Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Modesto, California

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,870
25th Percentile Wage
$43,790
50th Percentile Wage
$55,510
75th Percentile Wage
$66,530
90th Percentile Wage
$77,040

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,870.

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
$55,510
12.86% 37.00%
2021
$48,370
-10.46% -
2020
$53,430
3.56% -
2019
$51,530
6.25% -
2018
$48,310
11.47% -
2017
$42,770
0.94% -
2016
$42,370
-3.68% -
2015
$43,930
3.16% -
2014
$42,540
10.74% -
2013
$37,970
7.90% -
2012
$34,970
- -

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,510 in Modesto 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 Modesto is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.7 percent (28.7%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.