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Highest Paying Industries for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

The top 100 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $70,620, agents and managers for artists, athletes, entertainers, and other public figures is the highest paying industry for payroll and timekeeping clerks. It is followed by specialized design services industry (average annual salary $64,410). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of payroll and timekeeping clerks in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures	$70,620	$63,820	n/a
2	Specialized Design Services	$64,410	$28,970	n/a
3	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$63,750	$35,970	350
4	Couriers and Messengers	$63,340	$28,270	130
5	Postal Service (federal government)	$56,770	$56,770	170
6	Other Information Services	$56,350	$34,080	n/a
7	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$53,950	$35,440	80
8	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$51,460	$33,200	480
9	Scientific Research and Development Services	$50,850	$31,710	510
10	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	$50,800	$18,820	30
11	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$50,470	$33,110	220
12	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$50,350	$31,140	430
13	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$50,290	$30,870	360
14	Pipeline Transportation	$49,240	$30,620	50
15	Telecommunications	$49,210	$30,920	660
16	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$49,070	$32,860	460
17	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$49,040	$31,040	50
18	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$49,030	$33,190	140
19	Natural Gas Distribution	$49,020	$29,130	70
20	Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	$48,900	$33,580	70
21	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$48,870	$31,640	100
22	Oil and Gas Extraction	$48,410	$31,760	240
23	Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores	$48,160	$26,820	90
24	Other Financial Investment Activities	$48,070	$32,580	240
25	Rail Transportation	$47,270	$30,130	120
26	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$46,520	$32,160	1,420
27	Engineering Services	$46,490	$32,400	1,000
28	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$46,480	$32,040	130
29	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$46,380	$31,630	670
30	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$46,330	$34,030	40
31	Utilities	$46,170	$30,650	780
32	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	$46,000	$32,570	120
33	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$45,880	$32,830	330
34	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$45,860	$31,300	40
35	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$45,730	$28,790	190
36	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$45,720	$34,820	60
37	Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing	$45,700	$39,660	40
38	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$45,310	$28,870	40
39	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$45,300	$26,690	60
40	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$45,250	$28,980	1,290
41	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$45,250	$32,580	150
42	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$45,240	$31,530	920
43	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$45,090	$32,630	70
44	Software Publishers	$44,910	$29,560	210
45	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$44,570	$26,200	160
46	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$44,500	$32,220	70
47	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$44,500	$37,310	n/a
48	Activities Related to Real Estate	$44,340	$29,090	830
49	Information	$44,340	$27,760	2,590
50	Legal Services	$44,330	$18,780	1,040
51	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,150	$30,420	750
52	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$44,020	$33,260	30
53	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$43,940	$28,200	50
54	Chemical Manufacturing	$43,930	$31,160	400
55	Testing Laboratories	$43,890	$31,520	160
56	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$43,890	$29,540	370
57	Offices of Dentists	$43,880	$23,320	220
58	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$43,840	$27,460	150
59	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$43,810	$31,110	160
60	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$43,790	$31,210	280
61	Other Telecommunications	$43,760	$27,560	100
62	Shoe Stores	$43,720	$27,320	n/a
63	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$43,640	$31,090	140
64	Educational Support Services	$43,630	$28,680	130
65	Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	$43,590	$31,190	120
66	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$43,560	$30,570	130
67	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$43,540	$26,220	460
68	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$43,460	$28,900	80
69	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$43,460	$32,610	n/a
70	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$43,420	$26,230	230
71	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$43,280	$28,430	730
72	Television Broadcasting	$43,260	$31,570	150
73	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$43,250	$28,900	350
74	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$43,230	$26,970	2,950
75	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$43,180	$28,470	30
76	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$43,180	$31,190	230
77	Other General Merchandise Stores	$43,170	$33,930	740
78	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$43,160	$30,870	1,340
79	Insurance Carriers	$43,090	$30,840	1,120
80	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$43,050	$28,840	30
81	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$43,000	$27,650	90
82	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$42,990	$25,920	90
83	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$42,810	$31,480	150
84	Educational Services - Privately owned	$42,770	$28,810	2,380
85	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$42,740	$31,020	270
86	Support Activities for Transportation	$42,740	$23,490	1,120
87	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$42,740	$30,270	450
88	General Merchandise Stores	$42,680	$28,980	860
89	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$42,680	$26,130	110
90	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$42,650	$26,640	120
91	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$42,630	$27,950	520
92	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$42,570	$26,090	1,390
93	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$42,560	$29,570	330
94	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$42,490	$25,580	780
95	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$42,480	$27,790	390
96	Performing Arts Companies	$42,470	$30,560	50
97	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$42,470	$31,860	100
98	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$42,460	$26,520	280
99	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$42,450	$27,960	380
100	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$42,360	$28,690	130