The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $36,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,490.
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 | $47,660 | 2.14% | 20.54% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | 10.29% | - |
| 2020 | $41,840 | 3.68% | - |
| 2019 | $40,300 | 4.74% | - |
| 2018 | $38,390 | -11.07% | - |
| 2017 | $42,640 | 1.43% | - |
| 2016 | $42,030 | 6.21% | - |
| 2015 | $39,420 | 3.32% | - |
| 2014 | $38,110 | 2.05% | - |
| 2013 | $37,330 | -1.45% | - |
| 2012 | $37,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,660 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.