The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $41,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $86,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $86,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,320.
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 | $61,820 | 7.09% | 26.59% |
| 2021 | $57,440 | -6.60% | - |
| 2020 | $61,230 | 6.08% | - |
| 2019 | $57,510 | -0.80% | - |
| 2018 | $57,970 | 5.35% | - |
| 2017 | $54,870 | 6.78% | - |
| 2016 | $51,150 | 9.33% | - |
| 2015 | $46,380 | 6.53% | - |
| 2014 | $43,350 | -6.60% | - |
| 2013 | $46,210 | 1.80% | - |
| 2012 | $45,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,820 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.9 percent (35.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.