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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$39,660
25th Percentile Wage	$44,050
50th Percentile Wage	$51,150
75th Percentile Wage	$59,300
90th Percentile Wage	$64,930

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,660.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$51,150	5.55%	30.15%
2021	$48,310	3.50%	-
2020	$46,620	1.29%	-
2019	$46,020	0.15%	-
2018	$45,950	3.00%	-
2017	$44,570	7.25%	-
2016	$41,340	-2.61%	-
2015	$42,420	7.97%	-
2014	$39,040	1.36%	-
2013	$38,510	7.22%	-
2012	$35,730	-	-

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford with Other Maine Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,150, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Maine, followed by Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $49,440). In comparison, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 3.3 percent (3.3%) higher than that in Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford	$51,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$49,440
Lewiston-Auburn	$48,550
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$42,420
Bangor	$40,100