The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $38,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,760.
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 | $48,550 | 22.64% | 29.89% |
| 2021 | $37,560 | -0.83% | - |
| 2020 | $37,870 | -0.61% | - |
| 2019 | $38,100 | -12.65% | - |
| 2018 | $42,920 | 4.89% | - |
| 2017 | $40,820 | 14.21% | - |
| 2016 | $35,020 | -16.93% | - |
| 2015 | $40,950 | 4.42% | - |
| 2014 | $39,140 | 6.00% | - |
| 2013 | $36,790 | 7.47% | - |
| 2012 | $34,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,550 in Lewiston-Auburn is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lewiston-Auburn is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-South Portland-Biddeford and 17.4 percent (17.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bangor.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor |