Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerk Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,940
25th Percentile Wage
$31,550
50th Percentile Wage
$35,820
75th Percentile Wage
$39,570
90th Percentile Wage
$47,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,940.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$35,820
-14.77% 5.67%
2016
$41,110
8.95% -
2015
$37,430
3.77% -
2014
$36,020
-0.39% -
2013
$36,160
6.55% -
2012
$33,790
- -

Table 2. Compare Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerk Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,820 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Philadelphia is 32.0 percent (32.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 26.8 percent (26.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$52,710
Pittsburgh
$48,560
Newark-Union
$45,290
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$41,920
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$39,360
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$38,330
Lancaster
$37,280
York-Hanover
$36,830
Philadelphia
$35,820
Reading
$35,410
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$30,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$30,560
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$29,200
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$28,680
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$26,210