The annual salary statistics of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Louisville-Jefferson County is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $18,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,330 | 1.46% | 30.83% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | 6.00% | - |
| 2018 | $43,840 | 7.60% | - |
| 2017 | $40,510 | 0.81% | - |
| 2016 | $40,180 | 6.12% | - |
| 2015 | $37,720 | 9.89% | - |
| 2014 | $33,990 | -2.74% | - |
| 2013 | $34,920 | 6.24% | - |
| 2012 | $32,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,330, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $46,800). In comparison, the median annual salary of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.1 percent (1.1%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown |