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.

Salary by State

State Name	Employment	Annual Salary	Hourly Salary
Alabama	1,250	$41,570	$19.99
Alaska	260	$56,680	$27.25
Arizona	3,630	$46,870	$22.54
Arkansas	1,040	$42,550	$20.46
California	20,850	$56,200	$27.02
Colorado	2,170	$55,010	$26.45
Connecticut	1,820	$54,240	$26.08
Delaware	460	$51,150	$24.59
District of Columbia	400	$64,120	$30.83
Florida	8,380	$46,280	$22.25
Georgia	3,840	$47,150	$22.67
Hawaii	520	$53,840	$25.89
Idaho	930	$39,700	$19.09
Illinois	4,500	$51,080	$24.56
Indiana	3,550	$46,410	$22.31
Iowa	980	$49,760	$23.92
Kansas	1,360	$47,820	$22.99
Kentucky	1,780	$47,150	$22.67
Louisiana	2,110	$42,250	$20.31
Maine	730	$44,090	$21.20
Maryland	2,610	$54,010	$25.97
Massachusetts	3,650	$55,500	$26.68
Michigan	3,720	$49,240	$23.67
Minnesota	2,810	$52,940	$25.45
Mississippi	900	$39,870	$19.17
Missouri	2,500	$46,090	$22.16
Montana	470	$43,480	$20.90
Nebraska	1,090	$43,660	$20.99
Nevada		$48,940	$23.53
New Hampshire	610	$52,080	$25.04
New Jersey	4,210	$54,260	$26.09
New Mexico	740	$42,580	$20.47
New York	9,570	$54,310	$26.11
North Carolina	3,890	$45,380	$21.82
North Dakota		$53,520	$25.73
Ohio	5,070	$44,320	$21.31
Oklahoma	3,000	$45,870	$22.06
Oregon	2,130	$51,470	$24.74
Pennsylvania	6,600	$48,440	$23.29
Rhode Island	640	$55,970	$26.91
South Carolina	2,860	$37,770	$18.16
South Dakota	360	$40,920	$19.67
Tennessee	3,060	$40,720	$19.58
Texas	13,810	$46,580	$22.39
Utah	1,460	$48,620	$23.37
Vermont	180	$53,330	$25.64
Virginia	2,750	$49,630	$23.86
Washington	4,280	$57,170	$27.49
West Virginia	550	$38,460	$18.49
Wisconsin	2,450	$45,520	$21.89
Wyoming	250	$46,880	$22.54

Education

The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.

A program that prepares individuals to provide technical administrative support to professional accountants and other financial management personnel. Includes instruction in posting transactions to accounts, record-keeping systems, accounting software operation, and general accounting principles and practices.