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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Fort Smith, Oklahoma is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith, Oklahoma

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$27,320
25th Percentile Wage	$35,830
50th Percentile Wage	$38,220
75th Percentile Wage	$45,270
90th Percentile Wage	$52,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Fort Smith, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,320.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$38,220	5.36%	23.39%
2021	$36,170	-6.17%	-
2020	$38,400	-0.36%	-
2019	$38,540	9.08%	-
2018	$35,040	-0.63%	-
2017	$35,260	4.03%	-
2016	$33,840	3.19%	-
2015	$32,760	11.60%	-
2014	$28,960	-3.56%	-
2013	$29,990	2.37%	-
2012	$29,280	-	-

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Fort Smith with Other Oklahoma Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,220, Fort Smith is the lowest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Oklahoma, following city of Oklahoma City (median annual salary of $44,200). In comparison, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Fort Smith is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city Oklahoma City.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Oklahoma City	$44,200
Enid	$44,060
Tulsa	$43,360
Lawton	$42,930
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$41,280
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$40,860
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$40,500
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$40,490
Fort Smith	$38,220