The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,890 | 5.01% | 26.37% |
| 2021 | $48,340 | 5.11% | - |
| 2020 | $45,870 | -0.65% | - |
| 2019 | $46,170 | 9.44% | - |
| 2018 | $41,810 | -8.92% | - |
| 2017 | $45,540 | 10.85% | - |
| 2016 | $40,600 | 1.18% | - |
| 2015 | $40,120 | 4.36% | - |
| 2014 | $38,370 | 2.92% | - |
| 2013 | $37,250 | -0.59% | - |
| 2012 | $37,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,890, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the highest paying city for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of South Carolina, followed by Greenville-Mauldin-Easley (median annual salary $48,590). In comparison, the median annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley.