Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks salary by state
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks is a professional role in the Office and Administrative Support job family, focused on Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerkss do
Keep records of customers' charges and payments.
Compile and analyze credit information gathered by investigation.
Obtain information about potential creditors from banks, credit bureaus, and other credit services, and provide reciprocal information if requested.
Interview credit applicants by telephone or in person to obtain personal and financial data needed to complete credit report.
Evaluate customers' computerized credit records and payment histories to decide whether to approve new credit, based on predetermined standards.
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Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks salary by industry
Finance and Insurance
3,290 workers
$55,000
Sectors 44 and 45 – Retail Trade
2,100 workers
$40,500
Wholesale Trade
1,740 workers
$59,000
Management of Companies and Enterprises
1,390 workers
$59,500
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
1,270 workers
$57,500
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
730 workers
$47,000
Health Care and Social Assistance
370 workers
$52,000
Sectors 31, 32, and 33 – Manufacturing
290 workers
$57,500
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks pays 2% below the average across 54 roles in the Office and Administrative Support job family (family average $54,000).
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