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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lansing-East Lansing 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 Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,510
25th Percentile Wage
$40,020
50th Percentile Wage
$49,440
75th Percentile Wage
$59,410
90th Percentile Wage
$68,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,510.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$49,440
2.43% 19.54%
2021
$48,240
2.99% -
2020
$46,800
-0.88% -
2019
$47,210
2.75% -
2018
$45,910
0.46% -
2017
$45,700
-0.24% -
2016
$45,810
3.30% -
2015
$44,300
3.93% -
2014
$42,560
4.82% -
2013
$40,510
1.80% -
2012
$39,780
- -

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Lansing-East Lansing with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,440 in Lansing-East Lansing is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lansing-East Lansing is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 17.9 percent (17.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Niles-Benton Harbor.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$54,360
Ann Arbor
$52,010
Midland
$51,410
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$50,960
Kalamazoo-Portage
$49,570
Lansing-East Lansing
$49,440
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$48,440
Flint
$47,980
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$47,720
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$47,700
South Bend-Mishawaka
$47,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$47,350
Jackson
$47,190
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$46,990
Battle Creek
$46,970
Monroe
$46,400
Bay City
$46,330
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$42,780
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$42,470
Holland-Grand Haven
$41,380
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$40,930
Niles-Benton Harbor
$40,590

See also: Top paying jobs in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan.