The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $30,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,930.
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 | $44,600 | 15.90% | 22.91% |
| 2021 | $37,510 | -12.74% | - |
| 2020 | $42,290 | -2.84% | - |
| 2019 | $43,490 | 3.66% | - |
| 2018 | $41,900 | 4.30% | - |
| 2017 | $40,100 | 9.85% | - |
| 2016 | $36,150 | 1.08% | - |
| 2015 | $35,760 | 0.34% | - |
| 2014 | $35,640 | 1.07% | - |
| 2013 | $35,260 | 2.50% | - |
| 2012 | $34,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,600 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 23.6 percent (23.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.