Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary by City

Top 15 cities for payroll and timekeeping clerks by average salary

San Jose, CA	$84,640
San Francisco, CA	$81,730
Seattle, WA	$70,360
Santa Rosa, CA	$69,640
Bremerton, WA	$69,250
Los Angeles, CA	$68,830
Kahului, HI	$68,690
Boston, MA	$68,660
Napa, CA	$67,880
Boulder, CO	$67,870
Denver, CO	$67,870
Bridgeport, CT	$67,840
Olympia, WA	$67,710
Fort Collins, CO	$67,590
Barnstable, MA	$67,460

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary by state

Washington, D.C. pays payroll and timekeeping clerks the most statewide, $76,510 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Washington, D.C.	$76,510	$74,670	270	1	$64,180	$64,180
California	$68,580	$65,340	20,590	25	$84,640	$56,990
Washington	$67,810	$64,560	3,560	10	$70,360	$61,220
Massachusetts	$66,810	$63,670	3,280	6	$68,660	$59,590
Colorado	$65,400	$64,140	2,580	7	$67,870	$58,200
Connecticut	$64,880	$62,200	1,540	5	$67,840	$61,710
Hawaii	$64,260	$62,070	700	2	$68,690	$63,600
New Hampshire	$64,240	$63,090	800	1	$62,850	$62,850
New York	$63,650	$61,040	8,400	12	$66,110	$51,920
Alaska	$62,990	$62,210	360	2	$65,290	$62,450
Minnesota	$62,620	$61,320	2,790	5	$64,320	$58,080
New Jersey	$62,510	$60,750	4,290	3	$58,160	$54,280
Illinois	$62,460	$61,390	5,580	7	$64,400	$57,300
Oregon	$62,260	$60,980	2,890	8	$64,530	$57,670
Delaware	$61,460	$56,430	320	1	$52,410	$52,410
North Dakota	$61,350	$60,600	300	3	$64,260	$58,650
Rhode Island	$61,010	$59,370	410	1	$61,500	$61,500
Virginia	$59,810	$58,250	3,400	9	$60,100	$50,960
Wisconsin	$59,710	$59,310	2,590	13	$66,210	$57,340
Maine	$59,700	$57,360	590	3	$63,130	$50,150
Maryland	$59,580	$59,760	1,870	3	$62,710	$56,570
Georgia	$59,510	$59,990	6,720	14	$62,960	$50,230
Nevada	$58,800	$58,220	1,390	2	$60,350	$58,750
Kansas	$58,630	$56,590	1,400	3	$59,200	$52,860
Ohio	$58,530	$57,270	5,820	12	$61,360	$48,900
Michigan	$58,450	$56,160	4,050	14	$61,220	$50,140
Utah	$57,810	$56,430	1,590	5	$58,350	$53,430
Nebraska	$57,030	$54,900	910	3	$59,950	$58,710
Montana	$57,000	$55,040	530	4	$63,430	$54,200
Iowa	$56,960	$54,080	1,230	8	$63,410	$45,070
Pennsylvania	$56,880	$55,690	5,170	14	$60,770	$50,130
Vermont	$56,440	$55,340	270	0	n/a	n/a
Missouri	$56,000	$54,080	3,460	8	$63,430	$48,420
Indiana	$55,590	$53,770	4,020	12	$57,190	$49,700
Texas	$55,390	$54,090	13,220	24	$60,560	$42,120
Florida	$55,170	$51,910	10,910	20	$57,070	$48,050
South Carolina	$54,950	$52,240	1,550	7	$58,550	$49,870
Idaho	$54,810	$51,790	800	4	$59,560	$48,560
North Carolina	$54,800	$53,550	3,630	13	$58,980	$46,930
Kentucky	$54,510	$52,890	1,670	6	$60,820	$52,760
Tennessee	$54,220	$51,780	3,680	10	$57,010	$47,480
Wyoming	$54,000	$51,940	160	0	n/a	n/a
New Mexico	$53,380	$53,230	820	2	$55,090	$54,800
Arizona	$52,140	$50,210	3,540	7	$53,600	$42,010
Oklahoma	$52,030	$49,920	2,470	3	$55,320	$44,770
Louisiana	$51,730	$50,800	2,160	10	$54,650	$47,510
Arkansas	$49,750	$46,110	1,220	4	$53,830	$48,760
South Dakota	$49,730	$47,680	370	2	$50,710	$49,160
West Virginia	$47,820	$47,460	580	5	$49,070	$43,900
Mississippi	$47,680	$45,170	1,330	3	$50,050	$47,380
Alabama	$47,530	$46,170	1,360	9	$53,300	$41,480
Puerto Rico	$35,760	$34,200	1,040	4	$36,460	$31,780

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Jose, CA	$84,640	$77,950	$40.69	1,000
San Francisco, CA	$81,730	$80,510	$39.29	2,260
Seattle, WA	$70,360	$66,630	$33.83	1,980
Santa Rosa, CA	$69,640	$68,870	$33.48	300
Bremerton, WA	$69,250	$66,800	$33.29	60
Los Angeles, CA	$68,830	$65,040	$33.09	6,600
Kahului, HI	$68,690	$67,740	$33.02	110
Boston, MA	$68,660	$66,930	$33.01	2,500
Napa, CA	$67,880	$62,920	$32.64	100
Boulder, CO	$67,870	$66,140	$32.63	n/a
Denver, CO	$67,870	$64,760	$32.63	1,580
Bridgeport, CT	$67,840	$64,000	$32.62	310
Olympia, WA	$67,710	$65,790	$32.55	80
Fort Collins, CO	$67,590	$67,710	$32.49	100
Barnstable, MA	$67,460	$63,910	$32.43	60
Mount Vernon, WA	$67,140	$66,650	$32.28	50
Sacramento, CA	$66,670	$65,810	$32.05	2,000
Vallejo, CA	$66,440	$63,170	$31.94	190
New Haven, CT	$66,300	$65,190	$31.88	250
Santa Cruz, CA	$66,230	$68,380	$31.84	120
Sheboygan, WI	$66,210	$62,400	$31.83	50
New York, NY	$66,110	$63,500	$31.79	7,770
San Diego, CA	$65,590	$63,810	$31.53	1,840
Bellingham, WA	$65,410	$64,990	$31.45	140
Fairbanks, AK	$65,290	$64,240	$31.39	50
Longview, WA	$64,560	$64,440	$31.04	60
Portland, OR	$64,530	$64,170	$31.02	1,850
Chicago, IL	$64,400	$62,920	$30.96	4,170
Minneapolis, MN	$64,320	$63,060	$30.93	1,920
Hartford, CT	$64,310	$62,400	$30.92	590
Bismarck, ND	$64,260	$61,900	$30.90	50
Washington, DC	$64,180	$63,440	$30.86	2,010
Oshkosh, WI	$63,670	$64,690	$30.61	70
Salem, OR	$63,610	$61,590	$30.58	290
Honolulu, HI	$63,600	$60,810	$30.58	530
Riverside, CA	$63,580	$61,200	$30.57	1,630
Oxnard, CA	$63,520	$61,310	$30.54	320
Bozeman, MT	$63,430	$60,800	$30.49	60
St. Joseph, MO	$63,430	$56,970	$30.50	50
Des Moines, IA	$63,410	$58,600	$30.48	300
San Luis Obispo, CA	$63,300	$60,040	$30.43	150
Modesto, CA	$63,190	$61,980	$30.38	260
Rochester, MN	$63,190	$63,550	$30.38	80
Portland, ME	$63,130	$61,590	$30.35	210
Madison, WI	$63,080	$63,500	$30.33	360
Atlanta, GA	$62,960	$62,710	$30.27	4,260
Manchester, NH	$62,850	$62,050	$30.22	230
Spokane, WA	$62,820	$63,400	$30.20	230
Baltimore, MD	$62,710	$60,330	$30.15	840
Yakima, WA	$62,530	$64,050	$30.06	110
Hanford, CA	$62,450	$62,050	$30.02	90
Kennewick, WA	$62,450	$62,430	$30.03	110
Anchorage, AK	$62,450	$61,940	$30.02	190
Fargo, ND	$62,450	$59,750	$30.03	130
Merced, CA	$62,340	$60,350	$29.97	100
Kiryas Joel, NY	$62,320	$59,110	$29.96	250
Colorado Springs, CO	$62,310	$61,260	$29.96	210
Stockton, CA	$62,290	$61,230	$29.95	340
Norwich, CT	$62,190	$60,230	$29.90	100
Waterbury, CT	$61,710	$61,250	$29.67	160
Worcester, MA	$61,650	$60,080	$29.64	260
Bend, OR	$61,630	$59,930	$29.63	160
Corvallis, OR	$61,520	$60,400	$29.58	30
Providence, RI	$61,500	$59,720	$29.57	620
Dayton, OH	$61,360	$60,100	$29.50	320
Midland, MI	$61,220	$63,760	$29.43	50
Wenatchee, WA	$61,220	$63,680	$29.43	70
Yuba City, CA	$61,160	$58,840	$29.41	70
Elizabethtown, KY	$60,820	$59,390	$29.24	50
Santa Maria, CA	$60,820	$57,970	$29.24	240
Philadelphia, PA	$60,770	$58,810	$29.22	2,410
Appleton, WI	$60,630	$60,240	$29.15	100
Midland, TX	$60,560	$59,510	$29.12	100
Kenosha, WI	$60,560	$59,790	$29.12	80
Lansing, MI	$60,520	$61,510	$29.10	150
St. Cloud, MN	$60,520	$58,960	$29.10	100
Fresno, CA	$60,480	$59,730	$29.08	710
Kalamazoo, MI	$60,480	$61,270	$29.08	80
Salinas, CA	$60,410	$59,530	$29.04	270
Milwaukee, WI	$60,410	$60,510	$29.05	690
Austin, TX	$60,360	$59,630	$29.02	960
Reno, NV	$60,350	$59,720	$29.02	320
Grants Pass, OR	$60,300	$58,270	$28.99	40
Columbus, OH	$60,300	$59,010	$28.99	1,200
Cleveland, OH	$60,290	$59,110	$28.99	1,370
Chico, CA	$60,280	$59,720	$28.98	80
Amherst, MA	$60,250	$58,720	$28.97	60
Champaign, IL	$60,210	$59,200	$28.95	80
Springfield, MA	$60,130	$58,440	$28.91	220
Bloomington, IL	$60,110	$62,400	$28.90	60
Staunton, VA	$60,100	$60,600	$28.89	40
Ann Arbor, MI	$60,020	$59,770	$28.85	140
Charlottesville, VA	$60,020	$60,380	$28.86	80
Lincoln, NE	$59,950	$60,280	$28.82	140
Eugene, OR	$59,860	$57,230	$28.78	220
Detroit, MI	$59,720	$59,610	$28.71	1,450
Iowa City, IA	$59,720	$56,430	$28.71	40
Sandusky, OH	$59,640	$59,450	$28.67	40
Bakersfield, CA	$59,590	$56,650	$28.65	500
Pittsfield, MA	$59,590	$58,730	$28.65	60
Redding, CA	$59,580	$55,430	$28.65	80
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$59,560	$62,370	$28.64	80
Kansas City, MO	$59,520	$56,590	$28.62	1,260
Glens Falls, NY	$59,500	$56,430	$28.61	60
Toledo, OH	$59,500	$58,170	$28.61	260
Greeley, CO	$59,490	$55,690	$28.60	110
Lexington, KY	$59,440	$56,230	$28.58	190
Janesville, WI	$59,440	$58,500	$28.58	70
Canton, OH	$59,420	$56,770	$28.57	170
St. Louis, MO	$59,340	$59,190	$28.53	1,530
Wausau, WI	$59,340	$59,650	$28.53	60
El Centro, CA	$59,220	$57,610	$28.47	100
Topeka, KS	$59,200	$57,530	$28.46	160
Mankato, MN	$59,160	$58,860	$28.44	60
Pueblo, CO	$59,050	$59,290	$28.39	30
La Crosse, WI	$59,030	$59,460	$28.38	80
Charlotte, NC	$58,980	$57,650	$28.36	970
Richmond, VA	$58,960	$60,010	$28.35	630
Rochester, NY	$58,930	$57,440	$28.33	590
Savannah, GA	$58,820	$61,080	$28.28	200
Springfield, IL	$58,800	$57,680	$28.27	80
Eau Claire, WI	$58,780	$58,150	$28.26	80
Grand Island, NE	$58,770	$59,620	$28.26	40
Las Vegas, NV	$58,750	$58,570	$28.25	940
Albany, NY	$58,730	$56,360	$28.24	570
Racine, WI	$58,730	$58,180	$28.23	70
Omaha, NE	$58,710	$56,870	$28.22	460
Lynchburg, VA	$58,690	$59,950	$28.22	50
Grand Forks, ND	$58,650	$59,010	$28.20	40
Charleston, SC	$58,550	$53,930	$28.15	280
Albany, OR	$58,500	$56,480	$28.13	70
Peoria, IL	$58,500	$55,100	$28.13	160
Dallas, TX	$58,450	$60,230	$28.10	3,800
Salisbury, MD	$58,390	$59,200	$28.07	50
Salt Lake City, UT	$58,350	$56,430	$28.06	850
Decatur, IL	$58,330	$56,780	$28.04	40
Fond du Lac, WI	$58,290	$54,400	$28.02	50
Grand Junction, CO	$58,200	$53,740	$27.98	50
Trenton, NJ	$58,160	$54,870	$27.96	210
Wichita, KS	$58,130	$57,820	$27.95	320
Provo, UT	$58,100	$57,470	$27.93	370
Duluth, MN	$58,080	$57,760	$27.92	110
Billings, MT	$57,860	$57,300	$27.82	100
Owensboro, KY	$57,840	$54,350	$27.81	30
Syracuse, NY	$57,750	$55,410	$27.76	290
Atlantic City, NJ	$57,710	$54,560	$27.75	140
Medford, OR	$57,670	$53,530	$27.73	150
Cincinnati, OH	$57,580	$57,540	$27.69	1,030
Ames, IA	$57,570	$56,920	$27.68	30
Allentown, PA	$57,500	$57,780	$27.65	260
Harrisburg, PA	$57,470	$57,490	$27.63	220
Ogden, UT	$57,470	$55,960	$27.63	150
Saginaw, MI	$57,430	$59,480	$27.61	80
Green Bay, WI	$57,340	$57,510	$27.57	150
Rockford, IL	$57,300	$55,630	$27.55	120
Warner Robins, GA	$57,270	$62,880	$27.53	60
Reading, PA	$57,200	$53,680	$27.50	150
Columbus, IN	$57,190	$55,160	$27.49	60
Indianapolis, IN	$57,140	$55,450	$27.47	1,690
Houston, TX	$57,080	$54,090	$27.44	3,260
Miami, FL	$57,070	$57,450	$27.44	2,750
Nashville, TN	$57,010	$55,960	$27.41	1,460
Visalia, CA	$56,990	$54,890	$27.40	240
Great Falls, MT	$56,990	$55,280	$27.40	30
Lima, OH	$56,990	$55,280	$27.40	50
Paducah, KY	$56,930	$57,220	$27.37	40
Hinesville, GA	$56,900	$58,110	$27.36	40
Gainesville, GA	$56,850	$56,430	$27.33	110
Odessa, TX	$56,840	$56,000	$27.33	60
Buffalo, NY	$56,800	$55,650	$27.31	630
Traverse City, MI	$56,760	$53,550	$27.29	40
Harrisonburg, VA	$56,710	$56,800	$27.26	50
Naples, FL	$56,700	$59,560	$27.26	170
Akron, OH	$56,690	$55,960	$27.25	330
Durham, NC	$56,620	$56,400	$27.22	190
Hagerstown, MD	$56,570	$58,690	$27.20	n/a
Boise, ID	$56,570	$53,420	$27.20	390
Burlington, NC	$56,480	$55,440	$27.16	50
Louisville, KY	$56,440	$54,600	$27.14	600
Greenville, SC	$56,440	$53,560	$27.13	280
Grand Rapids, MI	$56,320	$56,210	$27.08	530
Elkhart, IN	$56,210	$56,430	$27.02	110
Virginia Beach, VA	$56,200	$53,190	$27.02	660
Ithaca, NY	$56,130	$51,030	$26.99	40
Pittsburgh, PA	$56,090	$52,400	$26.97	1,130
Kokomo, IN	$55,990	$52,140	$26.92	40
Knoxville, TN	$55,890	$52,910	$26.87	500
Waterloo, IA	$55,830	$57,300	$26.84	40
Lewiston, ME	$55,800	$54,750	$26.83	40
Waco, TX	$55,730	$56,040	$26.79	100
Muskegon, MI	$55,720	$53,420	$26.79	40
Greensboro, NC	$55,550	$54,960	$26.71	240
Crestview, FL	$55,520	$53,940	$26.69	120
Palm Bay, FL	$55,510	$52,610	$26.69	210
Brunswick, GA	$55,480	$54,070	$26.67	50
Mansfield, OH	$55,440	$51,540	$26.66	40
Winston-Salem, NC	$55,420	$49,990	$26.64	220
Flint, MI	$55,340	$53,670	$26.60	100
Tulsa, OK	$55,320	$52,710	$26.60	520
Raleigh, NC	$55,260	$54,100	$26.57	590
Port St. Lucie, FL	$55,230	$56,960	$26.55	150
Jackson, MI	$55,180	$53,630	$26.53	50
Spartanburg, SC	$55,110	$54,150	$26.49	110
Farmington, NM	$55,090	$57,200	$26.49	60
Lancaster, PA	$54,970	$55,140	$26.43	250
Bloomington, IN	$54,870	$53,040	$26.38	80
Columbus, GA	$54,830	$54,580	$26.36	130
Sarasota, FL	$54,820	$52,910	$26.36	380
Macon, GA	$54,810	$54,100	$26.35	100
Albuquerque, NM	$54,800	$54,390	$26.34	300
Greenville, NC	$54,780	$54,170	$26.34	40
Davenport, IA	$54,760	$56,900	$26.33	160
Winchester, VA	$54,680	$53,080	$26.29	30
Sioux City, IA	$54,660	$55,940	$26.28	50
Baton Rouge, LA	$54,650	$54,580	$26.28	540
Erie, PA	$54,600	$54,900	$26.25	80
Orlando, FL	$54,570	$49,830	$26.24	1,690
Cedar Rapids, IA	$54,570	$53,260	$26.23	110
Florence, SC	$54,500	$51,860	$26.20	60
Jacksonville, FL	$54,380	$48,210	$26.15	880
State College, PA	$54,330	$50,550	$26.12	70
Tampa, FL	$54,320	$50,440	$26.12	2,300
Augusta, GA	$54,290	$51,490	$26.10	390
Vineland, NJ	$54,280	$50,790	$26.10	80
York, PA	$54,280	$53,960	$26.09	170
Memphis, TN	$54,270	$53,420	$26.09	520
Kingsport, TN	$54,240	$51,170	$26.08	90
Hilton Head Island, SC	$54,220	$48,660	$26.07	40
Missoula, MT	$54,200	$53,590	$26.06	60
Battle Creek, MI	$54,180	$52,660	$26.05	50
Sherman, TX	$54,120	$50,540	$26.02	30
Columbia, MO	$54,070	$47,620	$26.00	100
Lakeland, FL	$54,050	$52,710	$25.99	220
Hickory, NC	$54,040	$50,800	$25.98	90
Chambersburg, PA	$53,980	$50,810	$25.95	40
Roanoke, VA	$53,980	$51,060	$25.95	140
San Antonio, TX	$53,930	$50,830	$25.93	980
New Orleans, LA	$53,930	$53,590	$25.93	480
Logan, UT	$53,850	$53,300	$25.89	40
Little Rock, AR	$53,830	$49,600	$25.88	320
Monroe, MI	$53,760	$52,190	$25.85	40
Springfield, MO	$53,750	$47,980	$25.84	280
Columbia, SC	$53,710	$52,240	$25.82	220
Athens, GA	$53,650	$52,920	$25.80	80
Flagstaff, AZ	$53,600	$53,390	$25.77	60
Asheville, NC	$53,580	$54,290	$25.76	120
Kingston, NY	$53,550	$50,430	$25.75	60
Tallahassee, FL	$53,530	$49,820	$25.74	130
Wilmington, NC	$53,490	$51,480	$25.72	130
Rome, GA	$53,470	$54,690	$25.71	n/a
St. George, UT	$53,430	$52,490	$25.69	60
Deltona, FL	$53,420	$51,410	$25.68	150
Albany, GA	$53,420	$52,160	$25.68	50
Phoenix, AZ	$53,390	$50,350	$25.67	2,650
Punta Gorda, FL	$53,370	$50,520	$25.66	50
Binghamton, NY	$53,330	$50,770	$25.64	100
Clarksville, TN	$53,330	$52,420	$25.64	100
Fort Myers, FL	$53,320	$50,970	$25.64	260
Huntsville, AL	$53,300	$52,020	$25.63	150
Fort Wayne, IN	$53,290	$50,030	$25.62	280
Killeen, TX	$53,260	$53,290	$25.61	190
Evansville, IN	$53,090	$48,220	$25.52	140
Gainesville, FL	$53,070	$50,480	$25.51	110
South Bend, IN	$52,910	$50,320	$25.44	100
Lebanon, PA	$52,860	$51,980	$25.42	50
Manhattan, KS	$52,860	$51,630	$25.41	40
Joplin, MO	$52,820	$48,510	$25.39	100
Utica, NY	$52,810	$49,940	$25.39	150
Lafayette, IN	$52,770	$52,920	$25.37	100
Youngstown, OH	$52,770	$51,910	$25.37	160
Bowling Green, KY	$52,760	$53,540	$25.37	90
Chattanooga, TN	$52,530	$51,870	$25.25	190
Valdosta, GA	$52,520	$49,750	$25.25	60
Wildwood, FL	$52,450	$48,870	$25.21	40
Dover, DE	$52,410	$51,290	$25.20	40
Beaumont, TX	$52,170	$50,450	$25.08	160
Longview, TX	$52,100	$53,470	$25.05	110
Ocala, FL	$52,040	$49,250	$25.02	80
Fayetteville, NC	$52,010	$52,170	$25.01	140
Watertown, NY	$51,920	$51,630	$24.96	40
Oklahoma City, OK	$51,550	$47,830	$24.79	1,170
Jonesboro, AR	$51,540	$50,370	$24.78	40
Jefferson City, MO	$51,410	$50,420	$24.72	70
Muncie, IN	$51,380	$46,200	$24.70	40
Altoona, PA	$51,320	$50,790	$24.67	40
Tucson, AZ	$51,320	$49,090	$24.67	330
Decatur, AL	$51,310	$46,810	$24.67	40
Texarkana, TX	$51,090	$44,290	$24.56	40
Panama City, FL	$51,060	$49,970	$24.55	70
Lafayette, LA	$51,040	$50,510	$24.54	200
Slidell, LA	$51,000	$51,160	$24.52	100
Blacksburg, VA	$50,960	$46,770	$24.50	60
Scranton, PA	$50,900	$49,060	$24.47	180
Idaho Falls, ID	$50,870	$49,810	$24.46	60
Hammond, LA	$50,770	$50,520	$24.41	30
Jackson, TN	$50,750	$47,820	$24.40	60
Sioux Falls, SD	$50,710	$49,790	$24.38	120
Corpus Christi, TX	$50,590	$46,590	$24.32	170
Amarillo, TX	$50,500	$49,850	$24.28	100
Birmingham, AL	$50,440	$48,380	$24.25	340
Michigan City, IN	$50,420	$50,150	$24.24	40
Dalton, GA	$50,230	$50,780	$24.15	60
Pensacola, FL	$50,160	$48,320	$24.12	210
Bangor, ME	$50,150	$48,490	$24.11	100
Morristown, TN	$50,150	$44,790	$24.11	40
Niles, MI	$50,140	$49,410	$24.11	50
Johnstown, PA	$50,130	$47,420	$24.10	40
Lake Charles, LA	$50,120	$50,170	$24.10	110
Jackson, MS	$50,050	$46,600	$24.06	280
Myrtle Beach, SC	$49,870	$50,200	$23.98	60
Hattiesburg, MS	$49,840	$46,510	$23.96	60
Florence, AL	$49,810	$44,690	$23.95	30
Houma, LA	$49,810	$49,110	$23.95	90
College Station, TX	$49,720	$47,440	$23.90	90
Rocky Mount, NC	$49,720	$49,390	$23.90	50
Terre Haute, IN	$49,700	$48,510	$23.89	70
Shreveport, LA	$49,590	$48,750	$23.84	140
Fort Smith, AR	$49,580	$45,300	$23.84	100
Cleveland, TN	$49,440	$47,940	$23.77	40
Monroe, LA	$49,350	$48,570	$23.73	90
Rapid City, SD	$49,160	$46,060	$23.64	70
Abilene, TX	$49,100	$50,120	$23.61	70
Weirton, WV	$49,070	$46,560	$23.59	30
El Paso, TX	$49,000	$48,620	$23.56	490
Lubbock, TX	$48,950	$46,360	$23.53	150
Springfield, OH	$48,900	$45,470	$23.51	30
Fayetteville, AR	$48,760	$46,910	$23.44	250
Wichita Falls, TX	$48,750	$48,310	$23.44	50
Tyler, TX	$48,620	$46,540	$23.37	80
San Angelo, TX	$48,560	$44,420	$23.35	40
Twin Falls, ID	$48,560	$46,340	$23.35	60
Cape Girardeau, MO	$48,420	$43,610	$23.28	40
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$48,160	$45,590	$23.15	50
Sierra Vista, AZ	$48,080	$47,210	$23.11	40
Homosassa Springs, FL	$48,050	$47,050	$23.10	40
Tuscaloosa, AL	$48,010	$45,540	$23.08	40
Huntington, WV	$47,730	$46,100	$22.95	100
Wheeling, WV	$47,660	$46,980	$22.92	40
Alexandria, LA	$47,510	$49,310	$22.84	60
Johnson City, TN	$47,480	$46,150	$22.83	90
Gulfport, MS	$47,380	$46,230	$22.78	190
Mobile, AL	$47,000	$45,280	$22.60	110
Jacksonville, NC	$46,930	$45,700	$22.56	30
Montgomery, AL	$46,920	$46,450	$22.56	130
Prescott Valley, AZ	$46,500	$41,760	$22.35	70
Charleston, WV	$46,290	$45,140	$22.26	80
Dubuque, IA	$45,070	$44,260	$21.67	80
Lawton, OK	$44,770	$49,940	$21.52	60
Morgantown, WV	$43,900	$39,110	$21.11	50
Daphne, AL	$43,140	$40,370	$20.74	60
Laredo, TX	$42,880	$41,030	$20.61	100
McAllen, TX	$42,870	$40,810	$20.61	280
Brownsville, TX	$42,120	$42,070	$20.25	140
Yuma, AZ	$42,010	$37,810	$20.20	130
Dothan, AL	$41,480	$38,550	$19.94	40
San Juan, PR	$36,460	$34,870	$17.53	830
Aguadilla, PR	$34,160	$30,840	$16.42	40
Mayaguez, PR	$33,980	$33,170	$16.34	60
Ponce, PR	$31,780	$29,640	$15.28	60

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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary: questions

Where do payroll and timekeeping clerks make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $84,640 a year, among the 359 metro areas we cover.

What is the average payroll and timekeeping clerks salary in the U.S.?

$59,630 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $58,260, so half of payroll and timekeeping clerks earn more than that and half less.

What salary should payroll and timekeeping clerks ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of payroll and timekeeping clerks nationwide earn between $47,990 (25th percentile) and $69,600 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays payroll and timekeeping clerks the most?

Washington, D.C., with a statewide average of $76,510 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is payroll and timekeeping clerks pay the lowest?

Ponce, PR, at $31,780 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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 43-3051.
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.

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