Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary in Milwaukee, WI

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay range in Milwaukee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,630 or more. The middle half of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Milwaukee earn between $52,090 and $67,640.

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

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay in Milwaukee vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Payroll and timekeeping clerks in Milwaukee earn about the same as the Wisconsin average ($59,710) and about the same as the U.S. average ($59,630). At the median the gap is +4% 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 Milwaukee

On the average salary of $60,410, a single filer in Milwaukee takes home about $48,630 a year, or $4,052 a month and $1,870 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).

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

Prices in the Milwaukee area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.9), so the average $60,410 buys what about $62,319 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Milwaukee ($51,160). A typical home costs $390,238, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in other Wisconsin cities

Milwaukee ranks 6th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Sheboygan pays the most ($66,210).

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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 Milwaukee

• Financial Clerks, All Other$55,040 a year
• Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$52,490 a year
• Bill and Account Collectors$52,120 a year
• Procurement Clerks$51,570 a year
• Billing and Posting Clerks$50,240 a year
• Tellers$43,120 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$77,150 a year
• Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$72,690 a year

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