The annual salary statistics of order clerks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of order 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 | $27,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for order 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 $55,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of order clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,500 | 0.13% | 21.09% |
| 2021 | $37,450 | 5.42% | - |
| 2020 | $35,420 | 5.48% | - |
| 2019 | $33,480 | 1.08% | - |
| 2018 | $33,120 | -3.20% | - |
| 2017 | $34,180 | 4.80% | - |
| 2016 | $32,540 | -4.03% | - |
| 2015 | $33,850 | 4.61% | - |
| 2014 | $32,290 | -1.89% | - |
| 2013 | $32,900 | 10.06% | - |
| 2012 | $29,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,500 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for order clerks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of order clerks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 30.7 percent (30.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.