The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Newark-Union 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 | $32,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,430.
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 | $48,120 | -2.85% | 7.42% |
| 2016 | $49,490 | -0.57% | - |
| 2015 | $49,770 | 3.05% | - |
| 2014 | $48,250 | 2.78% | - |
| 2013 | $46,910 | 5.03% | - |
| 2012 | $44,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,120 in Newark-Union 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 Newark-Union is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.