How much do New Accounts Clerks make in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA?

Percentile spread

For New Accounts Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $44,380 and the 90th percentile is $60,260. The difference is $15,880, which is 35.6% 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 $44,380 to the 75th at $47,010, covers $2,630.

The mean annual wage is $47,510, which sits above the median of $44,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA median is 6.3% lower than the national median of $47,670 for New Accounts Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,736, which is 0.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.6% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $47,330.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 93.556, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts New Accounts Clerks at $47,736 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for New Accounts Clerks. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ranks 21st of 21 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).).

• Binghamton, NY is 58 miles away, with a median of $49,430 and employment of 60. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,229, against $47,736 here.
• Elmira, NY is 72 miles away, with a median of $48,690 and employment of 30. That median is 9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,579, against $47,736 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 91 miles away, with a median of $47,630 and employment of 190. That median is 6.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,282, against $47,736 here.