The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $35,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,400.
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 | $51,600 | 3.59% | 13.97% |
| 2016 | $49,750 | 3.36% | - |
| 2015 | $48,080 | 4.43% | - |
| 2014 | $45,950 | 1.98% | - |
| 2013 | $45,040 | 1.44% | - |
| 2012 | $44,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,600 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 25.3 percent (25.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.