The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,370.
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 | $42,430 | 10.72% | 24.96% |
| 2021 | $37,880 | 4.88% | - |
| 2020 | $36,030 | 9.33% | - |
| 2019 | $32,670 | -13.62% | - |
| 2018 | $37,120 | 22.58% | - |
| 2017 | $28,740 | 1.25% | - |
| 2016 | $28,380 | -0.07% | - |
| 2015 | $28,400 | -5.95% | - |
| 2014 | $30,090 | -12.50% | - |
| 2013 | $33,850 | 5.94% | - |
| 2012 | $31,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,430 in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is 17.0 percent (17.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Kansas City and 13.2 percent (13.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kansas City | |
| St Louis | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jefferson City | |
| Columbia | |
| Joplin | |
| Springfield | |
| St Joseph | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area |