Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary by State (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salaries across 51 states

$56,529

National Average (Median)

$74,670

Highest: District of Columbia

$45,170

Lowest: Mississippi

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary by State

Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

$45,170

$74,670

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $46,170 AK $62,210 AZ $50,210 AR $46,110 CA $65,340 CO $64,140 CT $62,200 DE $56,430 DC $74,670 FL $51,910 GA $59,990 HI $62,070 ID $51,790 IL $61,390 IN $53,770 IA $54,080 KS $56,590 KY $52,890 LA $50,800 ME $57,360 MD $59,760 MA $63,670 MI $56,160 MN $61,320 MS $45,170 MO $54,080 MT $55,040 NE $54,900 NV $58,220 NH $63,090 NJ $60,750 NM $53,230 NY $61,040 NC $53,550 ND $60,600 OH $57,270 OK $49,920 OR $60,980 PA $55,690 RI $59,370 SC $52,240 SD $47,680 TN $51,780 TX $54,090 UT $56,430 VT $55,340 VA $58,250 WA $64,560 WV $47,460 WI $59,310 WY $51,940

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

District of Columbia

$74,670

California

$65,340

Washington

$64,560

Colorado

$64,140

Massachusetts

$63,670

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary in All 51 States

#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	District of Columbia	$74,670	$76,510	270
2	California	$65,340	$68,580	20,590
3	Washington	$64,560	$67,810	3,560
4	Colorado	$64,140	$65,400	2,580
5	Massachusetts	$63,670	$66,810	3,280
6	New Hampshire	$63,090	$64,240	800
7	Alaska	$62,210	$62,990	360
8	Connecticut	$62,200	$64,880	1,540
9	Hawaii	$62,070	$64,260	700
10	Illinois	$61,390	$62,460	5,580
11	Minnesota	$61,320	$62,620	2,790
12	New York	$61,040	$63,650	8,400
13	Oregon	$60,980	$62,260	2,890
14	New Jersey	$60,750	$62,510	4,290
15	North Dakota	$60,600	$61,350	300
16	Georgia	$59,990	$59,510	6,720
17	Maryland	$59,760	$59,580	1,870
18	Rhode Island	$59,370	$61,010	410
19	Wisconsin	$59,310	$59,710	2,590
20	Virginia	$58,250	$59,810	3,400
21	Nevada	$58,220	$58,800	1,390
22	Maine	$57,360	$59,700	590
23	Ohio	$57,270	$58,530	5,820
24	Kansas	$56,590	$58,630	1,400
25	Delaware	$56,430	$61,460	320
26	Utah	$56,430	$57,810	1,590
27	Michigan	$56,160	$58,450	4,050
28	Pennsylvania	$55,690	$56,880	5,170
29	Vermont	$55,340	$56,440	270
30	Montana	$55,040	$57,000	530
31	Nebraska	$54,900	$57,030	910
32	Texas	$54,090	$55,390	13,220
33	Iowa	$54,080	$56,960	1,230
34	Missouri	$54,080	$56,000	3,460
35	Indiana	$53,770	$55,590	4,020
36	North Carolina	$53,550	$54,800	3,630
37	New Mexico	$53,230	$53,380	820
38	Kentucky	$52,890	$54,510	1,670
39	South Carolina	$52,240	$54,950	1,550
40	Wyoming	$51,940	$54,000	160
41	Florida	$51,910	$55,170	10,910
42	Idaho	$51,790	$54,810	800
43	Tennessee	$51,780	$54,220	3,680
44	Louisiana	$50,800	$51,730	2,160
45	Arizona	$50,210	$52,140	3,540
46	Oklahoma	$49,920	$52,030	2,470
47	South Dakota	$47,680	$49,730	370
48	West Virginia	$47,460	$47,820	580
49	Alabama	$46,170	$47,530	1,360
50	Arkansas	$46,110	$49,750	1,220
51	Mississippi	$45,170	$47,680	1,330

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS