The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $31,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,260.
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 | $47,250 | 0.61% | 21.14% |
| 2021 | $46,960 | 17.48% | - |
| 2020 | $38,750 | -3.30% | - |
| 2019 | $40,030 | 0.17% | - |
| 2018 | $39,960 | -1.48% | - |
| 2017 | $40,550 | -7.10% | - |
| 2016 | $43,430 | 2.79% | - |
| 2015 | $42,220 | 7.11% | - |
| 2014 | $39,220 | 2.68% | - |
| 2013 | $38,170 | 2.38% | - |
| 2012 | $37,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,250 in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle is 6.8 percent (6.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 27.9 percent (27.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.