The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $33,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,460.
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 | $48,480 | 4.15% | 31.08% |
| 2021 | $46,470 | 11.60% | - |
| 2020 | $41,080 | 1.05% | - |
| 2019 | $40,650 | 1.97% | - |
| 2018 | $39,850 | 5.67% | - |
| 2017 | $37,590 | 4.79% | - |
| 2016 | $35,790 | 0.08% | - |
| 2015 | $35,760 | 5.54% | - |
| 2014 | $33,780 | -3.43% | - |
| 2013 | $34,940 | 4.38% | - |
| 2012 | $33,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,480, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Baton Rouge (median annual salary of $49,520). Compared with Baton Rouge, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Lafayette | |
| Alexandria | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Hammond | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area |