The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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 | $30,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $46,440 | 0.41% | 3.57% |
| 2020 | $46,250 | 4.17% | - |
| 2019 | $44,320 | -1.90% | - |
| 2018 | $45,160 | 1.75% | - |
| 2017 | $44,370 | -0.92% | - |
| 2016 | $44,780 | 9.78% | - |
| 2015 | $40,400 | -10.84% | - |
| 2012 | $44,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,440 in Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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 Chambersburg-Waynesboro is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.