Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary by location
National median: $58,260 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $80,510 | +38.2% | 2,260 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $77,950 | +33.8% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $74,670 | +28.2% | 270 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $68,870 | +18.2% | 300 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $68,380 | +17.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $67,740 | +16.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $67,710 | +16.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $66,930 | +14.9% | 2,500 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $66,800 | +14.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $66,650 | +14.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $66,630 | +14.4% | 1,980 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $66,140 | +13.5% | — | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $65,810 | +13.0% | 2,000 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $65,790 | +12.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $65,340 | +12.2% | 20,590 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $65,190 | +11.9% | 250 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $65,040 | +11.6% | 6,600 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $64,990 | +11.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $64,760 | +11.2% | 1,580 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $64,690 | +11.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $64,560 | +10.8% | 3,560 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $64,440 | +10.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $64,240 | +10.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $64,170 | +10.1% | 1,850 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $64,140 | +10.1% | 2,580 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $64,050 | +9.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $64,000 | +9.9% | 310 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $63,910 | +9.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $63,810 | +9.5% | 1,840 | 2025 |
| Midland, MI | metropolitan | $63,760 | +9.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $63,680 | +9.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $63,670 | +9.3% | 3,280 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $63,550 | +9.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $63,500 | +9.0% | 360 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $63,500 | +9.0% | 7,770 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $63,440 | +8.9% | 2,010 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $63,400 | +8.8% | 230 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $63,170 | +8.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $63,090 | +8.3% | 800 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $63,060 | +8.2% | 1,920 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $62,920 | +8.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $62,920 | +8.0% | 4,170 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | metropolitan | $62,880 | +7.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $62,710 | +7.6% | 4,260 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $62,430 | +7.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IL | metropolitan | $62,400 | +7.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $62,400 | +7.1% | 590 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $62,400 | +7.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $62,370 | +7.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $62,210 | +6.8% | 360 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $62,200 | +6.8% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $62,070 | +6.5% | 700 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $62,050 | +6.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $62,050 | +6.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $61,980 | +6.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $61,940 | +6.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $61,900 | +6.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $61,590 | +5.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $61,590 | +5.7% | 290 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $61,510 | +5.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $61,390 | +5.4% | 5,580 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $61,320 | +5.3% | 2,790 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $61,310 | +5.2% | 320 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $61,270 | +5.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $61,260 | +5.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $61,250 | +5.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $61,230 | +5.1% | 340 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $61,200 | +5.0% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $61,080 | +4.8% | 200 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $61,040 | +4.8% | 8,400 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $60,980 | +4.7% | 2,890 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $60,810 | +4.4% | 530 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $60,800 | +4.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $60,750 | +4.3% | 4,290 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $60,600 | +4.0% | 300 | 2025 |
| Staunton, VA | metropolitan | $60,600 | +4.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $60,510 | +3.9% | 690 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $60,400 | +3.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $60,380 | +3.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $60,350 | +3.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $60,330 | +3.6% | 840 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $60,280 | +3.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $60,240 | +3.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $60,230 | +3.4% | 3,800 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $60,230 | +3.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $60,100 | +3.2% | 320 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $60,080 | +3.1% | 260 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $60,040 | +3.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $60,010 | +3.0% | 630 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $59,990 | +3.0% | 6,720 | 2025 |
| Lynchburg, VA | metropolitan | $59,950 | +2.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $59,930 | +2.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $59,790 | +2.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $59,770 | +2.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $59,760 | +2.6% | 1,870 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $59,750 | +2.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $59,730 | +2.5% | 710 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $59,720 | +2.5% | 320 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $59,720 | +2.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $59,720 | +2.5% | 620 | 2025 |