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Counter and Rental Clerk Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of counter and rental clerks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of counter and rental clerks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Counter and Rental Clerks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,450
25th Percentile Wage
$25,690
50th Percentile Wage
$30,390
75th Percentile Wage
$44,510
90th Percentile Wage
$56,380

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for counter and rental clerks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,450.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of counter and rental clerks from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$30,390
4.34% 6.98%
2016
$29,070
-10.04% -
2015
$31,990
-1.41% -
2014
$32,440
-0.37% -
2013
$32,560
13.18% -
2012
$28,270
- -

Table 2. Compare Counter and Rental Clerk Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,390 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for counter and rental clerks in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of counter and rental clerks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 24.8 percent (24.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area and 28.1 percent (28.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$40,390
Barnstable Town
$39,080
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$37,920
Worcester
$36,520
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area
$36,030
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$35,070
New Bedford
$34,780
Pittsfield
$34,590
Springfield
$34,420
Framingham
$33,940
Peabody
$32,340
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$30,390
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$28,080
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$25,700
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$25,120
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$24,730
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$21,860