The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Auburn-Opelika is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $35,190 | 1.48% | 24.95% |
| 2019 | $34,670 | 2.34% | - |
| 2018 | $33,860 | -25.81% | - |
| 2016 | $42,600 | 1.20% | - |
| 2015 | $42,090 | 5.94% | - |
| 2014 | $39,590 | 21.24% | - |
| 2013 | $31,180 | 15.30% | - |
| 2012 | $26,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,190 in Auburn-Opelika is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Auburn-Opelika is 28.3 percent (28.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 10.4 percent (10.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.