Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,560
25th Percentile Wage
$47,550
50th Percentile Wage
$58,920
75th Percentile Wage
$67,730
90th Percentile Wage
$83,540

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,560.

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
$58,920
12.85% 33.72%
2021
$51,350
-6.93% -
2020
$54,910
0.69% -
2019
$54,530
6.24% -
2018
$51,130
15.61% -
2017
$43,150
-4.22% -
2016
$44,970
8.96% -
2015
$40,940
-2.61% -
2014
$42,010
0.00% -
2013
$42,010
7.05% -
2012
$39,050
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Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Portsmouth with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,920, Portsmouth is the highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of New Hampshire, followed by Manchester (median annual salary $54,540). In comparison, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Portsmouth is 7.4 percent (7.4%) higher than that in Manchester.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Portsmouth
$58,920
Manchester
$54,540
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$51,260
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford
$50,910
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$50,100
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury
$49,640
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem
$49,090
Dover-Durham
$48,610
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$46,530
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$46,240
Nashua
$43,820
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$43,600
Rochester-Dover
$42,130

See also: Top paying jobs in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.