How much do Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks make in Boulder, CO?

Percentile spread

For Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $52,410 and the 90th percentile is $87,520. The difference is $35,110, which is 53.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $63,190 to the 75th at $69,320, covers $6,130.

The mean annual wage is $67,870, which sits above the median of $66,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boulder, CO median is 13.5% higher than the national median of $58,260 for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,870, which is 7.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% higher than the Colorado median of $64,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks at $62,870 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks. Boulder, CO ranks 2nd of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $67,710 and employment of 100. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,955, against $62,870 here.
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $64,760 and employment of 1,580. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,220, against $62,870 here.
• Greeley, CO is 62 miles away, with a median of $55,690 and employment of 110. That median is 15.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,592, against $62,870 here.