The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $62,440, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for payroll and timekeeping clerks. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $59,320). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $62,440 |
$37,960 | 410 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $59,320 |
$44,000 | 550 |
| 3 | Washington | $58,670 |
$39,850 | 4,080 |
| 4 | California | $57,330 |
$38,050 | 26,580 |
| 5 | New York | $57,200 |
$38,630 | 9,690 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $56,500 |
$39,460 | 1,750 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $56,180 |
$39,340 | 2,950 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $55,960 |
$37,840 | 4,690 |
| 9 | Maryland | $55,780 |
$39,690 | 2,640 |
| 10 | Colorado | $55,490 |
$40,620 | 2,440 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $55,000 |
$42,420 | 520 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $53,880 |
$41,220 | 2,760 |
| 13 | North Dakota | $52,760 |
$39,660 | 270 |
| 14 | Alaska | $52,740 |
$41,080 | 260 |
| 15 | Wyoming | $52,480 |
$34,070 | 250 |
| 16 | Vermont | $51,950 |
$41,830 | 160 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $51,260 |
$24,230 | 860 |
| 18 | Illinois | $51,090 |
$31,960 | 6,050 |
| 19 | Oregon | $51,080 |
$35,360 | 2,160 |
| 20 | Michigan | $50,500 |
$33,800 | 3,750 |
| 21 | Iowa | $50,390 |
$38,270 | 810 |
| 22 | Virginia | $49,340 |
$35,280 | 2,590 |
| 23 | Missouri | $48,600 |
$33,580 | 2,960 |
| 24 | Florida | $47,840 |
$35,720 | 9,990 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $47,810 |
$33,500 | 6,850 |
| 26 | Nevada | $47,660 |
$37,900 | 1,620 |
| 27 | Kansas | $47,530 |
$32,940 | 1,440 |
| 28 | Maine | $47,490 |
$37,440 | 550 |
| 29 | Delaware | $47,400 |
$26,000 | 380 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $47,310 |
$33,120 | 2,490 |
| 31 | Arizona | $47,100 |
$34,930 | 3,910 |
| 32 | Utah | $47,070 |
$30,460 | 1,760 |
| 33 | Texas | $46,810 |
$32,550 | 14,390 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $46,490 |
$31,540 | 4,090 |
| 35 | Louisiana | $46,310 |
$30,460 | 2,060 |
| 36 | Ohio | $46,200 |
$28,770 | 5,110 |
| 37 | Indiana | $46,070 |
$31,940 | 4,230 |
| 38 | Kentucky | $46,030 |
$32,760 | 2,150 |
| 39 | Montana | $46,020 |
$30,400 | 490 |
| 40 | Georgia | $45,710 |
$28,340 | 4,570 |
| 41 | Nebraska | $45,560 |
$33,270 | 1,220 |
| 42 | New Mexico | $45,320 |
$33,040 | 650 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $45,120 |
$30,640 | 1,440 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $44,550 |
$30,700 | 3,090 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $42,820 |
$29,930 | 2,400 |
| 46 | Idaho | $42,450 |
$30,070 | 820 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $41,810 |
$27,350 | 1,120 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $41,280 |
$31,840 | 340 |
| 49 | Alabama | $40,850 |
$31,460 | 1,130 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $40,270 |
$23,960 | 720 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $37,480 |
$24,000 | 1,010 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $37,370 |
$29,690 | 30 |
| 53 | Guam | $33,240 |
$24,440 | 70 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $23,960 |
$17,680 | 930 |