The annual salary statistics of billing and posting clerks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of billing and posting clerks 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 | $27,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for billing and posting clerks 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 $70,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of billing and posting clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,210 | 1.33% | 28.68% |
| 2021 | $37,700 | 1.70% | - |
| 2020 | $37,060 | 3.78% | - |
| 2019 | $35,660 | 0.62% | - |
| 2018 | $35,440 | 4.74% | - |
| 2017 | $33,760 | 3.85% | - |
| 2016 | $32,460 | 6.99% | - |
| 2015 | $30,190 | 3.25% | - |
| 2014 | $29,210 | 0.68% | - |
| 2013 | $29,010 | 6.07% | - |
| 2012 | $27,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,210 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for billing and posting clerks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of billing and posting clerks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.