Highest-paying Cities for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

The top 100 highest paying cities for payroll and timekeeping clerks (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of payroll and timekeeping clerks in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $68,520, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $67,480). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$68,520	$45,800	1,070
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$67,480	$45,620	3,030
3	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$64,130	$45,720	1,870
4	Boulder, Colorado	$63,540	$47,150	120
5	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$62,280	$43,370	200
6	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$61,820	$41,320	300
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$61,780	$44,060	2,500
8	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$60,820	$40,210	9,070
9	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$60,630	$42,110	380
10	Napa, California	$60,270	$35,510	120
11	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$59,990	$41,340	1,800
12	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$59,900	$41,980	70
13	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$59,440	$40,770	2,250
14	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$59,040	$36,670	40
15	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$58,920	$35,560	110
16	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$58,770	$39,420	70
17	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$58,660	$41,120	80
18	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$58,380	$45,820	70
19	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$58,050	$39,660	110
20	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$57,910	$39,010	130
21	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$57,900	$39,770	2,080
22	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$57,880	$38,840	1,900
23	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$57,630	$43,330	70
24	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$57,380	$44,370	1,600
25	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$57,030	$43,180	600
26	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$56,990	$38,140	1,500
27	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$56,980	$42,370	1,980
28	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$56,730	$39,660	600
29	Bend, Oregon	$56,680	$39,370	80
30	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$56,640	$34,670	80
31	Longview, Washington	$56,540	$39,940	50
32	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$56,470	$30,940	100
33	New Haven, Connecticut	$56,330	$40,570	320
34	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$56,280	$35,230	70
35	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$56,160	$36,750	2,270
36	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$56,070	$40,330	60
37	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$55,880	$40,020	240
38	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$55,850	$35,840	1,860
39	Danbury, Connecticut	$55,630	$38,060	60
40	Modesto, California	$55,510	$37,870	230
41	Bellingham, Washington	$55,510	$38,610	100
42	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$55,260	$41,850	30
43	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$55,210	$33,440	290
44	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$55,130	$40,230	1,460
45	Olympia, Washington	$55,080	$42,550	130
46	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$55,080	$38,050	9,440
47	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$55,080	$37,200	250
48	Albany, Oregon	$55,070	$38,510	50
49	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$55,000	$42,420	380
50	Manchester, New Hampshire	$54,540	$34,850	120
51	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$54,450	$37,640	120
52	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$54,420	$41,900	70
53	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$54,370	$39,520	140
54	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$54,360	$35,460	1,720
55	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$54,090	$36,400	70
56	Bismarck, North Dakota	$54,090	$39,040	50
57	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$53,980	$40,010	60
58	Rochester, Minnesota	$53,800	$36,890	60
59	Kingston, New York	$53,610	$38,550	40
60	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$53,590	$37,140	240
61	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$53,490	$39,440	140
62	Stockton, California	$53,070	$37,450	350
63	Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois	$52,900	$36,880	40
64	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$52,870	$32,380	4,660
65	Fargo, North Dakota	$52,800	$37,620	90
66	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$52,660	$38,960	130
67	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$52,590	$44,390	30
68	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$52,570	$37,440	130
69	Yakima, Washington	$52,480	$35,000	140
70	Worcester, Massachusetts	$52,480	$35,450	290
71	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$52,410	$39,660	50
72	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$52,390	$35,360	1,420
73	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$52,370	$34,480	60
74	Elmira, New York	$52,260	$36,610	40
75	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$52,150	$35,060	2,260
76	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$52,100	$38,670	90
77	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$52,010	$38,230	170
78	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$52,000	$39,520	130
79	Spokane, Washington	$51,980	$40,020	300
80	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$51,920	$37,940	50
81	Anchorage, Alaska	$51,880	$41,100	150
82	Corvallis, Oregon	$51,840	$32,530	30
83	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$51,830	$37,730	60
84	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$51,790	$37,370	60
85	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$51,770	$47,980	60
86	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$51,600	$39,660	60
87	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$51,600	$35,400	1,650
88	Waterbury, Connecticut	$51,490	$33,960	70
89	Midland, Michigan	$51,410	$32,660	50
90	Duluth, Wisconsin	$51,370	$38,220	100
91	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$51,350	$20,840	40
92	Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$51,260	$37,710	40
93	Charlottesville, Virginia	$51,240	$41,030	90
94	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$51,230	$21,850	30
95	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$51,150	$39,660	150
96	Kansas City, Missouri	$51,130	$36,790	1,110
97	St Cloud, Minnesota	$50,980	$39,800	140
98	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$50,960	$32,170	420
99	Walla Walla, Washington	$50,950	$34,420	30
100	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$50,910	$37,220	180

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