The highest-paying states for new accounts 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 new accounts clerks in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $63,460, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for new accounts clerks. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $53,390). 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 new accounts clerks in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $63,460 |
$58,470 | 40 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $53,390 |
$38,340 | 230 |
| 3 | Maryland | $52,310 |
$33,870 | 310 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $51,730 |
$43,320 | 90 |
| 5 | Delaware | $51,720 |
$38,180 | 50 |
| 6 | South Carolina | $49,450 |
$37,400 | 220 |
| 7 | Arizona | $48,880 |
$36,420 | 120 |
| 8 | North Dakota | $48,510 |
$34,670 | 210 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $47,210 |
$43,410 | 400 |
| 10 | New York | $46,350 |
$38,000 | 4,580 |
| 11 | California | $45,960 |
$38,000 | 1,920 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $45,900 |
$38,090 | 180 |
| 13 | Washington | $45,660 |
$38,290 | 430 |
| 14 | Ohio | $45,350 |
$35,740 | 1,520 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $45,190 |
$36,940 | 1,970 |
| 16 | Michigan | $44,860 |
$36,550 | 2,880 |
| 17 | Nebraska | $44,750 |
$31,880 | 1,020 |
| 18 | Indiana | $44,520 |
$34,600 | 710 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $43,800 |
$36,480 | 1,380 |
| 20 | Oregon | $43,040 |
$36,450 | 1,390 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $42,320 |
$36,180 | 610 |
| 22 | Hawaii | $42,000 |
$33,750 | 300 |
| 23 | Virginia | $41,810 |
$31,230 | 420 |
| 24 | Florida | $40,820 |
$36,260 | 1,380 |
| 25 | South Dakota | $40,780 |
$35,990 | 50 |
| 26 | Vermont | $40,470 |
$36,670 | 110 |
| 27 | Utah | $40,420 |
$29,750 | 570 |
| 28 | Colorado | $39,730 |
$35,250 | 240 |
| 29 | Maine | $39,530 |
$37,330 | 290 |
| 30 | Iowa | $39,270 |
$33,380 | 1,250 |
| 31 | Texas | $39,030 |
$31,010 | 4,420 |
| 32 | Mississippi | $38,860 |
$28,910 | 240 |
| 33 | Illinois | $38,820 |
$33,890 | 1,390 |
| 34 | Georgia | $38,700 |
$15,080 | 410 |
| 35 | Kentucky | $38,420 |
$33,020 | 750 |
| 36 | Wyoming | $38,210 |
$30,140 | 300 |
| 37 | Kansas | $37,890 |
$31,090 | 750 |
| 38 | Alaska | $37,610 |
$29,350 | 40 |
| 39 | Montana | $37,580 |
$33,050 | 350 |
| 40 | Nevada | $37,570 |
$34,960 | 680 |
| 41 | Arkansas | $37,540 |
$30,150 | 460 |
| 42 | Wisconsin | $37,530 |
$31,150 | 1,390 |
| 43 | Idaho | $37,220 |
$33,970 | 310 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $37,220 |
$30,220 | 250 |
| 45 | Alabama | $36,760 |
$32,090 | 130 |
| 46 | North Carolina | $36,210 |
$33,700 | 910 |
| 47 | Guam | $36,200 |
$27,510 | 90 |
| 48 | Missouri | $36,190 |
$28,960 | 3,680 |
| 49 | New Mexico | $35,940 |
$30,470 | 240 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $35,370 |
$29,490 | 1,610 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $35,160 |
$30,870 | 340 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $34,900 |
$29,230 | 310 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $29,820 |
$28,360 | 30 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,590 |
$17,680 | 90 |