The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $32,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky 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 $45,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,220.
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 | $45,550 | -2.39% | 25.69% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | 6.97% | - |
| 2020 | $43,390 | 1.31% | - |
| 2019 | $42,820 | 2.80% | - |
| 2018 | $41,620 | 4.97% | - |
| 2017 | $39,550 | -3.92% | - |
| 2016 | $41,100 | 7.32% | - |
| 2015 | $38,090 | 6.22% | - |
| 2014 | $35,720 | 7.47% | - |
| 2013 | $33,050 | -2.42% | - |
| 2012 | $33,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,550 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lexington-Fayette is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 9.2 percent (9.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |