Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary in the US
A payroll and timekeeping clerks earns a national median of $58,260 a year (mean $59,630) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #456 of 825.
How much does a payroll and timekeeping clerks earn in the US?
A payroll and timekeeping clerks in the United States earns a median of $58,260 a year (mean $59,630), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 14% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 153,140 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-3051), ranked #456 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$58,260
per year
Mean
$59,630
per year
Employment
153,140
US workers
National rank
#456
of 825 by median
What a payroll and timekeeping clerks earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a payroll and timekeeping clerks (SOC 43-3051) earns a median annual wage of $58,260 and a mean (average) of $59,630. The median is the midpoint — half of payroll and timekeeping clerks earn more and half earn less — and is 14% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a payroll and timekeeping clerks in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for payroll and timekeeping clerks is $58,260, and the mean (average) is $59,630. The median is the midpoint — half of payroll and timekeeping clerks earn more and half earn less.
- How does payroll and timekeeping clerks pay compare to the US average?
- At $58,260, a payroll and timekeeping clerks earns 14% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many payroll and timekeeping clerks are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 153,140 payroll and timekeeping clerks employed nationally (SOC 43-3051), across all industries.
- Where does this payroll and timekeeping clerks salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 43-3051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 43-3051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Published verbatim by GeraJobs. Last updated: 2026-06-27. ← All US salaries