Salary by Metro

SOC 43-3051 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks wages by metro

National median annual wage

$58,260

10th percentile
$39,500
25th percentile
$47,990
Median
$58,260
75th percentile
$69,600
90th percentile
$81,350
Mean
$59,630

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 153,140.

That median is 14.3% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA2,260$54,100$80,510$106,350
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA1,000$58,370$77,950$119,910
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA300$51,080$68,870$87,360
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA120$39,110$68,380$88,480
Kahului-Wailuku, HI110$52,910$67,740$84,460
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO100$47,770$67,710$88,040
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH2,500$50,510$66,930$89,450
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA60$49,760$66,800$94,130
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA50$46,450$66,650$92,120
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1,980$51,490$66,630$92,360
Boulder, CONot available$52,410$66,140$87,520
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA2,000$48,080$65,810$82,670
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA80$48,540$65,790$92,260
New Haven, CT250$46,370$65,190$81,860
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA6,600$48,970$65,040$88,640
Bellingham, WA140$53,860$64,990$78,000
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO1,580$49,420$64,760$92,960
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI70$43,710$64,690$80,790
Longview-Kelso, WA60$45,700$64,440$79,840
Fairbanks-College, AK50$49,240$64,240$84,180

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ7,770$45,730$63,500$88,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA6,600$48,970$65,040$88,640
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA4,260$43,820$62,710$78,850
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN4,170$42,340$62,920$87,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX3,800$35,350$60,230$78,390
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX3,260$38,470$54,090$77,110
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL2,750$30,870$57,450$78,960
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ2,650$33,870$50,350$71,840
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH2,500$50,510$66,930$89,450
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD2,410$42,150$58,810$81,570
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL2,300$34,510$50,440$76,170
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA2,260$54,100$80,510$106,350
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,010$31,750$63,440$88,090
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA2,000$48,080$65,810$82,670
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1,980$51,490$66,630$92,360
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI1,920$50,250$63,060$80,450
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA1,850$45,670$64,170$82,610
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA1,840$37,440$63,810$91,940
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN1,690$39,630$55,450$81,140
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL1,690$38,630$49,830$73,070

States and territories

State estimates for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
District of Columbia270$49,270$74,670$98,760
California20,590$46,120$65,340$92,080
Washington3,560$50,220$64,560$89,290
Colorado2,580$46,590$64,140$88,050
Massachusetts3,280$49,110$63,670$86,360
New Hampshire800$42,220$63,090$87,140
Alaska360$46,790$62,210$78,450
Connecticut1,540$47,120$62,200$83,950
Hawaii700$45,140$62,070$83,810
Illinois5,580$39,670$61,390$86,460
Minnesota2,790$49,270$61,320$79,370
New York8,400$45,140$61,040$86,470
Oregon2,890$42,430$60,980$82,080
New Jersey4,290$42,990$60,750$84,990
North Dakota300$46,880$60,600$77,530
Georgia6,720$39,590$59,990$76,790
Maryland1,870$31,750$59,760$82,140
Rhode Island410$38,080$59,370$82,090
Wisconsin2,590$42,730$59,310$76,830
Virginia3,400$43,890$58,250$78,800
Nevada1,390$37,850$58,220$78,410
Maine590$43,370$57,360$79,040
Ohio5,820$40,310$57,270$80,650
Kansas1,400$42,340$56,590$79,160
Delaware320$38,680$56,430$86,620
Utah1,590$43,400$56,430$74,530
Michigan4,050$38,560$56,160$78,200
Pennsylvania5,170$39,630$55,690$76,980
Vermont270$45,010$55,340$70,690
Montana530$37,910$55,040$78,500
Nebraska910$43,320$54,900$74,360
Texas13,220$36,040$54,090$75,850
Iowa1,230$39,410$54,080$70,990
Missouri3,460$37,030$54,080$79,470
Indiana4,020$38,910$53,770$77,700
North Carolina3,630$36,620$53,550$74,480
New Mexico820$37,230$53,230$69,990
Kentucky1,670$36,600$52,890$76,590
South Carolina1,550$38,180$52,240$77,660
Wyoming160$38,320$51,940$74,610
Florida10,910$35,730$51,910$76,710
Idaho800$41,440$51,790$70,390
Tennessee3,680$36,270$51,780$75,160
Louisiana2,160$29,480$50,800$71,750
Arizona3,540$33,870$50,210$69,980
Oklahoma2,470$32,410$49,920$74,190
South Dakota370$38,780$47,680$64,350
West Virginia580$30,990$47,460$63,390
Alabama1,360$32,210$46,170$64,170
Arkansas1,220$34,270$46,110$71,280
Mississippi1,330$30,560$45,170$66,930
Guam60$27,590$38,550$55,060
Virgin Islands40$34,610$38,100$53,890
Puerto Rico1,040$24,290$34,200$48,580

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks is $58,260. Employment is 153,140.

How does Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks is 14.3% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is highest on this page's list at $80,510.