The salary statistics of correspondence clerks in the industry sector of wholesale trade are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare correspondence clerk salaries in different industries within the wholesale trade sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $32,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correspondence clerks in the industry sector of wholesale trade. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) correspondence clerks is $61,720. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $42,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid correspondence clerks is $32,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correspondence clerks in the industry sector of wholesale trade from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $42,900 | 1.98% | 17.74% |
| 2017 | $42,050 | 6.35% | - |
| 2016 | $39,380 | 8.56% | - |
| 2015 | $36,010 | 4.80% | - |
| 2014 | $34,280 | -3.53% | - |
| 2013 | $35,490 | 0.56% | - |
| 2012 | $35,290 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].