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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
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: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 152,990 |
0.9 % |
$21.61 |
$44,950 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$13.53 |
$16.90 |
$21.10 |
$25.65 |
$30.38 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$28,130 |
$35,160 |
$43,890 |
$53,350 |
$63,180 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
13,830 |
1.48 |
$20.02 |
$41,640 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
12,730 |
0.55 |
$22.74 |
$47,300 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
9,570 |
0.11 |
$21.36 |
$44,430 |
| Employment Services |
8,600 |
0.24 |
$20.55 |
$42,740 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
7,680 |
0.14 |
$24.06 |
$50,040 |
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 |
13,830 |
1.48 |
$20.02 |
$41,640 |
| Office Administrative Services |
3,760 |
0.76 |
$21.75 |
$45,240 |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) |
130 |
0.56 |
$22.82 |
$47,470 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
12,730 |
0.55 |
$22.74 |
$47,300 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
400 |
0.36 |
$23.57 |
$49,030 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
25,090 |
1.50 |
1.40 |
$24.25 |
$50,430 |
| Texas |
14,080 |
1.18 |
1.10 |
$21.07 |
$43,820 |
| New York |
9,680 |
1.05 |
0.98 |
$22.65 |
$47,110 |
| Florida |
7,130 |
0.85 |
0.79 |
$19.82 |
$41,230 |
| Pennsylvania |
6,020 |
1.04 |
0.97 |
$20.39 |
$42,420 |
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 |
2,520 |
1.60 |
1.50 |
$18.68 |
$38,860 |
| California |
25,090 |
1.50 |
1.40 |
$24.25 |
$50,430 |
| Louisiana |
2,740 |
1.44 |
1.34 |
$18.88 |
$39,260 |
| Kansas |
1,790 |
1.31 |
1.22 |
$20.76 |
$43,170 |
| Alaska |
380 |
1.20 |
1.12 |
$24.82 |
$51,630 |
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 |
440 |
0.62 |
0.58 |
$31.10 |
$64,680 |
| Alaska |
380 |
1.20 |
1.12 |
$24.82 |
$51,630 |
| Connecticut |
1,940 |
1.17 |
1.09 |
$24.57 |
$51,110 |
| California |
25,090 |
1.50 |
1.40 |
$24.25 |
$50,430 |
| Maryland |
2,770 |
1.04 |
0.97 |
$24.06 |
$50,050 |
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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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
6,480 |
0.97 |
0.90 |
$23.38 |
$48,640 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
5,730 |
1.29 |
1.20 |
$22.29 |
$46,350 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,830 |
1.31 |
1.22 |
$22.09 |
$45,950 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
3,170 |
1.27 |
1.19 |
$23.32 |
$48,500 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
2,790 |
0.76 |
0.71 |
$22.60 |
$47,010 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,670 |
1.65 |
1.54 |
$24.95 |
$51,900 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,600 |
0.99 |
0.93 |
$22.44 |
$46,680 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
2,150 |
1.17 |
1.09 |
$24.48 |
$50,920 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
2,140 |
1.50 |
1.39 |
$23.98 |
$49,890 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
2,080 |
1.45 |
1.35 |
$22.18 |
$46,130 |
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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) |
| El Centro, CA |
170 |
2.81 |
2.62 |
$18.24 |
$37,940 |
| Merced, CA |
170 |
2.52 |
2.35 |
$21.52 |
$44,760 |
| Bangor, ME |
160 |
2.41 |
2.24 |
$16.94 |
$35,240 |
| Elmira, NY |
80 |
2.29 |
2.14 |
$18.57 |
$38,620 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
2,070 |
2.16 |
2.01 |
$23.62 |
$49,120 |
| Bakersfield, CA |
630 |
2.09 |
1.94 |
$19.85 |
$41,280 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
70 |
2.07 |
1.93 |
$16.63 |
$34,600 |
| Napa, CA |
140 |
1.99 |
1.85 |
$23.99 |
$49,900 |
| El Paso, TX |
580 |
1.92 |
1.79 |
$14.97 |
$31,140 |
| Bend-Redmond, OR |
150 |
1.90 |
1.77 |
$20.25 |
$42,120 |
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