The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $35,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,100 | 5.95% | 23.81% |
| 2021 | $46,180 | 9.64% | - |
| 2020 | $41,730 | 9.08% | - |
| 2019 | $37,940 | -9.88% | - |
| 2018 | $41,690 | 4.65% | - |
| 2017 | $39,750 | -2.24% | - |
| 2016 | $40,640 | 1.45% | - |
| 2015 | $40,050 | 2.30% | - |
| 2014 | $39,130 | -4.65% | - |
| 2013 | $40,950 | 8.64% | - |
| 2012 | $37,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,100, Birmingham-Hoover is the highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Alabama, followed by Tuscaloosa (median annual salary $46,560). In comparison, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Birmingham-Hoover is 5.2 percent (5.2%) higher than that in Tuscaloosa.