The annual salary statistics of bill and account collectors in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bill and account collectors 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 | $30,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bill and account collectors 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 $49,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,270.
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 | $38,910 | 11.54% | 19.28% |
| 2021 | $34,420 | 9.47% | - |
| 2020 | $31,160 | -2.82% | - |
| 2019 | $32,040 | -4.59% | - |
| 2018 | $33,510 | -2.75% | - |
| 2017 | $34,430 | 1.89% | - |
| 2016 | $33,780 | 2.84% | - |
| 2015 | $32,820 | -1.95% | - |
| 2014 | $33,460 | 4.63% | - |
| 2013 | $31,910 | 1.57% | - |
| 2012 | $31,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,910 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 36.0 percent (36.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 22.2 percent (22.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.