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Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks Salary in MO

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks in MO have a median annual salary of $52,820, with 180 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $40,720 at the 10th percentile to $80,630 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$52,820

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$25.39

Employment

180

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$40,720
10th
$42,960
25th
$52,820
Median
$73,650
75th
$80,630
90th

Local compared with national

MO

$52,820

Median annual · 2025

United States

$50,080

Median annual · 2025

The MO median is 5.5% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $2,740).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.6
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.6
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.6
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.3
  5. 5.WritingImportance 3.1
  6. 6.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1
  7. 7.Time ManagementImportance 3.1
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  9. 9.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  10. 10.Service OrientationImportance 3.0
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  12. 12.InstructingImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Email software
  • Equifax software
  • Experian software
  • Financial accounting software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAP software
  • Spreadsheet programs
  • Structured query language SQL

Common tasks

  • 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.
  • File sales slips in customers' ledgers for billing purposes.
  • Receive charge slips or credit applications by mail, or receive information from salespeople or merchants by telephone.
  • Mail charge statements to customers.
  • Examine city directories and public records to verify residence property ownership, bankruptcies, liens, arrest record, or unpaid taxes of applicants.
  • Relay credit report information to subscribers by mail or by telephone.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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