The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area 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 | $23,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,840 | 3.01% | 4.57% |
| 2016 | $36,700 | 1.80% | - |
| 2015 | $36,040 | -4.55% | - |
| 2014 | $37,680 | 0.32% | - |
| 2013 | $37,560 | 3.86% | - |
| 2012 | $36,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,840, Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Oregon, following city of Bend (median annual salary of $56,680). Compared with the highest paying city Bend, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area is 33.2 percent (33.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bend | |
| Albany | |
| Corvallis | |
| Eugene-Springfield | |
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Salem | |
| Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Medford | |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area |