The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 | $32,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,620.
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 | $48,420 | 1.59% | 18.46% |
| 2021 | $47,650 | -3.21% | - |
| 2020 | $49,180 | 2.85% | - |
| 2019 | $47,780 | 2.51% | - |
| 2018 | $46,580 | 0.45% | - |
| 2017 | $46,370 | 1.96% | - |
| 2016 | $45,460 | 3.37% | - |
| 2015 | $43,930 | 7.49% | - |
| 2014 | $40,640 | 1.50% | - |
| 2013 | $40,030 | 1.37% | - |
| 2012 | $39,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,420 in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.