The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $34,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,930.
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 | $48,020 | 2.83% | 19.62% |
| 2021 | $46,660 | 1.09% | - |
| 2020 | $46,150 | 0.82% | - |
| 2019 | $45,770 | 0.13% | - |
| 2018 | $45,710 | 0.66% | - |
| 2017 | $45,410 | 0.48% | - |
| 2016 | $45,190 | 4.56% | - |
| 2015 | $43,130 | 2.62% | - |
| 2014 | $42,000 | 5.33% | - |
| 2013 | $39,760 | 2.92% | - |
| 2012 | $38,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,020 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 22.9 percent (22.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.