The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Elkhart-Goshen is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,800.
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 | $46,310 | -2.48% | 29.04% |
| 2021 | $47,460 | 11.06% | - |
| 2020 | $42,210 | 8.55% | - |
| 2019 | $38,600 | -6.53% | - |
| 2018 | $41,120 | -4.06% | - |
| 2017 | $42,790 | 13.53% | - |
| 2016 | $37,000 | 3.65% | - |
| 2015 | $35,650 | 8.78% | - |
| 2014 | $32,520 | -6.27% | - |
| 2013 | $34,560 | 4.92% | - |
| 2012 | $32,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,310 in Elkhart-Goshen is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Elkhart-Goshen is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Indianapolis-Carmel and 33.5 percent (33.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kokomo.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Columbus | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Muncie | |
| Bloomington | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anderson | |
| Gary | |
| Lafayette | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Kokomo |