The annual salary statistics of receptionists and information clerks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of receptionists and information 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for receptionists and information 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 $43,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of receptionists and information clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,500 | 3.90% | 20.54% |
| 2021 | $28,350 | -0.04% | - |
| 2020 | $28,360 | 1.83% | - |
| 2019 | $27,840 | 4.60% | - |
| 2018 | $26,560 | -0.34% | - |
| 2017 | $26,650 | 7.20% | - |
| 2016 | $24,730 | -1.54% | - |
| 2015 | $25,110 | 4.82% | - |
| 2014 | $23,900 | -0.17% | - |
| 2013 | $23,940 | 2.09% | - |
| 2012 | $23,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,500 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for receptionists and information clerks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of receptionists and information clerks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 16.7 percent (16.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.