Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Greenville, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Greenville, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Greenville 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 Greenville, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,280
25th Percentile Wage
$36,310
50th Percentile Wage
$45,350
75th Percentile Wage
$54,680
90th Percentile Wage
$65,930

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Greenville, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,280.

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
$45,350
1.63% 28.11%
2021
$44,610
6.12% -
2020
$41,880
7.33% -
2019
$38,810
0.62% -
2018
$38,570
-2.59% -
2017
$39,570
1.04% -
2016
$39,160
-4.06% -
2015
$40,750
7.51% -
2014
$37,690
2.87% -
2013
$36,610
10.95% -
2012
$32,600
- -

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Greenville with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,350 in Greenville is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Greenville is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 23.7 percent (23.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill
$55,210
Asheville
$50,180
Raleigh-Cary
$48,960
Burlington
$47,670
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$47,010
Greenville
$45,350
Fayetteville
$44,680
Greensboro-High Point
$44,060
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$43,880
Goldsboro
$42,730
Winston-Salem
$42,450
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$41,860
New Bern
$41,500
Rocky Mount
$41,260
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$40,490
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$39,630
Wilmington
$37,200
Jacksonville
$34,580

See also: Top paying jobs in Greenville, North Carolina.