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New Accounts Clerk Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of new accounts clerks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of new accounts 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of New Accounts Clerks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,330
25th Percentile Wage
$34,520
50th Percentile Wage
$41,680
75th Percentile Wage
$43,210
90th Percentile Wage
$55,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for new accounts 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 $55,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,330.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of new accounts clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$41,680
16.46% 29.82%
2018
$34,820
11.00% -
2017
$30,990
0.23% -
2016
$30,920
0.03% -
2015
$30,910
5.37% -
2012
$29,250
- -

Table 2. Compare New Accounts Clerk Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,680 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for new accounts clerks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of new accounts clerks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 29.5 percent (29.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$49,010
Newark-Union
$48,950
Pittsburgh
$45,320
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$45,190
Lancaster
$45,180
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$43,680
Reading
$43,290
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$42,730
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$41,680
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$39,980
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$39,000
State College
$38,500
Philadelphia
$37,150
York-Hanover
$34,800
Erie
$34,640
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$33,930
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$29,690
Johnstown
$29,390

See also: Top paying jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.