Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Johnstown, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Johnstown, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Johnstown 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 Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,700
25th Percentile Wage
$34,450
50th Percentile Wage
$38,740
75th Percentile Wage
$45,960
90th Percentile Wage
$53,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,700.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$38,740
3.90% 12.78%
2021
$37,230
-2.82% -
2020
$38,280
0.86% -
2019
$37,950
5.64% -
2018
$35,810
11.81% -
2017
$31,580
4.21% -
2016
$30,250
2.31% -
2015
$29,550
-0.07% -
2014
$29,570
-13.73% -
2013
$33,630
-0.48% -
2012
$33,790
- -

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Johnstown with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,740 in Johnstown 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 Johnstown is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 12.1 percent (12.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$50,710
Reading
$50,580
York-Hanover
$48,330
Newark-Union
$48,120
Pittsburgh
$47,690
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$47,660
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$47,250
Lancaster
$46,740
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$46,440
Lebanon
$44,820
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$44,600
Erie
$44,310
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$44,180
Philadelphia
$44,000
Williamsport
$43,630
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$43,460
State College
$43,380
East Stroudsburg
$43,340
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$43,130
Altoona
$42,860
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$42,690
Gettysburg
$42,100
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$39,320
Johnstown
$38,740
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$34,070

See also: Top paying jobs in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.