Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$58,260
10th percentile
$39,500
90th percentile
$81,350
Employment
153,140
- CAMedian $65,340 · Employment 20,590
- TXMedian $54,090 · Employment 13,220
- FLMedian $51,910 · Employment 10,910
- NYMedian $61,040 · Employment 8,400
- New York, NYMedian $63,500 · Employment 7,770
- GAMedian $59,990 · Employment 6,720
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $65,040 · Employment 6,600
- OHMedian $57,270 · Employment 5,820
- ILMedian $61,390 · Employment 5,580
- PAMedian $55,690 · Employment 5,170
- NJMedian $60,750 · Employment 4,290
- Atlanta, GAMedian $62,710 · Employment 4,260
- Chicago, ILMedian $62,920 · Employment 4,170
- MIMedian $56,160 · Employment 4,050
- INMedian $53,770 · Employment 4,020
- Dallas, TXMedian $60,230 · Employment 3,800
- TNMedian $51,780 · Employment 3,680
- NCMedian $53,550 · Employment 3,630
- WAMedian $64,560 · Employment 3,560
- AZMedian $50,210 · Employment 3,540
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.