Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary in Boulder, CO

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay range in Boulder

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $87,520 or more. The middle half of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Boulder earn between $63,190 and $69,320.

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

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay in Boulder vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Payroll and timekeeping clerks in Boulder earn 4% more than the Colorado average ($65,400) and 14% more than the U.S. average ($59,630). At the median the gap is +14% against the U.S. median of $58,260.

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

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary after taxes in Boulder

On the average salary of $67,870, a single filer in Boulder takes home about $54,299 a year, or $4,525 a month and $2,088 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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Is Boulder a good place for payroll and timekeeping clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Boulder area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.2), so the average $67,870 buys what about $64,514 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Boulder ($69,580). A typical home costs $727,954, or 10.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in other Colorado cities

Boulder ranks 1st of 7 Colorado metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for payroll and timekeeping clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($84,640).

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary by city

Related jobs in Boulder

• Financial Clerks, All Other$63,080 a year
• Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$59,260 a year
• Billing and Posting Clerks$57,500 a year
• Procurement Clerks$54,950 a year
• Tellers$47,780 a year
• Bill and Account Collectors$47,010 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$87,470 a year
• Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$83,230 a year

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