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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 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 East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$37,680
25th Percentile Wage	$41,310
50th Percentile Wage	$47,540
75th Percentile Wage	$56,350
90th Percentile Wage	$61,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,680.

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	4-Year Growth
2022	$47,540	0.72%	22.55%
2021	$47,200	15.53%	-
2020	$39,870	3.36%	-
2019	$38,530	4.44%	-
2018	$36,820	-	-

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area with Other Montana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,540, East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Montana, following the highest paying city Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $48,480). Compared with Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area	$48,480
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$47,540
Great Falls	$46,790
Billings	$45,520
Missoula	$44,060
Western Montana nonmetropolitan area	$43,950
Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$37,350
Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan area	$36,520