The annual salary statistics of brokerage clerks in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of brokerage clerks in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $47,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for brokerage clerks in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of brokerage clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,550 | -12.15% | 26.93% |
| 2021 | $61,180 | 4.04% | - |
| 2020 | $58,710 | 5.65% | - |
| 2019 | $55,390 | 9.03% | - |
| 2018 | $50,390 | 4.62% | - |
| 2017 | $48,060 | 2.64% | - |
| 2016 | $46,790 | -12.70% | - |
| 2015 | $52,730 | 1.86% | - |
| 2014 | $51,750 | 7.48% | - |
| 2013 | $47,880 | 16.75% | - |
| 2012 | $39,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $54,550, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for brokerage clerks in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $59,150). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of brokerage clerks in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Spokane |