Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
43-3051 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees’ time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks. Excludes “Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks” (43-3031).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 142,700 |
1.0 % |
$22.79 |
$47,390 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.58 |
$17.79 |
$22.20 |
$27.42 |
$31.83 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$30,320 |
$37,000 |
$46,180 |
$57,030 |
$66,210 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
13,220 |
1.35 |
$21.44 |
$44,590 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
13,200 |
0.54 |
$24.23 |
$50,400 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
8,600 |
0.10 |
$22.79 |
$47,400 |
| Employment Services |
7,950 |
0.22 |
$22.01 |
$45,780 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
6,900 |
0.12 |
$23.91 |
$49,730 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
13,220 |
1.35 |
$21.44 |
$44,590 |
| Office Administrative Services |
3,560 |
0.72 |
$22.35 |
$46,480 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
13,200 |
0.54 |
$24.23 |
$50,400 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
1,090 |
0.32 |
$28.50 |
$59,280 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation |
290 |
0.30 |
$27.32 |
$56,820 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
21,740 |
1.25 |
1.29 |
$25.92 |
$53,910 |
| Texas |
13,270 |
1.07 |
1.10 |
$21.82 |
$45,370 |
| New York |
8,620 |
0.90 |
0.93 |
$23.89 |
$49,700 |
| Florida |
7,520 |
0.86 |
0.88 |
$21.06 |
$43,800 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,430 |
0.92 |
0.95 |
$21.83 |
$45,410 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oklahoma |
2,450 |
1.51 |
1.56 |
$21.52 |
$44,750 |
| South Carolina |
2,840 |
1.35 |
1.39 |
$17.16 |
$35,700 |
| Louisiana |
2,410 |
1.26 |
1.29 |
$19.42 |
$40,390 |
| California |
21,740 |
1.25 |
1.29 |
$25.92 |
$53,910 |
| Montana |
580 |
1.23 |
1.27 |
$19.44 |
$40,430 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
7,820 |
0.81 |
0.83 |
$24.77 |
$51,530 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
7,720 |
1.24 |
1.27 |
$26.00 |
$54,070 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,880 |
1.06 |
1.09 |
$23.13 |
$48,110 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,360 |
1.10 |
1.13 |
$22.10 |
$45,970 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,230 |
0.69 |
0.71 |
$25.66 |
$53,380 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,910 |
1.18 |
1.21 |
$30.42 |
$63,280 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,780 |
1.01 |
1.04 |
$23.73 |
$49,360 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,770 |
0.96 |
0.99 |
$23.28 |
$48,430 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,560 |
0.92 |
0.94 |
$25.91 |
$53,890 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,480 |
1.17 |
1.20 |
$21.91 |
$45,560 |
United States Department of Labor
