The highest-paying states for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $64,080, Minnesota is the highest paying state for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks. It is followed by Montana (average annual salary $61,590). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $64,080 |
$42,120 | 460 |
| 2 | Montana | $61,590 |
$37,560 | 30 |
| 3 | Illinois | $53,730 |
$42,660 | 290 |
| 4 | New York | $53,620 |
$35,530 | 660 |
| 5 | Delaware | $52,720 |
$30,690 | 1,150 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $51,900 |
$45,570 | 120 |
| 7 | North Dakota | $51,200 |
$39,380 | 70 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $50,640 |
$34,210 | 30 |
| 9 | Oregon | $50,500 |
$39,770 | 330 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $50,350 |
$43,050 | 170 |
| 11 | Michigan | $50,120 |
$39,660 | 570 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $49,640 |
$37,710 | 770 |
| 13 | Arizona | $48,760 |
$34,110 | 670 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $48,570 |
$38,770 | 30 |
| 15 | Washington | $47,980 |
$40,450 | 160 |
| 16 | Ohio | $46,710 |
$36,960 | 400 |
| 17 | Florida | $45,440 |
$28,870 | 670 |
| 18 | Kansas | $45,430 |
$32,810 | 40 |
| 19 | Utah | $45,090 |
$39,300 | 120 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $44,940 |
$37,300 | 340 |
| 21 | North Carolina | $44,460 |
$28,810 | 590 |
| 22 | California | $43,900 |
$29,720 | 1,640 |
| 23 | Missouri | $43,300 |
$31,400 | 100 |
| 24 | Alabama | $43,250 |
$29,050 | 180 |
| 25 | Kentucky | $42,640 |
$17,890 | 320 |
| 26 | Colorado | $42,630 |
$36,760 | 400 |
| 27 | Virginia | $42,480 |
$32,210 | 430 |
| 28 | Iowa | $41,860 |
$32,960 | 220 |
| 29 | Idaho | $41,690 |
$32,230 | 180 |
| 30 | Alaska | $41,360 |
$28,480 | 40 |
| 31 | Maryland | $41,180 |
$26,000 | 230 |
| 32 | Hawaii | $40,830 |
$33,900 | 50 |
| 33 | Texas | $40,400 |
$27,800 | 1,690 |
| 34 | South Dakota | $40,280 |
$31,210 | 300 |
| 35 | Maine | $40,230 |
$37,440 | 140 |
| 36 | Indiana | $40,090 |
$31,110 | 430 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $39,270 |
$34,930 | 130 |
| 38 | Nevada | $38,300 |
$36,370 | 460 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $38,270 |
$33,050 | 200 |
| 40 | Arkansas | $37,640 |
$31,520 | 140 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $37,630 |
$26,870 | 220 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $37,400 |
$21,760 | 180 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $36,690 |
$27,690 | 350 |
| 44 | Pennsylvania | $35,920 |
$29,380 | 400 |
| 45 | West Virginia | $35,530 |
$27,340 | 50 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $34,900 |
$32,280 | 70 |
| 47 | Georgia | $34,710 |
$30,450 | 320 |
| 48 | New Mexico | $31,960 |
$30,760 | 50 |
| 49 | Vermont | $29,910 |
$24,590 | 40 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $26,110 |
$18,550 | 180 |