The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $23,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,250 | 0.65% | 26.50% |
| 2021 | $35,020 | 9.34% | - |
| 2020 | $31,750 | 6.27% | - |
| 2019 | $29,760 | -3.39% | - |
| 2018 | $30,770 | 6.92% | - |
| 2017 | $28,640 | -3.25% | - |
| 2016 | $29,570 | 2.33% | - |
| 2015 | $28,880 | 2.29% | - |
| 2014 | $28,220 | 9.46% | - |
| 2013 | $25,550 | -1.41% | - |
| 2012 | $25,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,250, Brownsville-Harlingen is the lowest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of Texas, following city of Midland (median annual salary of $47,270). In comparison, the median annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Brownsville-Harlingen is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that in the highest paying city Midland.