The annual salary statistics of correspondence clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of correspondence 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 | $27,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correspondence 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 $54,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correspondence clerks from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $35,520 | -0.45% | -12.92% |
| 2019 | $35,680 | -4.93% | - |
| 2018 | $37,440 | -6.97% | - |
| 2017 | $40,050 | -0.15% | - |
| 2016 | $40,110 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $40,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,520 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for correspondence clerks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of correspondence clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 25.7 percent (25.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 3.7 percent (3.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pittsburgh.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Pittsburgh |