The annual salary statistics of brokerage clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of brokerage clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $34,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for brokerage clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of brokerage clerks from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $48,490 | 5.44% | 14.64% |
| 2019 | $45,850 | -4.49% | - |
| 2018 | $47,910 | 0.33% | - |
| 2017 | $47,750 | 0.52% | - |
| 2016 | $47,500 | 3.52% | - |
| 2015 | $45,830 | -0.57% | - |
| 2014 | $46,090 | 5.58% | - |
| 2013 | $43,520 | 4.89% | - |
| 2012 | $41,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,490 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for brokerage clerks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of brokerage clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 12.6 percent (12.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Erie | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Reading | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Lancaster | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | |
| York-Hanover | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area |