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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,810
25th Percentile Wage
$35,640
50th Percentile Wage
$45,690
75th Percentile Wage
$56,430
90th Percentile Wage
$68,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,810.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$45,690
3.81% 6.17%
2016
$43,950
-2.71% -
2015
$45,140
1.75% -
2014
$44,350
1.22% -
2013
$43,810
2.15% -
2012
$42,870
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Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,690 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 33.3 percent (33.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 13.3 percent (13.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$68,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$67,480
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$64,130
Vallejo-Fairfield
$62,280
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$61,820
Napa
$60,270
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$58,660
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$57,910
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$57,900
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$57,880
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$56,990
Madera-Chowchilla
$56,640
Hanford-Corcoran
$56,280
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$56,160
Modesto
$55,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$55,080
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$55,080
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$54,450
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$54,370
Stockton
$53,070
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$52,000
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$50,200
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$49,970
Merced
$49,660
Yuba City
$49,000
Chico
$48,700
Fresno
$47,990
Salinas
$47,920
Redding
$47,610
Visalia-Porterville
$46,410
Bakersfield-Delano
$46,170
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$45,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$45,690
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$45,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$44,720
El Centro
$44,670
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$41,260
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$39,600