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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Information Services 300 0.09 $28.72 $59,730
Grain and Oilseed Milling 60 0.10 $28.65 $59,590
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 1,090 0.32 $28.50 $59,280
Rail Transportation 360 0.15 $28.23 $58,710
Scientific Research and Development Services 440 0.06 $28.11 $58,470


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:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 360 0.49 0.51 $30.41 $63,260
Connecticut 1,650 0.99 1.02 $26.37 $54,850
California 21,740 1.25 1.29 $25.92 $53,910
Massachusetts 3,170 0.88 0.90 $25.51 $53,070
Washington 3,160 0.95 0.98 $25.37 $52,770





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




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 130 2.51 2.58 $19.89 $41,380
Bend-Redmond, OR 180 2.13 2.19 $19.65 $40,870
Roanoke, VA 320 2.10 2.16 $19.91 $41,410
El Centro, CA 120 1.96 2.01 $21.43 $44,570
Napa, CA 150 1.94 2.00 $26.25 $54,610
Merced, CA 150 1.90 1.96 $23.06 $47,970
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 1,850 1.83 1.88 $25.04 $52,080
Billings, MT 160 1.81 1.87 $18.15 $37,760
El Paso, TX 530 1.67 1.72 $15.45 $32,130
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 70 1.66 1.71 $24.12 $50,170




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 440 1.07 1.10 $30.87 $64,210
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,910 1.18 1.21 $30.42 $63,280
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,340 0.74 0.76 $29.30 $60,950
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,070 0.94 0.97 $28.76 $59,820
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 30 0.37 0.38 $28.00 $58,230
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,270 1.18 1.22 $27.43 $57,060
Santa Rosa, CA 280 1.33 1.37 $27.36 $56,920
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 60 0.54 0.55 $26.94 $56,030
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 100 1.01 1.04 $26.93 $56,010
Boulder, CO 90 0.50 0.51 $26.61 $55,360

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 460 1.17 1.21 $18.92 $39,360
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 320 1.24 1.27 $18.69 $38,880
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 280 1.03 1.06 $20.45 $42,530
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 280 0.83 0.85 $17.72 $36,870
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 270 0.96 0.99 $19.71 $40,990

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 230 2.50 2.57 $19.48 $40,520
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 170 1.72 1.77 $21.15 $43,990
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 200 1.69 1.74 $18.21 $37,880
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 120 1.63 1.68 $16.77 $34,890
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 130 1.63 1.68 $20.76 $43,180

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 70 0.54 0.55 $26.90 $55,950
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 100 0.88 0.91 $25.46 $52,960
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 100 0.84 0.87 $24.95 $51,890
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 30 0.52 0.54 $24.63 $51,230
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 90 0.68 0.70 $24.06 $50,050


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020