The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Bakersfield-Delano 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 | $33,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,850.
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 | $46,170 | -1.99% | 23.44% |
| 2021 | $47,090 | 4.31% | - |
| 2020 | $45,060 | 2.02% | - |
| 2019 | $44,150 | -1.56% | - |
| 2018 | $44,840 | 6.60% | - |
| 2017 | $41,880 | 1.46% | - |
| 2016 | $41,270 | 3.10% | - |
| 2015 | $39,990 | 7.13% | - |
| 2014 | $37,140 | 1.80% | - |
| 2013 | $36,470 | 3.07% | - |
| 2012 | $35,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,170 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Bakersfield-Delano is 32.6 percent (32.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 14.2 percent (14.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.