The annual salary statistics of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $29,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $36,850 | 1.76% | -2.28% |
| 2015 | $36,200 | -3.54% | - |
| 2014 | $37,480 | -8.22% | - |
| 2013 | $40,560 | 7.08% | - |
| 2012 | $37,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,850, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the second highest paying city for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $45,850). Compared with Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor |