
8Los Angeles$44,46026,870
9Oxnard$44,1401,120
10Bakersfield$43,9701,090

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Hanford sit close to the national average, so $43,200 is worth roughly its face value against pay elsewhere.

Published median

$43,200as reported by BLS

Local price level

101.6US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$42,520US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $43,200 a year, 4.6% above the national median.
  • Published pay spans $34,320 to $61,350 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 110 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is San Jose, at $48,570.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Counter and Rental Clerks in Hanford, CA?

The median annual wage is $43,200, or $20.77 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $41,300, so pay in Hanford, CA is 4.6% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Hanford, CA earns more than $61,350 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $34,320 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in San Jose, at $48,570 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 110 jobs in this occupation in Hanford, CA. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.