The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $34,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,840.
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 | $47,990 | 20.05% | 20.94% |
| 2021 | $38,370 | -15.09% | - |
| 2020 | $44,160 | -3.03% | - |
| 2019 | $45,500 | -5.63% | - |
| 2018 | $48,060 | 4.62% | - |
| 2017 | $45,840 | 8.46% | - |
| 2016 | $41,960 | 8.29% | - |
| 2015 | $38,480 | 1.27% | - |
| 2014 | $37,990 | -3.26% | - |
| 2013 | $39,230 | 3.29% | - |
| 2012 | $37,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,990, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Tennessee, followed by Knoxville (median annual salary $46,860). In comparison, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 2.4 percent (2.4%) higher than that in Knoxville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville | |
| Cleveland | |
| Johnson City | |
| Clarksville | |
| Memphis | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Jackson | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morristown | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |