Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary by City

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $59,370150
      Alaska $59,360290
      Fairbanks, AK $58,92040
      Alaska $58,200100
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Decatur, AL $53,76040
      Huntsville, AL $49,500150
      Birmingham, AL $46,810380
      Montgomery, AL $46,700130
      Alabama $45,4701,510
      Southwest Alabama $45,43050
      Tuscaloosa, AL $44,15070
      Northeast Alabama $43,62090
      Mobile, AL $42,980120
      Auburn, AL $42,57040
      Northwest Alabama $41,66040
      Florence, AL $41,60050
      Southeast Alabama $41,13050
      Daphne, AL $40,37060
      Dothan, AL $37,46050
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jonesboro, AR $49,81040
      Little Rock, AR $47,800380
      Arkansas $45,8301,410
      Fayetteville, AR $45,330270
      North Arkansas $44,42090
      East Arkansas $43,85050
      South Arkansas $43,610130
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,370150
      Hot Springs, AR $41,31030
      West Arkansas $39,76070
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $52,20050
      Phoenix, AZ $51,5002,770
      Arizona $50,6003,670
      Sierra Vista, AZ $48,70040
      Tucson, AZ $48,130290
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $44,63060
      Arizona $43,29090
      Yuma, AZ $43,160150
      Prescott Valley, AZ $41,76070
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $65,520120
      Denver, CO $61,4101,620
      Colorado $59,1302,660
      Fort Collins, CO $58,200
      Colorado Springs, CO $55,230290
      Pueblo, CO $54,29040
      Greeley, CO $53,620100
      Northwest Colorado $53,110100
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $51,06050
      Southwest Colorado $48,030120
      Grand Junction, CO $47,86040
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $64,46070
      New Haven, CT $61,780220
      Hartford, CT $61,110600
      Bridgeport, CT $60,720350
      Connecticut $60,7201,540
      Waterbury, CT $60,040130
      Norwich, CT $58,230110
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $60,9801,660
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $57,690350
      Sussex Delaware $56,470
      Dover, DE $54,33040
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Orlando, FL $51,2401,310
      Naples, FL $50,960110
      South Florida $50,840100
      Cape Coral, FL $49,700190
      Palm Bay, FL $49,340170
      Wildwood, FL $48,87040
      Tampa, FL $48,8001,770
      Miami, FL $48,5703,060
      Florida $48,03010,060
      Panama City, FL $47,80050
      Punta Gorda, FL $47,66080
      Gainesville, FL $47,13090
      Crestview, FL $47,06080
      North Port, FL $47,060250
      North Florida $46,98090
      Jacksonville, FL $46,300780
      Ocala, FL $46,25080
      Tallahassee, FL $45,990110
      Port St. Lucie, FL $45,980130
      Lakeland, FL $45,700290
      Deltona, FL $45,650200
      Pensacola, FL $44,580200
      Homosassa Springs, FL $43,49040
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Savannah, GA $58,870120
      Hinesville, GA $58,11040
      Atlanta, GA $55,7702,980
      Brunswick, GA $54,07050
      Columbus, GA-AL $53,650110
      Rome, GA $52,510
      Georgia $52,2204,740
      North Georgia $52,180110
      Gainesville, GA $51,42080
      Warner Robins, GA $50,65040
      Middle Georgia $50,54090
      Macon, GA $50,29080
      South Georgia $49,730150
      Dalton, GA $49,50040
      Athens, GA $48,86050
      Albany, GA $46,41040
      East Georgia $44,27070
      Augusta, GA-SC $43,130280
      Valdosta, GA $33,69050
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $48,01060
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $59,170450
      Hawaii $58,010560
      Kahului, HI $55,44050
      Hawaii / Kauai $54,08060
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa City, IA $56,43040
      Des Moines, IA $55,760310
      Ames, IA $55,38030
      Davenport, IA-IL $53,660180
      Cedar Rapids, IA $53,260110
      Northeast Iowa $53,200120
      Northwest Iowa $52,990120
      Waterloo, IA $50,82050
      Iowa $49,9901,240
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $49,04040
      Southeast Iowa $49,010140
      Southwest Iowa $44,26070
      Dubuque, IA $43,870100
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $63,230540
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $60,76050
      Idaho $58,200960
      Idaho Falls, ID $51,33050
      Southeast-Central Idaho $49,030120
      Northwestern Idaho $47,55060
      Twin Falls, ID $45,04050
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $61,9204,710
      Illinois $60,0606,060
      Peoria, IL $56,350140
      Decatur, IL $55,92040
      Kankakee, IL $55,41030
      Bloomington, IL $54,57050
      Northwest Illinois $54,340100
      Champaign, IL $54,12070
      Rockford, IL $52,860110
      Springfield, IL $52,47080
      South Illinois $52,380110
      West Central Illinois $47,370160
      East Central Illinois $45,790140
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kokomo, IN $52,14040
      Indianapolis, IN $51,3301,670
      Elkhart, IN $50,480130
      Lafayette, IN $49,390100
      Indiana $49,3804,120
      Michigan City, IN $49,07050
      Fort Wayne, IN $48,180300
      Evansville, IN $47,870140
      Columbus, IN $47,80060
      South Bend, IN-MI $47,690150
      Bloomington, IN $47,58070
      Southern Indiana $46,190200
      Central Indiana $44,940170
      Terre Haute, IN $44,79090
      Northern Indiana $44,440230
      Muncie, IN $43,34060
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $56,06040
      Manhattan, KS $52,52050
      Wichita, KS $52,260310
      Topeka, KS $50,900220
      Kansas $50,0201,910
      Kansas $47,670350
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $53,910230
      Bowling Green, KY $52,00070
      Owensboro, KY $51,62030
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $51,570620
      Kentucky $50,1901,700
      West Kentucky $49,400120
      Elizabethtown, KY $49,00050
      Paducah, KY-IL $47,55040
      Central Kentucky $47,300170
      South Central Kentucky $45,450140
      East Kentucky $43,55050
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $55,240470
      Hammond, LA $51,37050
      New Orleans, LA $51,070600
      Slidell, LA $50,870120
      Louisiana $49,8402,310
      Lake Charles, LA $49,29090
      Lafayette, LA $49,200220
      Southwest Louisiana $48,90070
      Shreveport, LA $47,830180
      Monroe, LA $47,15080
      Central Louisiana $46,750120
      Houma, LA $44,820120
      Northeast Louisiana $43,26070
      Alexandria, LA $39,54050
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $62,41030
      Boston, MA-NH $61,3402,660
      Massachusetts $60,2603,470
      Amherst Town, MA $59,44050
      Worcester, MA $57,910310
      Barnstable Town, MA $56,63090
      Springfield, MA $56,010230
      Pittsfield, MA $54,17060
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $58,2401,070
      Maryland $57,5902,030
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $54,210
      Maryland $51,30090
      Salisbury, MD $50,31040
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $59,260200
      Maine $53,110510
      Lewiston, ME $52,51040
      Southwest Maine $50,42090
      Northeast Maine $48,28050
      Bangor, ME $45,740100
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Midland, MI $61,91050
      Detroit, MI $59,2601,490
      Lansing, MI $59,010170
      Grand Rapids, MI $57,680490
      Ann Arbor, MI $57,610140
      Saginaw, MI $55,69060
      Michigan $54,6903,920
      Jackson, MI $54,43040
      Battle Creek, MI $53,98060
      Traverse City, MI $53,65050
      Monroe, MI $53,39040
      Northern Michigan $53,100100
      Muskegon, MI $51,59040
      Mid Michigan $51,310170
      Southern Michigan $51,300100
      Flint, MI $50,330120
      Kalamazoo, MI $49,43090
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $48,410130
      Niles, MI $48,14040
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $63,3801,660
      Rochester, MN $62,76070
      Minnesota $60,7802,700
      Mankato, MN $57,53050
      Southwest Minnesota $56,290140
      Duluth, MN-WI $56,100100
      St. Cloud, MN $56,010140
      Northwest Minnesota $55,860180
      Southeast Minnesota $55,410120
      Northeast Minnesota $47,84040
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $54,7901,510
      Kansas City, MO-KS $52,630
      Missouri $51,9403,190
      Southwest Missouri $50,00050
      Springfield, MO $49,320220
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $49,16070
      Columbia, MO $48,82080
      Joplin, MO-KS $48,560100
      Jefferson City, MO $46,52070
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $46,11050
      North Missouri $45,470100
      Southeast Missouri $44,510160
      Central Missouri $42,740130
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $45,810210
      Gulfport, MS $45,200140
      Lower West Mississippi $44,99090
      Mississippi $43,790950
      West Delta Mississippi $43,45080
      Upper East Mississippi $41,850150
      Lower East Mississippi $40,980120
      Hattiesburg, MS $40,57050
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Montana $57,95040
      Bozeman, MT $54,03060
      Great Falls, MT $51,79040
      Montana $50,270540
      Billings, MT $49,920100
      East-Central Montana $48,730100
      West Montana $48,40080
      Missoula, MT $46,57070
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $57,820300
      Charlotte, NC-SC $54,900840
      Raleigh, NC $54,110520
      Pinehurst, NC $53,96040
      North Carolina $52,0003,620
      Winston, NC $51,850220
      Burlington, NC $51,41030
      Eastern North Carolina $50,760240
      Fayetteville, NC $50,460160
      Greenville, NC $50,30050
      Greensboro, NC $49,750230
      Wilmington, NC $49,300130
      Western North Carolina $49,030150
      Asheville, NC $48,700140
      Central North Carolina $47,480210
      Rocky Mount, NC $47,23040
      Hickory, NC $46,020100
      Jacksonville, NC $40,77040
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East North Dakota $60,57030
      Fargo, ND-MN $59,610110
      North Dakota $58,580290
      West North Dakota $58,41050
      Bismarck, ND $57,54050
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $53,53050
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $55,220170
      Omaha, NE-IA $53,490570
      Nebraska $52,660990
      Grand Island, NE $52,55040
      South Nebraska $52,10090
      Northeast Nebraska $51,870100
      Northwest Nebraska $48,45030
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $62,35090
      New Hampshire $60,6701,030
      Manchester, NH $58,890320
      Southwestern New Hampshire $57,51080
      Central New Hampshire $55,880120
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $59,9204,350
      Trenton, NJ $56,870230
      Atlantic City, NJ $54,000160
      Vineland, NJ $49,18070
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern New Mexico $58,240230
      Albuquerque, NM $54,520350
      New Mexico $54,170890
      Santa Fe, NM $53,64030
      Northern New Mexico $51,68080
      Farmington, NM $50,85040
      Las Cruces, NM $45,76060
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $58,590320
      Nevada $56,3101,340
      Balance of Nevada $55,48050
      Las Vegas, NV $54,310940
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $63,7107,950
      New York $60,6009,040
      Kiryas Joel, NY $59,390290
      Elmira, NY $57,55030
      Ithaca, NY $56,95040
      Southwest New York $56,640190
      Rochester, NY $55,890670
      Kingston, NY $55,71070
      Syracuse, NY $55,330320
      Albany, NY $55,290530
      Glens Falls, NY $54,76080
      Buffalo, NY $54,680670
      Capital/Northern New York $54,430170
      Binghamton, NY $52,830110
      Central East New York $51,330180
      Utica, NY $50,880140
      Watertown, NY $49,79050
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $55,4001,060
      Cleveland, OH $55,2901,340
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $54,790980
      Toledo, OH $52,710280
      Dayton, OH $51,990270
      Akron, OH $51,540350
      Ohio $51,4605,690
      Sandusky, OH $49,31040
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $49,010280
      Lima, OH $48,39050
      Eastern Ohio $47,840120
      Southern Ohio $47,530140
      Canton, OH $46,420150
      Springfield, OH $46,08050
      Youngstown, OH $46,050180
      Mansfield, OH $45,04030
      West Northwestern Ohio $44,710280
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $52,710520
      Lawton, OK $50,65050
      Oklahoma City, OK $48,5001,030
      Southwest Oklahoma $47,21080
      Southeast Oklahoma $46,760300
      Oklahoma $45,6702,840
      Northeast Oklahoma $43,830160
      Northwest Oklahoma $43,600150
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $61,8001,690
      Oregon $59,4302,780
      Corvallis, OR $59,22040
      Salem, OR $57,670290
      Eastern Oregon $57,44080
      Bend, OR $57,060170
      Eugene, OR $56,550230
      Albany, OR $56,16060
      Central Oregon $55,92080
      Grants Pass, OR $54,78040
      Medford, OR $53,700150
      Coast Oregon $52,000150
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $69,210350
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $29,840730
      Mayaguez, PR $28,26060
      Aguadilla, PR $27,96030
      Ponce, PR $26,84050
      Puerto Rico $24,59030
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $59,500290
      Providence, RI-MA $58,030490
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $48,710150
      South Dakota $46,940410
      West South Dakota $46,30060
      East South Dakota $46,160110
      Rapid City, SD $45,72070
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $53,7101,280
      Tennessee $50,1403,240
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $49,940470
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $49,250220
      Knoxville, TN $49,220400
      Clarksville, TN-KY $49,00090
      Cleveland, TN $47,57030
      Jackson, TN $46,93060
      East Tennessee $46,370110
      Kingsport, TN-VA $46,200100
      South Central Tennessee $45,82080
      North Central Tennessee $45,130100
      West Tennessee $43,560100
      Morristown, TN $43,27050
      Johnson City, TN $42,10070
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $57,7101,070
      Midland, TX $57,710130
      Dallas, TX $56,3003,950
      Houston, TX $52,5203,590
      Texas $51,99014,130
      Waco, TX $51,580110
      Killeen, TX $50,600200
      Beaumont, TX $50,220170
      Longview, TX $49,690100
      Odessa, TX $49,68070
      Tyler, TX $49,540140
      San Antonio, TX $49,460990
      Northwestern Region of Texas $49,390150
      Sherman, TX $49,07040
      Amarillo, TX $48,99090
      College Station, TX $48,590110
      North Region of Texas $48,090240
      Lubbock, TX $47,500130
      Texarkana, TX-AR $46,67040
      Wichita Falls, TX $46,38050
      Hill Country Region of Texas $46,360140
      Eastern Region of Texas $46,340100
      Corpus Christi, TX $45,520190
      Border Region of Texas $44,93050
      Victoria, TX $44,59040
      El Paso, TX $44,340460
      San Angelo, TX $43,17040
      McAllen, TX $42,980300
      Abilene, TX $42,94070
      Brownsville, TX $40,710180
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $40,070160
      Laredo, TX $37,990120
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $55,84050
      Salt Lake City, UT $54,790780
      Utah $54,7901,530
      Provo, UT $54,510310
      High Desert Utah $52,33090
      Ogden, UT $52,090170
      St. George, UT $51,16070
      Logan, UT-ID $49,50060
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $37,95030
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $62,41090
      Vermont $59,210220
      Northern Vermont $57,11050
      Southern Vermont $56,53070
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Olympia, WA $64,480100
      Mount Vernon, WA $64,21050
      Seattle, WA $63,6402,440
      Washington $62,3103,880
      Yakima, WA $62,190120
      Bremerton, WA $61,88050
      Longview, WA $60,47050
      Western Washington $58,720130
      Bellingham, WA $58,12080
      Spokane, WA $58,030230
      Kennewick, WA $57,160120
      Wenatchee, WA $56,43050
      Eastern Washington $55,230120
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sheboygan, WI $60,14060
      Oshkosh, WI $59,69090
      Madison, WI $59,150420
      Kenosha, WI $58,050100
      Wausau, WI $57,79070
      Milwaukee, WI $56,720800
      Appleton, WI $56,210110
      La Crosse, WI-MN $56,07080
      Wisconsin $55,4302,910
      Fond du Lac, WI $54,44040
      Western Wisconsin $53,910170
      Eau Claire, WI $53,87060
      Racine, WI $53,38060
      South Central Wisconsin $52,740190
      Northeastern Wisconsin $52,160200
      Janesville, WI $51,75080
      Green Bay, WI $51,700170
      Northwestern Wisconsin $48,65050
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Parkersburg, WV $49,50040
      Weirton, WV-OH $46,56030
      Charleston, WV $44,78080
      Morgantown, WV $43,35070
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $43,170130
      Wheeling, WV-OH $38,85070
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $56,65050
      Western Wyoming $53,65070
      Wyoming $53,650170