Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Ithaca, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,040
25th Percentile Wage
$39,470
50th Percentile Wage
$42,450
75th Percentile Wage
$55,070
90th Percentile Wage
$66,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Ithaca, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,040.

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
$42,450
-11.02% -6.43%
2021
$47,130
27.20% -
2020
$34,310
-1.05% -
2019
$34,670
-21.63% -
2017
$42,170
-8.30% -
2016
$45,670
4.09% -
2015
$43,800
-5.55% -
2013
$46,230
2.27% -
2012
$45,180
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Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Ithaca with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,450 in Ithaca is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Ithaca is 30.2 percent (30.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 14.0 percent (14.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$60,820
Kingston
$53,610
Elmira
$52,260
Syracuse
$50,570
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$50,080
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$50,040
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$49,700
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$49,600
Nassau-Suffolk
$49,410
Binghamton
$49,380
Glens Falls
$48,520
Rochester
$47,770
Utica-Rome
$47,750
Watertown-Fort Drum
$47,320
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$46,700
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$46,610
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$44,440
Ithaca
$42,450
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$39,040
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$36,520

See also: Top paying jobs in Ithaca, New York.