The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $31,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,370.
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 | $45,200 | -3.19% | 18.41% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | 12.95% | - |
| 2020 | $40,600 | 2.83% | - |
| 2019 | $39,450 | -1.32% | - |
| 2018 | $39,970 | 0.93% | - |
| 2017 | $39,600 | -3.56% | - |
| 2016 | $41,010 | -1.66% | - |
| 2015 | $41,690 | 6.16% | - |
| 2014 | $39,120 | 1.30% | - |
| 2013 | $38,610 | 4.48% | - |
| 2012 | $36,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,200 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 23.8 percent (23.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.