The median annual wage for financial clerks was $37,040 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $25,200, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $56,360.
Median annual wages for financial clerks in May 2015 were as follows:
Brokerage clerks
$48,180
Payroll and timekeeping clerks
41,000
Procurement clerks
40,600
Loan interviewers and clerks
37,710
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
37,530
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
35,280
Billing and posting clerks
35,050
New accounts clerks
34,880
Gaming cage workers
25,860
In May 2015, the median annual wages for financial clerks in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Insurance carriers and related activities
$37,710
Professional, scientific, and technical services
36,860
Credit intermediation and related activities
36,740
Healthcare and social assistance
35,190
Most financial clerks work full time.
Financial Clerks
Median annual wages, May 2015
Financial clerks
$37,040
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Office and administrative support occupations
$33,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics