The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $45,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,800.
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 | $68,520 | 9.14% | 27.98% |
| 2021 | $62,260 | 2.30% | - |
| 2020 | $60,830 | 5.15% | - |
| 2019 | $57,700 | 1.89% | - |
| 2018 | $56,610 | -1.13% | - |
| 2017 | $57,250 | 0.80% | - |
| 2016 | $56,790 | 4.28% | - |
| 2015 | $54,360 | 5.06% | - |
| 2014 | $51,610 | 3.51% | - |
| 2013 | $49,800 | 0.90% | - |
| 2012 | $49,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $68,520, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $67,480). In comparison, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 1.5 percent (1.5%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.