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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area 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 East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$28,340
25th Percentile Wage	$31,030
50th Percentile Wage	$35,950
75th Percentile Wage	$50,200
90th Percentile Wage	$61,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,340.

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	$35,950	-4.51%	14.44%
2021	$37,570	-7.93%	-
2018	$40,550	7.64%	-
2017	$37,450	3.44%	-
2016	$36,160	12.31%	-
2015	$31,710	6.59%	-
2014	$29,620	1.35%	-
2013	$29,220	-5.27%	-
2012	$30,760	-	-

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area with Other Georgia Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,950, East Georgia nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Georgia, following city of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta (median annual salary of $52,150). In comparison, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area is 31.1 percent (31.1%) lower than that in the highest paying city Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta.

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