The annual salary statistics of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $35,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,680 | 12.11% | 23.47% |
| 2021 | $40,150 | 0.92% | - |
| 2020 | $39,780 | 1.86% | - |
| 2019 | $39,040 | 3.61% | - |
| 2018 | $37,630 | 5.58% | - |
| 2017 | $35,530 | -4.95% | - |
| 2016 | $37,290 | 2.82% | - |
| 2015 | $36,240 | -3.34% | - |
| 2014 | $37,450 | 6.41% | - |
| 2013 | $35,050 | 0.26% | - |
| 2012 | $34,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,680, Birmingham-Hoover is the highest paying city for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in state of Alabama, followed by Huntsville (median annual salary $40,900). In comparison, the median annual salary of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Birmingham-Hoover is 10.5 percent (10.5%) higher than that in Huntsville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Huntsville | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Montgomery | |
| Mobile |