The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $40,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,210.
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 | $60,820 | 1.73% | 27.70% |
| 2021 | $59,770 | 8.57% | - |
| 2020 | $54,650 | 4.70% | - |
| 2019 | $52,080 | 4.57% | - |
| 2018 | $49,700 | 2.09% | - |
| 2017 | $48,660 | 0.66% | - |
| 2016 | $48,340 | 3.06% | - |
| 2015 | $46,860 | 0.85% | - |
| 2014 | $46,460 | 4.09% | - |
| 2013 | $44,560 | 1.32% | - |
| 2012 | $43,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,820, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of New York, followed by Kingston (median annual salary $53,610). In comparison, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 11.9 percent (11.9%) higher than that in Kingston.