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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
43-3051 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute
employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post
wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks. Excludes "Bookkeeping,
Accounting, and Auditing Clerks" (43-3031).
National
estimates for this occupationIndustry
profile for this occupationGeographic
profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1)
|
Employment
RSE (3)
|
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2)
|
Wage RSE (3)
|
| 144,030 |
0.9 % |
$22.17 |
$46,110 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.03 |
$17.31 |
$21.66 |
$26.60 |
$30.97 |
| Annual Wage (2)
|
$29,170 |
$36,000 |
$45,050 |
$55,320 |
$64,420 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this
occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in
this occupation, see the Create
Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1)
|
Percent of industry
employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2)
|
| Accounting,
Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services
|
13,030 |
1.36 |
$20.41 |
$42,460 |
| Management
of Companies and Enterprises
|
11,900 |
0.50 |
$23.67 |
$49,240 |
| Elementary
and Secondary Schools
|
9,380 |
0.11 |
$21.69 |
$45,120 |
| Employment
Services
|
8,110 |
0.22 |
$21.14 |
$43,980 |
| Local
Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
7,020 |
0.13 |
$23.47 |
$48,810 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this
occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1)
|
Percent of industry
employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2)
|
| Accounting,
Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services
|
13,030 |
1.36 |
$20.41 |
$42,460 |
| Office
Administrative Services
|
3,630 |
0.73 |
$21.96 |
$45,670 |
| Management
of Companies and Enterprises
|
11,900 |
0.50 |
$23.67 |
$49,240 |
| Support
Activities for Water Transportation
|
340 |
0.36 |
$25.35 |
$52,730 |
| Highway,
Street, and Bridge Construction
|
980 |
0.28 |
$22.78 |
$47,390 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location
quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all
areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create
Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1)
|
Employment per
thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2)
|
| California
|
22,650 |
1.33 |
1.34 |
$24.77 |
$51,520 |
| Texas
|
13,300 |
1.10 |
1.10 |
$21.34 |
$44,390 |
| New
York |
8,940 |
0.95 |
0.96 |
$23.06 |
$47,960 |
| Florida
|
7,520 |
0.87 |
0.88 |
$20.44 |
$42,520 |
| Ohio
|
5,680 |
1.05 |
1.05 |
$21.15 |
$43,980 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in
this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1)
|
Employment per
thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2)
|
| Oklahoma
|
2,300 |
1.44 |
1.45 |
$19.56 |
$40,680 |
| Alaska
|
450 |
1.41 |
1.42 |
$25.41 |
$52,860 |
| California
|
22,650 |
1.33 |
1.34 |
$24.77 |
$51,520 |
| Louisiana
|
2,460 |
1.29 |
1.29 |
$18.87 |
$39,250 |
| Kansas
|
1,640 |
1.19 |
1.20 |
$21.45 |
$44,620 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this
occupation:
| Metropolitan area
|
Employment (1)
|
Employment per
thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2)
|
| New
York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
|
8,330 |
0.88 |
0.88 |
$23.69 |
$49,270 |
| Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
|
7,810 |
1.28 |
1.28 |
$24.06 |
$50,040 |
| Dallas-Fort
Worth-Arlington, TX
|
4,160 |
1.17 |
1.17 |
$22.95 |
$47,740 |
| Houston-The
Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
|
3,490 |
1.17 |
1.17 |
$21.96 |
$45,680 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin,
IL-IN-WI
|
3,210 |
0.69 |
0.69 |
$24.05 |
$50,020 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua,
MA-NH
|
2,820 |
1.02 |
1.03 |
$25.33 |
$52,690 |
| San
Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
|
2,820 |
1.16 |
1.17 |
$30.00 |
$62,410 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington,
PA-NJ-DE-MD
|
2,730 |
0.96 |
0.96 |
$23.07 |
$47,990 |
| Miami-Fort
Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
|
2,460 |
0.95 |
0.95 |
$21.14 |
$43,980 |
| Atlanta-Sandy
Springs-Roswell, GA
|
2,360 |
0.88 |
0.88 |
$23.81 |
$49,520 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location
quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area
|
Employment (1)
|
Employment per
thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2)
|
| El
Centro, CA
|
160 |
2.66 |
2.68 |
$19.94 |
$41,480 |
| Merced,
CA
|
190 |
2.59 |
2.60 |
$22.88 |
$47,580 |
| Madera,
CA
|
100 |
2.12 |
2.13 |
$21.66 |
$45,050 |
| Bangor,
ME
|
140 |
2.08 |
2.09 |
$17.25 |
$35,870 |
| Elmira,
NY
|
70 |
2.03 |
2.04 |
$19.83 |
$41,260 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade,
CA
|
1,980 |
2.01 |
2.02 |
$24.44 |
$50,840 |
| Houma-Thibodaux,
LA
|
170 |
2.00 |
2.01 |
$17.67 |
$36,750 |
| Lewiston-Auburn,
ME
|
90 |
1.92 |
1.93 |
$20.98 |
$43,630 |
| Hanford-Corcoran,
CA
|
80 |
1.89 |
1.89 |
$23.87 |
$49,650 |
| Napa,
CA
|
140 |
1.85 |
1.86 |
$26.01 |
$54,090 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:
| Metropolitan area
|
Employment (1)
|
Employment per
thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2)
|
| San
Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
|
2,820 |
1.16 |
1.17 |
$30.00 |
$62,410 |
| St.
Cloud, MN
|
90 |
0.90 |
0.91 |
$29.07 |
$60,470 |
| San
Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
|
1,240 |
1.11 |
1.11 |
$28.21 |
$58,680 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
DC-VA-MD-WV
|
2,120 |
0.68 |
0.68 |
$27.88 |
$57,990 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk,
CT
|
430 |
1.02 |
1.03 |
$27.75 |
$57,720 |
| Santa
Rosa, CA
|
280 |
1.39 |
1.39 |
$27.59 |
$57,390 |
| Waterloo-Cedar
Falls, IA
|
40 |
0.48 |
0.48 |
$27.21 |
$56,600 |
| Barnstable
Town, MA
|
110 |
1.09 |
1.09 |
$26.84 |
$55,830 |
| Bellingham,
WA
|
60 |
0.71 |
0.72 |
$26.51 |
$55,140 |
| Hartford-West
Hartford-East Hartford, CT
|
690 |
1.17 |
1.18 |
$26.28 |
$54,660 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and
location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:
About May 2018
National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational
Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in
all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all
states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures
are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable
XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a
certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile
wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50
percent of workers earn more than the median. More
about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the
totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately.
Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the
hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the
annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey
data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the
reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard
error, the more precise the estimate.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area
concentration of occupational employment to the national average
concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the
occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location
quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the
area than average.
Other OES estimates and related information:
May 2018 National
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2018 State
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2018
Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage
Estimates
May 2018 National
Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2018
Occupation Profiles
Technical
Notes
Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019
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