The salary statistics of correspondence clerks in the industry sector of retail trade are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare correspondence clerk salaries in different industries within the retail trade sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $19,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correspondence clerks in the industry sector of retail 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 $53,890. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $34,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid correspondence clerks is $19,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correspondence clerks in the industry sector of retail trade from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $34,440 | -12.08% | 9.55% |
| 2017 | $38,600 | 15.16% | - |
| 2016 | $32,750 | 9.44% | - |
| 2015 | $29,660 | 2.39% | - |
| 2014 | $28,950 | 3.77% | - |
| 2013 | $27,860 | -11.81% | - |
| 2012 | $31,150 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].