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New Accounts Clerk Salary in Sector of Federal, State, and Local Government

The salary statistics of new accounts clerks in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare new accounts clerk salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.

Average Annual Salary of New Accounts Clerks

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,990
25th Percentile Wage
$25,470
50th Percentile Wage
$28,370
75th Percentile Wage
$32,770
90th Percentile Wage
$37,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for new accounts clerks in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) new accounts clerks is $37,520. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $28,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid new accounts clerks is $22,990.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of new accounts clerks in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2018.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$28,370
3.03% 3.03%
2012
$27,510
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Compare New Accounts Clerk Salary in Different Industries within the Federal, State, and Local Government Sector

The average salaries of new accounts clerks in two industries in the federal, state, and local government sector are shown below. For detailed new accounts clerk salary information in a particular industry, use the links provided below.

Industry Name Median Annual Salary
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
$28,370
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$28,370

Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].