The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $32,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,760.
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 | $48,960 | 0.69% | 24.14% |
| 2021 | $48,620 | 11.00% | - |
| 2020 | $43,270 | -1.78% | - |
| 2019 | $44,040 | 4.52% | - |
| 2018 | $42,050 | -1.85% | - |
| 2017 | $42,830 | 6.68% | - |
| 2016 | $39,970 | 5.40% | - |
| 2015 | $37,810 | 0.53% | - |
| 2014 | $37,610 | -1.57% | - |
| 2013 | $38,200 | 2.77% | - |
| 2012 | $37,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,960 in Raleigh-Cary 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 Raleigh-Cary is 11.3 percent (11.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.