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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Jonesboro, Arkansas

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Jonesboro, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro, Arkansas

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$25,220
25th Percentile Wage	$33,760
50th Percentile Wage	$45,150
75th Percentile Wage	$49,440
90th Percentile Wage	$63,530

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,220.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$45,150	-2.48%	20.73%
2021	$46,270	11.04%	-
2020	$41,160	6.66%	-
2019	$38,420	2.26%	-
2018	$37,550	14.01%	-
2017	$32,290	4.71%	-
2016	$30,770	2.60%	-
2015	$29,970	2.30%	-
2014	$29,280	-19.09%	-
2013	$34,870	-2.64%	-
2012	$35,790	-	-

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Jonesboro with Other Arkansas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,150, Jonesboro is the second highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Arkansas, following the highest paying city Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway (median annual salary of $46,500). Compared with Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Jonesboro is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway	$46,500
Jonesboro	$45,150
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$42,730
Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$41,400
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$40,180
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$39,090
Pine Bluff	$35,760
Hot Springs	$34,820