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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Industry profile for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Geographic profile for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
National estimates for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 133,870 |
1.1 % |
$ 23.21 |
$ 48,290 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.88 |
$ 18.14 |
$ 22.61 |
$ 27.88 |
$ 32.50 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 30,950 |
$ 37,720 |
$ 47,020 |
$ 58,000 |
$ 67,600 |
Industry profile for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
13,540 |
0.56 |
$ 24.55 |
$ 51,060 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
12,830 |
1.31 |
$ 21.37 |
$ 44,450 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
7,560 |
0.09 |
$ 23.50 |
$ 48,890 |
| Employment Services |
7,010 |
0.22 |
$ 22.61 |
$ 47,030 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
6,780 |
0.13 |
$ 24.46 |
$ 50,890 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
12,830 |
1.31 |
$ 21.37 |
$ 44,450 |
| Office Administrative Services |
3,200 |
0.64 |
$ 23.14 |
$ 48,140 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
13,540 |
0.56 |
$ 24.55 |
$ 51,060 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
1,070 |
0.30 |
$ 24.59 |
$ 51,150 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
280 |
0.23 |
$ 25.21 |
$ 52,430 |
Top paying industries for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks:
Geographic profile for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
19,190 |
1.17 |
1.21 |
$ 26.44 |
$ 55,000 |
| Texas |
12,220 |
1.01 |
1.05 |
$ 21.69 |
$ 45,110 |
| New York |
7,700 |
0.89 |
0.92 |
$ 25.20 |
$ 52,410 |
| Florida |
7,290 |
0.86 |
0.90 |
$ 21.23 |
$ 44,150 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,740 |
1.04 |
1.08 |
$ 21.98 |
$ 45,720 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oklahoma |
2,320 |
1.48 |
1.54 |
$ 22.66 |
$ 47,140 |
| South Carolina |
2,900 |
1.44 |
1.49 |
$ 17.87 |
$ 37,180 |
| Arizona |
3,480 |
1.23 |
1.27 |
$ 21.94 |
$ 45,640 |
| Idaho |
880 |
1.22 |
1.27 |
$ 19.87 |
$ 41,320 |
| Kansas |
1,610 |
1.21 |
1.26 |
$ 22.46 |
$ 46,710 |
Top paying states for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks:
| 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 |
6,830 |
0.77 |
0.80 |
$ 26.39 |
$ 54,900 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,680 |
1.15 |
1.19 |
$ 26.48 |
$ 55,080 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,430 |
0.96 |
0.99 |
$ 23.07 |
$ 47,990 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,230 |
1.09 |
1.13 |
$ 22.36 |
$ 46,510 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,000 |
0.69 |
0.71 |
$ 27.36 |
$ 56,900 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,970 |
1.13 |
1.17 |
$ 22.80 |
$ 47,430 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,830 |
1.05 |
1.09 |
$ 23.60 |
$ 49,080 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,720 |
1.04 |
1.09 |
$ 26.23 |
$ 54,570 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,600 |
1.23 |
1.28 |
$ 22.54 |
$ 46,880 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,570 |
1.02 |
1.06 |
$ 21.54 |
$ 44,810 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID |
130 |
2.15 |
2.23 |
$ 19.13 |
$ 39,780 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
100 |
2.11 |
2.19 |
$ 18.98 |
$ 39,490 |
| Punta Gorda, FL |
90 |
1.96 |
2.04 |
$ 17.78 |
$ 36,980 |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
160 |
1.94 |
2.02 |
$ 17.40 |
$ 36,200 |
| Billings, MT |
160 |
1.90 |
1.97 |
$ 18.52 |
$ 38,510 |
| El Centro, CA |
110 |
1.87 |
1.95 |
$ 19.96 |
$ 41,510 |
| Madera, CA |
90 |
1.87 |
1.94 |
$ 26.04 |
$ 54,150 |
| Rochester, NY |
880 |
1.86 |
1.93 |
$ 21.22 |
$ 44,130 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
1,800 |
1.85 |
1.93 |
$ 25.15 |
$ 52,310 |
| Beckley, WV |
70 |
1.71 |
1.78 |
$ 13.58 |
$ 28,240 |
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