How much do Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks make in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV?

Percentile spread

For Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $41,040 and the 90th percentile is $69,640. The difference is $28,600, which is 48.7% 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 $47,640 to the 75th at $64,550, covers $16,910.

The mean annual wage is $56,570, which sits below the median of $58,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV median is 0.7% higher than the national median of $58,260 for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,323, which is 7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the Maryland median of $59,760.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Maryland, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 94.171, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks at $62,323 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

32 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV ranks 9th of 33 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).).

• Chambersburg, PA is 29 miles away, with a median of $50,810 and employment of 40. That median is 13.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,687, against $62,323 here.
• Winchester, VA-WV is 32 miles away, with a median of $53,080 and employment of 30. That median is 9.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,034, against $62,323 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 56 miles away, with a median of $63,440 and employment of 2,010. That median is 8.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,264, against $62,323 here.