The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $33,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,950 | 0.88% | 18.87% |
| 2021 | $47,530 | 3.60% | - |
| 2020 | $45,820 | 3.67% | - |
| 2019 | $44,140 | -1.11% | - |
| 2018 | $44,630 | 3.43% | - |
| 2017 | $43,100 | 0.77% | - |
| 2016 | $42,770 | 5.35% | - |
| 2015 | $40,480 | 0.57% | - |
| 2014 | $40,250 | 3.68% | - |
| 2013 | $38,770 | -0.34% | - |
| 2012 | $38,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,950, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the highest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Newark-Union (median annual salary $46,620). In comparison, the median annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 2.8 percent (2.8%) higher than that in Newark-Union.