The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $36,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,460.
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 | $50,500 | 4.28% | 26.18% |
| 2021 | $48,340 | 5.56% | - |
| 2020 | $45,650 | 0.46% | - |
| 2019 | $45,440 | 0.88% | - |
| 2018 | $45,040 | 2.44% | - |
| 2017 | $43,940 | 3.35% | - |
| 2016 | $42,470 | 5.42% | - |
| 2015 | $40,170 | 1.79% | - |
| 2014 | $39,450 | 6.29% | - |
| 2013 | $36,970 | -0.84% | - |
| 2012 | $37,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,500, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Kentucky, followed by Evansville (median annual salary $45,580). In comparison, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Louisville-Jefferson County is 9.7 percent (9.7%) higher than that in Evansville.
| 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 |