The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $38,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,050.
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 | $55,080 | -8.33% | 18.01% |
| 2021 | $59,670 | 7.06% | - |
| 2020 | $55,460 | 2.24% | - |
| 2019 | $54,220 | 7.75% | - |
| 2018 | $50,020 | 4.38% | - |
| 2017 | $47,830 | 5.58% | - |
| 2016 | $45,160 | -0.66% | - |
| 2015 | $45,460 | 0.66% | - |
| 2012 | $45,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,080 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.1 percent (28.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.