The annual salary statistics of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $45,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,980 | 1.73% | 18.34% |
| 2021 | $47,150 | 2.21% | - |
| 2020 | $46,110 | 11.45% | - |
| 2019 | $40,830 | 8.08% | - |
| 2018 | $37,530 | -1.55% | - |
| 2017 | $38,110 | -12.39% | - |
| 2014 | $42,830 | 9.01% | - |
| 2013 | $38,970 | -0.54% | - |
| 2012 | $39,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,980, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $50,510). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Tacoma | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Spokane |