The annual salary statistics of bill and account collectors in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bill and account collectors in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $31,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bill and account collectors in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bill and account collectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,960 | 2.00% | 26.36% |
| 2021 | $38,180 | 0.65% | - |
| 2020 | $37,930 | 5.91% | - |
| 2019 | $35,690 | 20.82% | - |
| 2018 | $28,260 | 0.74% | - |
| 2017 | $28,050 | -1.75% | - |
| 2016 | $28,540 | 1.82% | - |
| 2015 | $28,020 | 7.35% | - |
| 2014 | $25,960 | 5.78% | - |
| 2013 | $24,460 | -17.29% | - |
| 2012 | $28,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,960 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for bill and account collectors in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of bill and account collectors in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 35.9 percent (35.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.