Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Madison, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Madison, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Madison is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Madison, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,360
25th Percentile Wage
$44,810
50th Percentile Wage
$50,890
75th Percentile Wage
$59,500
90th Percentile Wage
$67,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Madison, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,360.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$50,890
5.07% 24.94%
2021
$48,310
1.10% -
2020
$47,780
3.01% -
2019
$46,340
2.65% -
2018
$45,110
-0.73% -
2017
$45,440
5.33% -
2015
$43,020
0.26% -
2014
$42,910
2.94% -
2013
$41,650
8.28% -
2012
$38,200
- -

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Madison with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,890 in Madison is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Madison is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 28.1 percent (28.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$56,980
Sheboygan
$51,920
Duluth
$51,370
Madison
$50,890
Wausau
$48,680
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$48,420
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$47,710
Green Bay
$46,480
Eau Claire
$46,360
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$46,220
Janesville
$46,220
Appleton
$46,180
Oshkosh-Neenah
$46,060
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$44,950
Lake County-Kenosha County
$44,280
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$43,630
Fond du Lac
$43,350
Racine
$42,630
La Crosse
$40,700
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$36,600

See also: Top paying jobs in Madison, Wisconsin.