The annual salary statistics of office clerks, general in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of office clerks, general 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 | $26,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for office clerks, general 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 $55,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of office clerks, general from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,380 | 2.70% | 29.91% |
| 2021 | $36,370 | 5.09% | - |
| 2020 | $34,520 | 4.43% | - |
| 2019 | $32,990 | 3.52% | - |
| 2018 | $31,830 | 3.74% | - |
| 2017 | $30,640 | 1.37% | - |
| 2016 | $30,220 | 2.81% | - |
| 2015 | $29,370 | 3.06% | - |
| 2014 | $28,470 | 5.66% | - |
| 2013 | $26,860 | 2.46% | - |
| 2012 | $26,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,380 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for office clerks, general in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of office clerks, general in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 10.1 percent (10.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 27.1 percent (27.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.