New Accounts Clerks in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,757
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$8,573
18.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,750
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$47,330
Kept after tax
$38,757
Worth in national money
$39,750
State rank
23
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pennsylvania sits in the middle of the pack for new accounts clerks. The median is $47,330, ranking 23 of 45 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Pennsylvania reports figures for, this is number 349.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $47,330 the take-home is $38,757, which is worth about $39,750 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $47,480, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Pennsylvania occupies the middle band for new accounts clerks: a median of $47,330, ranking 23 of 45. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Pennsylvania's occupational distribution, new accounts clerks sits at 349 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Pennsylvania's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for new accounts clerks on its $47,330 median: $38,757 retained after tax becomes $39,750 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $47,480 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: New Accounts Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,780 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,330 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,700 |
| This salary | $47,330 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Pennsylvania | $38,757 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,210 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,628 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $45,522 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,969 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Pennsylvania earn less than $47,330. The published range is $38,780 up to $58,700, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Pennsylvania the take-home figure of $38,757, from $47,330, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 349 of 492 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $39,750, the adjusted value of that $47,330 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Pennsylvania. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 349 of 492 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for new accounts clerks in Pennsylvania the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,780 to $58,700. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Pennsylvania is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $38,757 from $47,330. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 349 of 492 locally.
- This $39,750 adjusted figure, worked from $47,330, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 349 of 492 in the state. The occupation ranks 349 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,780 at the bottom tenth to $58,700 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Pennsylvania is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $39,750 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Pennsylvania then takes its own share, leaving $38,757.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,780 to $58,700) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Pennsylvania rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $39,750 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,757 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.