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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$39,420
25th Percentile Wage	$47,200
50th Percentile Wage	$58,770
75th Percentile Wage	$71,680
90th Percentile Wage	$79,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,420.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	5-Year Growth
2017	$58,770	-0.83%	23.82%
2016	$59,260	9.87%	-
2015	$53,410	7.53%	-
2014	$49,390	3.52%	-
2013	$47,650	6.04%	-
2012	$44,770	-	-

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area with Other Alaska Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,770, Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Alaska, following the highest paying city Alaska nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $59,900). Compared with Alaska nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$59,900
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$58,770
Anchorage	$51,880
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$51,350
Fairbanks	$45,180