Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Rochester, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,500
25th Percentile Wage
$40,290
50th Percentile Wage
$47,770
75th Percentile Wage
$57,340
90th Percentile Wage
$69,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,500.

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
$47,770
1.80% 22.99%
2021
$46,910
11.17% -
2020
$41,670
0.77% -
2019
$41,350
-1.89% -
2018
$42,130
1.54% -
2017
$41,480
-0.94% -
2016
$41,870
10.29% -
2015
$37,560
1.60% -
2014
$36,960
3.33% -
2013
$35,730
-2.97% -
2012
$36,790
- -

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,770 in Rochester 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 Rochester is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 23.6 percent (23.6%) 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 Rochester, New York.