The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Winston-Salem 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 | $36,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,450. 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 | $42,450 | -11.33% | 19.60% |
| 2021 | $47,260 | 11.66% | - |
| 2020 | $41,750 | -0.02% | - |
| 2019 | $41,760 | 1.32% | - |
| 2018 | $41,210 | -2.21% | - |
| 2017 | $42,120 | 1.33% | - |
| 2016 | $41,560 | 8.76% | - |
| 2015 | $37,920 | 5.46% | - |
| 2014 | $35,850 | 4.02% | - |
| 2013 | $34,410 | 0.81% | - |
| 2012 | $34,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,450 in Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem is 23.1 percent (23.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 18.5 percent (18.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.