The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $34,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $50,430 | 3.83% | 7.52% |
| 2016 | $48,500 | -1.40% | - |
| 2015 | $49,180 | 0.87% | - |
| 2014 | $48,750 | 0.78% | - |
| 2013 | $48,370 | 3.58% | - |
| 2012 | $46,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,430 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 15.2 percent (15.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 10.8 percent (10.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| New Bedford | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Worcester | |
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Framingham | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Peabody | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |