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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,620
25th Percentile Wage
$57,690
50th Percentile Wage
$67,480
75th Percentile Wage
$81,230
90th Percentile Wage
$97,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,620.

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
$67,480
7.74% 24.91%
2021
$62,260
-0.72% -
2020
$62,710
2.09% -
2019
$61,400
0.93% -
2018
$60,830
0.69% -
2017
$60,410
3.96% -
2016
$58,020
7.29% -
2015
$53,790
5.45% -
2014
$50,860
1.53% -
2013
$50,080
-1.18% -
2012
$50,670
- -

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,480, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $68,520). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower.

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

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