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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$35,060
25th Percentile Wage	$40,550
50th Percentile Wage	$52,150
75th Percentile Wage	$61,230
90th Percentile Wage	$72,590

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,060.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$52,150	7.88%	26.27%
2021	$48,040	4.14%	-
2020	$46,050	-4.84%	-
2019	$48,280	-1.99%	-
2018	$49,240	5.28%	-
2017	$46,640	0.90%	-
2016	$46,220	4.61%	-
2015	$44,090	1.02%	-
2014	$43,640	5.59%	-
2013	$41,200	6.67%	-
2012	$38,450	-	-

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta with Other Georgia Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,150, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta is the highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Georgia, followed by Brunswick (median annual salary $46,840). In comparison, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta is 10.2 percent (10.2%) higher than that in Brunswick.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta	$52,150
Brunswick	$46,840
Athens-Clarke County	$45,960
Albany	$45,700
Savannah	$45,690
Rome	$44,890
Dalton	$44,790
Macon	$44,370
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$44,320
Valdosta	$43,690
Gainesville	$42,980
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$42,570
Columbus	$42,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$40,960
Warner Robins	$40,840
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$35,950