The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $44,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,060.
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 | $61,780 | 1.91% | 29.25% |
| 2021 | $60,600 | 5.84% | - |
| 2020 | $57,060 | 3.47% | - |
| 2019 | $55,080 | 5.14% | - |
| 2018 | $52,250 | 1.91% | - |
| 2017 | $51,250 | 3.71% | - |
| 2016 | $49,350 | 4.11% | - |
| 2015 | $47,320 | 4.29% | - |
| 2014 | $45,290 | 1.81% | - |
| 2013 | $44,470 | 1.71% | - |
| 2012 | $43,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,780, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Washington, followed by Mount Vernon-Anacortes (median annual salary $59,040). In comparison, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 4.4 percent (4.4%) higher than that in Mount Vernon-Anacortes.