The annual salary statistics of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of shipping, receiving, and traffic 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 | $31,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for shipping, receiving, and traffic 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 $54,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,330 | 5.98% | 25.59% |
| 2021 | $37,920 | 6.41% | - |
| 2020 | $35,490 | 4.45% | - |
| 2019 | $33,910 | 2.18% | - |
| 2018 | $33,170 | 1.15% | - |
| 2017 | $32,790 | -0.09% | - |
| 2016 | $32,820 | -0.79% | - |
| 2015 | $33,080 | 3.11% | - |
| 2014 | $32,050 | 2.81% | - |
| 2013 | $31,150 | 3.66% | - |
| 2012 | $30,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,330, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the second highest paying city for shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Lewiston-Auburn (median annual salary of $45,150). Compared with Lewiston-Auburn, the median annual salary of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |