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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Rochester, Minnesota

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Rochester, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Rochester 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 Rochester, Minnesota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$36,890
25th Percentile Wage	$46,690
50th Percentile Wage	$53,800
75th Percentile Wage	$59,500
90th Percentile Wage	$65,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Rochester, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,890.

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	$53,800	4.85%	27.21%
2021	$51,190	-12.11%	-
2020	$57,390	0.12%	-
2019	$57,320	12.53%	-
2018	$50,140	8.32%	-
2017	$45,970	3.68%	-
2016	$44,280	8.27%	-
2015	$40,620	0.32%	-
2014	$40,490	2.89%	-
2013	$39,320	0.41%	-
2012	$39,160	-	-

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Rochester with Other Minnesota Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,800, Rochester is the highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Minnesota, followed by Mankato-North Mankato (median annual salary $52,590). In comparison, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Rochester is 2.2 percent (2.2%) higher than that in Mankato-North Mankato.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Rochester	$53,800
Mankato-North Mankato	$52,590
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$52,570
St Cloud	$50,980
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$50,500
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$50,250
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$48,240