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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Southwest Minnesota 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 Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$37,770
25th Percentile Wage	$43,300
50th Percentile Wage	$50,250
75th Percentile Wage	$55,890
90th Percentile Wage	$64,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,770.

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	$50,250	4.54%	28.14%
2021	$47,970	10.67%	-
2020	$42,850	0.30%	-
2019	$42,720	-3.23%	-
2018	$44,100	-0.29%	-
2017	$44,230	7.28%	-
2016	$41,010	6.75%	-
2015	$38,240	2.69%	-
2014	$37,210	4.03%	-
2013	$35,710	-1.12%	-
2012	$36,110	-	-

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area with Other Minnesota Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,250 in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Minnesota. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Rochester and 4.0 percent (4.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area.

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