How much do Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks make in Portland-South Portland, ME?

Percentile spread

For Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $40,910 and the 90th percentile is $79,510. The difference is $38,600, which is 70.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $50,790 to the 75th at $58,750, covers $7,960.

The mean annual wage is $56,810, which sits above the median of $54,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-South Portland, ME median is 8.8% higher than the national median of $50,080 for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,516, which is 6.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.2% higher than the Maine median of $50,370.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-South Portland, ME is 101.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $54,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks at $53,516 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks. Portland-South Portland, ME ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 84 miles away, with a median of $55,360 and employment of 230. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,133, against $53,516 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 141 miles away, with a median of $60,300 and employment of 30. That median is 10.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,250, against $53,516 here.