How much do Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks make in Richmond, VA?

Percentile spread

For Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $39,780 and the 90th percentile is $74,680. The difference is $34,900, which is 59.8% 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 $42,150 to the 75th at $65,730, covers $23,580.

The mean annual wage is $56,970, which sits below the median of $58,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 16.5% higher than the national median of $50,080 for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,607, which is 19% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.3% higher than the Virginia median of $47,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks at $59,607 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks. Richmond, VA ranks 1st of 5 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).).

• Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $43,270 and employment of 40. That median is 25.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,180, against $59,607 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 98 miles away, with a median of $55,290 and employment of 70. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,779, against $59,607 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 162 miles away, with a median of $42,250 and employment of 50. That median is 27.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,496, against $59,607 here.

Employment share

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (60 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.