SOC 43-4041 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks Salary in San Antonio, TX

The average salary for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in San Antonio, Texas is $52,750 a year ($25.36 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,040: half of the 40 people in this job in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($51,420).

$52,750average per year

$25.36 / hourMedian $46,040Take-home ≈ $44,565

  • $38K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#3 of 4Texas metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks pay range in San Antonio

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,530 or more. The middle half of credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in San Antonio earn between $42,800 and $62,140.

  • $38K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,750$4,396$25.36
Median$46,040$3,837$22.13
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,800$3,567$20.58
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,140$5,178$29.88

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks pay in San Antonio vs. Texas and the U.S.

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks in San Antonio earn 11% less than the Texas average ($59,110) and about the same as the U.S. average ($51,420). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $50,080.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Antonio$52,750$46,040$37,760$73,53040
Texas$59,110$62,930$43,830$78,1201,180
United States$51,420$50,080$30,260$72,70012,030

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks salary after taxes in San Antonio

On the average salary of $52,750, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $44,565 a year, or $3,714 a month and $1,714 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is San Antonio a good place for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $52,750 buys what about $55,693 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks salary in other Texas cities

San Antonio ranks 3rd of 4 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($63,190).

All Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks

St. Louis, MO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($64,090).

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks salary by city

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Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks salary in San Antonio: questions

How much do credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks make an hour in San Antonio?

$25.36 an hour on average, and $22.14 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks salary in San Antonio?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,800, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks take-home pay in San Antonio?

About $44,565 a year ($3,714 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,750. Texas has no state income tax.

Do credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($51,420).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-4041; area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.40, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.40).

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