Billing and Posting Clerks Salary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Billing and Posting Clerks in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $56,160. BLS estimates approximately 32,930 people work in this occupation in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 15.8% above the national median ($48,500).
Salary Distribution
Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,840 | $20.60 |
| 25th percentile | $48,460 | $23.30 |
| Median (50th) | $56,160 | $27.00 |
| 75th percentile | $63,500 | $30.53 |
| 90th percentile | $76,840 | $36.94 |
Data Reliability
BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.
- Wage estimate
- RSE 1.4% — Very reliable
- Employment estimate
- RSE 4.7% — Very reliable
Where Does Your Salary Fall?
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Concentration
- Jobs per 1,000
- 3.47
- Location quotient
- 1.34
Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ’s regional price level is above the national average (index 112.563, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $49,892 at the national price level.
This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.
Sources
Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) — May 2025 (release 25).
Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.