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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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) |
| 159,650 |
0.8 % |
$20.95 |
$43,580 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$13.08 |
$16.39 |
$20.38 |
$24.75 |
$29.82 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$27,200 |
$34,100 |
$42,390 |
$51,480 |
$62,030 |
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) |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
12,990 |
0.56 |
$21.76 |
$45,260 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
12,280 |
1.30 |
$19.72 |
$41,030 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
9,610 |
0.11 |
$20.75 |
$43,170 |
| Employment Services |
8,840 |
0.24 |
$19.87 |
$41,330 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
8,200 |
0.15 |
$23.21 |
$48,280 |
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 |
12,280 |
1.30 |
$19.72 |
$41,030 |
| Office Administrative Services |
3,420 |
0.71 |
$20.99 |
$43,670 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
12,990 |
0.56 |
$21.76 |
$45,260 |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) |
100 |
0.44 |
$21.91 |
$45,560 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
430 |
0.38 |
$23.05 |
$47,950 |
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 |
25,650 |
1.61 |
1.41 |
$23.15 |
$48,160 |
| Texas |
13,890 |
1.18 |
1.04 |
$20.31 |
$42,240 |
| New York |
9,720 |
1.07 |
0.94 |
$22.58 |
$46,980 |
| Pennsylvania |
6,870 |
1.19 |
1.05 |
$20.37 |
$42,370 |
| Florida |
6,700 |
0.81 |
0.72 |
$19.31 |
$40,160 |
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 |
2,880 |
1.81 |
1.59 |
$18.32 |
$38,100 |
| California |
25,650 |
1.61 |
1.41 |
$23.15 |
$48,160 |
| Louisiana |
3,070 |
1.60 |
1.40 |
$18.62 |
$38,720 |
| North Dakota |
650 |
1.53 |
1.35 |
$19.51 |
$40,580 |
| Kansas |
2,070 |
1.51 |
1.33 |
$19.71 |
$41,000 |
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
6,610 |
1.00 |
0.88 |
$23.64 |
$49,180 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
6,170 |
1.46 |
1.29 |
$21.33 |
$44,370 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,690 |
1.26 |
1.11 |
$22.47 |
$46,750 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
3,090 |
0.85 |
0.75 |
$22.38 |
$46,540 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,850 |
1.12 |
0.98 |
$22.43 |
$46,660 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
2,810 |
1.16 |
1.02 |
$22.05 |
$45,860 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,710 |
1.74 |
1.53 |
$23.29 |
$48,450 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
2,180 |
2.39 |
2.10 |
$22.70 |
$47,220 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,130 |
1.11 |
0.98 |
$22.32 |
$46,440 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
2,080 |
1.16 |
1.02 |
$23.76 |
$49,420 |
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