The annual salary statistics of billing and posting clerks in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of billing and posting clerks in Auburn-Opelika is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for billing and posting clerks in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of billing and posting clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,290 | 13.46% | 10.77% |
| 2021 | $30,540 | -5.34% | - |
| 2020 | $32,170 | -3.36% | - |
| 2019 | $33,250 | 4.18% | - |
| 2018 | $31,860 | 6.03% | - |
| 2017 | $29,940 | -1.40% | - |
| 2016 | $30,360 | -5.76% | - |
| 2015 | $32,110 | 2.52% | - |
| 2014 | $31,300 | -3.04% | - |
| 2013 | $32,250 | 2.36% | - |
| 2012 | $31,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,290 in Auburn-Opelika is in the middle of salary range for billing and posting clerks in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of billing and posting clerks in Auburn-Opelika is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 9.8 percent (9.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.