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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Indianapolis-Carmel 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 Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$33,080
25th Percentile Wage	$40,380
50th Percentile Wage	$48,150
75th Percentile Wage	$58,320
90th Percentile Wage	$64,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,080.

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	$48,150	1.97%	21.47%
2021	$47,200	4.51%	-
2020	$45,070	2.97%	-
2019	$43,730	4.71%	-
2018	$41,670	-1.15%	-
2017	$42,150	1.40%	-
2016	$41,560	1.40%	-
2015	$40,980	4.29%	-
2014	$39,220	1.45%	-
2013	$38,650	2.17%	-
2012	$37,810	-	-

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,150, Indianapolis-Carmel is the highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Indiana, followed by Lafayette-West Lafayette (median annual salary $47,330). In comparison, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Indianapolis-Carmel is 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in Lafayette-West Lafayette.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Indianapolis-Carmel	$48,150
Lafayette-West Lafayette	$47,330
Columbus	$46,800
Elkhart-Goshen	$46,310
Fort Wayne	$44,680
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$44,130
Muncie	$43,800
Bloomington	$43,680
Michigan City-La Porte	$43,190
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$41,900
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$41,600
Anderson	$41,060
Gary	$40,640
Lafayette	$39,520
Terre Haute	$39,020
Kokomo	$30,800