Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2008
43-3051 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Compile and post employee time and payroll data. May compute employees'
time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and
deductions. May prepare paychecks.
National
estimates for this occupation
Industry profile
for this occupation
State profile for
this occupation
Metropolitan area
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)
|
| 203,210 |
2.3 % |
$17.07 |
$35,500 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.17 |
$13.67 |
$16.74 |
$20.08 |
$23.83 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,230 |
$28,430 |
$34,810 |
$41,760 |
$49,570 |
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 |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage |
| Accounting,
Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
24,030 |
$17.24 |
$35,850 |
| Management
of Companies and Enterprises |
12,400 |
$17.70 |
$36,820 |
| Local
Government (OES designation) |
11,350 |
$17.61 |
$36,630 |
| Employment
Services |
11,270 |
$16.01 |
$33,310 |
| Elementary
and Secondary Schools |
10,000 |
$17.30 |
$35,980 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
State profile for this occupation: Top
States with the highest published employment concentrations and wages
for this occupation are provided. For a list of all States with employment
in this occupation, see the Create Customized
Tables function.
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:
| State |
Employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage |
Percent of State employment
|
| Alaska |
690 |
$19.60 |
$40,770 |
0.224% |
| New York |
19,240 |
$17.82 |
$37,060 |
0.223% |
| Oklahoma |
3,320 |
$14.54 |
$30,240 |
0.213% |
| Arizona |
5,280 |
$16.18 |
$33,660 |
0.200% |
| New Mexico |
1,630 |
$13.87 |
$28,840 |
0.199% |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top
Metropolitan areas with the highest published employment concentrations
and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all Metropolitan
areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized
Tables function.
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this
occupation:
| MSA |
Employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage |
Percent of MSA employment
|
| Rochester, NY
|
1,570 |
$16.75 |
$34,840 |
0.315% |
| Prescott, AZ
|
190 |
$15.02 |
$31,250 |
0.306% |
| New York-White
Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
13,330 |
$18.23 |
$37,910 |
0.258% |
| Modesto, CA
|
400 |
$16.90 |
$35,160 |
0.242% |
| Columbus, GA-AL
|
280 |
$15.51 |
$32,260 |
0.242% |
Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:
| MSA |
Employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage |
Percent of MSA employment
|
| San
Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,190 |
$22.53 |
$46,870 |
0.117% |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward,
CA Metropolitan Division |
1,510 |
$21.89 |
$45,530 |
0.146% |
| Fairbanks, AK
|
60 |
$21.13 |
$43,960 |
0.164% |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham,
MA NECTA Division |
40 |
$21.12 |
$43,940 |
0.086% |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk,
CT |
640 |
$20.93 |
$43,540 |
0.147% |
About May 2008
National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational
Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in
all industry sectors in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in every
State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage
figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files
(XLS).
Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an
occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn
more. 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 mean 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.
Other OES estimates and related information:
May 2008 National
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2008 State
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2008
Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage
Estimates
May 2008 National
Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
List of
Occupations in SOC Code Number Order
List of
Occupations in Alphabetical Order
Download May 2008
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped Excel files
Technical
Notes
Last Modified Date: May 04, 2009
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