The annual salary statistics of advertising sales agents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of advertising sales agents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $27,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for advertising sales agents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of advertising sales agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $42,860 | 11.48% | -17.48% |
| 2021 | $37,940 | 0.34% | - |
| 2020 | $37,810 | -5.77% | - |
| 2019 | $39,990 | 12.85% | - |
| 2018 | $34,850 | 1.58% | - |
| 2017 | $34,300 | -0.47% | - |
| 2016 | $34,460 | 15.64% | - |
| 2015 | $29,070 | -2.20% | - |
| 2014 | $29,710 | -9.22% | - |
| 2013 | $32,450 | -55.16% | - |
| 2012 | $50,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,860 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for advertising sales agents in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of advertising sales agents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 29.4 percent (29.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 32.2 percent (32.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.