The annual salary statistics of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of credit authorizers, checkers, and 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 | $30,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for credit authorizers, checkers, and 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 $63,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $52,710 | 7.84% | 33.86% |
| 2021 | $48,580 | 8.79% | - |
| 2020 | $44,310 | 2.78% | - |
| 2019 | $43,080 | 9.03% | - |
| 2018 | $39,190 | -1.51% | - |
| 2017 | $39,780 | -1.76% | - |
| 2016 | $40,480 | -3.06% | - |
| 2015 | $41,720 | 12.18% | - |
| 2014 | $36,640 | 1.28% | - |
| 2013 | $36,170 | 3.62% | - |
| 2012 | $34,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,710, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the highest paying city for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Pittsburgh (median annual salary $48,560). In comparison, the median annual salary of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 7.9 percent (7.9%) higher than that in Pittsburgh.