Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Dothan, Alabama

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Dothan, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Dothan 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 Dothan, Alabama

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,790
25th Percentile Wage
$32,260
50th Percentile Wage
$34,460
75th Percentile Wage
$40,610
90th Percentile Wage
$52,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Dothan, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,790.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$34,460
-6.09% 12.94%
2021
$36,560
12.77% -
2020
$31,890
-2.35% -
2019
$32,640
5.64% -
2018
$30,800
-5.65% -
2017
$32,540
-12.72% -
2016
$36,680
5.15% -
2015
$34,790
8.68% -
2014
$31,770
6.23% -
2013
$29,790
-0.70% -
2012
$30,000
- -

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Dothan with Other Alabama Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,460 in Dothan 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 Dothan is 29.8 percent (29.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 8.5 percent (8.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Birmingham-Hoover
$49,100
Tuscaloosa
$46,560
Decatur
$46,450
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$44,090
Montgomery
$42,330
Huntsville
$40,460
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$40,250
Anniston-Oxford
$39,570
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$38,510
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$38,180
Mobile
$37,160
Florence-Muscle Shoals
$37,060
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
$36,540
Auburn-Opelika
$35,190
Dothan
$34,460
Gadsden
$31,530

See also: Top paying jobs in Dothan, Alabama.