How much do Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks make in Rome, GA?

Percentile spread

For Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $40,120 and the 90th percentile is $71,400. The difference is $31,280, which is 57.2% 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 $41,930 to the 75th at $56,660, covers $14,730.

The mean annual wage is $53,470, which sits below the median of $54,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rome, GA median is 6.1% lower than the national median of $58,260 for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,658, which is 4.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.8% lower than the Georgia median of $59,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rome, GA is 90.161, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $54,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks at $60,658 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks. Rome, GA ranks 5th of 24 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).).

• Dalton, GA is 42 miles away, with a median of $50,780 and employment of 60. That median is 7.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,520, against $60,658 here.
• Chattanooga, TN-GA is 55 miles away, with a median of $51,870 and employment of 190. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,711, against $60,658 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 60 miles away, with a median of $62,710 and employment of 4,260. That median is 14.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,674, against $60,658 here.