The annual salary statistics of billing and posting clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of billing and posting clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $37,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for billing and posting clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of billing and posting clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $42,720 | 10.93% | 16.71% |
| 2021 | $38,050 | -9.65% | - |
| 2020 | $41,720 | 3.40% | - |
| 2019 | $40,300 | 3.13% | - |
| 2018 | $39,040 | 3.30% | - |
| 2017 | $37,750 | 2.25% | - |
| 2016 | $36,900 | 1.03% | - |
| 2015 | $36,520 | -0.41% | - |
| 2014 | $36,670 | 1.20% | - |
| 2013 | $36,230 | 1.79% | - |
| 2012 | $35,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,720, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the highest paying city for billing and posting clerks in state of Maine, followed by Lewiston-Auburn (median annual salary $42,120). In comparison, the median annual salary of billing and posting clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in Lewiston-Auburn.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Bangor | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |