43 Series · SOC 43-3051
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $58,260
- Median / year
- +5.4%
- 2024→2025
- $81,350
- Top 10% earn
- -16.7%
- Growth '24–'34
- 153,140
- Estimated US jobs
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks earn a median of $58,260 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $58,260, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $39,500 (10th percentile) to $81,350 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 153,140 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($74,670).
The pay verdict
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks earn a median of $58,260, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 45% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #8 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 16.7% by 2034.
- $58,260
- Median annual wage
- Top 55%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #8 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 2.1×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $74,670. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks moved from $46,180 in May 2019 to $58,260 in May 2025 (+26.2%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks sits +1.7 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks (SOC 43-3051) has a national median of $58,260 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $39,500 to $81,350, and the published mean is $59,630. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 153,140 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 491 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $55,290 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $58,260 in May 2025, a rise of $2,970 (+5.4%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -16.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 13,000 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as moderate-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Office and Administrative Support Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $74,670, which is +28% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $80,510. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$58,260
per year
Median Hourly
$28.01/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$59,630
average
Employment
153,140
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$58,260 Bottom 45% higher than 45% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 (this entry) | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$58,260 · 45th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 43-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Customer Service Rep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.5%, Median annual wage $44770
- Office Clerks, General: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.7%, Median annual wage $45010
- Secretaries and Admi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $47540
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.3%, Median annual wage $69500
- Bookkeeping, Account…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.8%, Median annual wage $50670
- Medical Secretaries …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.2%, Median annual wage $45930
- Shipping, Receiving,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.7%, Median annual wage $45260
- Executive Secretarie…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $76590
- Billing and Posting …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.4%, Median annual wage $48500
- Production, Planning…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.8%, Median annual wage $59650
- Tellers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -12.9%, Median annual wage $43030
- Postal Service Mail …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.5%, Median annual wage $60550
- Hotel, Motel, and Re…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $35070
- Insurance Claims and…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.7%, Median annual wage $49230
- Dispatchers, Except …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.9%, Median annual wage $50340
- Office and Administr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.8%, Median annual wage $45670
- Court, Municipal, an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $48700
- Loan Interviewers an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.3%, Median annual wage $50020
- Bill and Account Col…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10.5%, Median annual wage $47030
- Legal Secretaries an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.8%, Median annual wage $55570
- Eligibility Intervie…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1%, Median annual wage $54210
- Payroll and Timekeep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -16.7%, Median annual wage $58260
- Interviewers, Except…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -11.6%, Median annual wage $45920
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-16.7%
Declining
Annual Openings
13,000
per year (projected)
Employment Change
-27,000
161,100 (2024) → 134,200 (2034)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Office and Administrative Support Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
- ▸ Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
- ▸ Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
- ▸ Prepare and file payroll tax returns.
- ▸ Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
- ▸ Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
- ▸ Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
- ▸ Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
- ▸ Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
- ▸ Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $41,000 |
| 2016 | $42,390 |
| 2017 | $43,890 |
| 2018 | $45,050 |
| 2019 | $46,180 |
| 2020 | $47,020 |
| 2021 | $47,610 |
| 2022 | $49,630 |
| 2023 | $52,240 |
| 2024 | $55,290 |
| 2025 | $58,260 |
2015 median
$41,000
2025 median
$58,260
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$12,080 (+26.2%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+3.9%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $41,000 | First banked release | 166,700 |
| May 2016 | $42,390 | +3.4% | 159,650 |
| May 2017 | $43,890 | +3.5% | 152,990 |
| May 2018 | $45,050 | +2.6% | 144,030 |
| May 2019 | $46,180 | Classification break | 142,700 |
| May 2020 | $47,020 | +1.8% | 133,870 |
| May 2021 | $47,610 | +1.3% | 149,290 |
| May 2022 | $49,630 | +4.2% | 159,190 |
| May 2023 | $52,240 | +5.3% | 157,230 |
| May 2024 | $55,290 | +5.8% | 156,950 |
| May 2025 | $58,260 | +5.4% | 153,140 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $41,000 in May 2015 to $58,260 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.9% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 142,700 in May 2019 to 153,140 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $74,670 | +28% above national |
| 2 | California | $65,340 | +12% above national |
| 3 | Washington | $64,560 | +11% above national |
| 4 | Colorado | $64,140 | +10% above national |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $63,670 | +9% above national |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $63,090 | +8% above national |
| 7 | Alaska | $62,210 | +7% above national |
| 8 | Connecticut | $62,200 | +7% above national |
| 9 | Hawaii | $62,070 | +7% above national |
| 10 | Illinois | $61,390 | +5% above national |
| 11 | Minnesota | $61,320 | +5% above national |
| 12 | New York | $61,040 | +5% above national |
| 13 | Oregon | $60,980 | +5% above national |
| 14 | New Jersey | $60,750 | +4% above national |
| 15 | North Dakota | $60,600 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Georgia | $59,990 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Maryland | $59,760 | +3% above national |
| 18 | Rhode Island | $59,370 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $59,310 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Virginia | $58,250 | same as national |
| 21 | Nevada | $58,220 | same as national |
| 22 | Maine | $57,360 | 2% below national |
| 23 | Ohio | $57,270 | 2% below national |
| 24 | Kansas | $56,590 | 3% below national |
| 25 | Delaware | $56,430 | 3% below national |
| 26 | Utah | $56,430 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Michigan | $56,160 | 4% below national |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $55,690 | 4% below national |
| 29 | Vermont | $55,340 | 5% below national |
| 30 | Montana | $55,040 | 6% below national |
| 31 | Nebraska | $54,900 | 6% below national |
| 32 | Texas | $54,090 | 7% below national |
| 33 | Iowa | $54,080 | 7% below national |
| 34 | Missouri | $54,080 | 7% below national |
| 35 | Indiana | $53,770 | 8% below national |
| 36 | North Carolina | $53,550 | 8% below national |
| 37 | New Mexico | $53,230 | 9% below national |
| 38 | Kentucky | $52,890 | 9% below national |
| 39 | South Carolina | $52,240 | 10% below national |
| 40 | Wyoming | $51,940 | 11% below national |
| 41 | Florida | $51,910 | 11% below national |
| 42 | Idaho | $51,790 | 11% below national |
| 43 | Tennessee | $51,780 | 11% below national |
| 44 | Louisiana | $50,800 | 13% below national |
| 45 | Arizona | $50,210 | 14% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $49,920 | 14% below national |
| 47 | South Dakota | $47,680 | 18% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $47,460 | 19% below national |
| 49 | Alabama | $46,170 | 21% below national |
| 50 | Arkansas | $46,110 | 21% below national |
| 51 | Mississippi | $45,170 | 22% below national |
| 52 | Guam | $38,550 | 34% below national |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $38,100 | 35% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $34,200 | 41% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $80,510 | +38% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $77,950 | +34% above national |
| 3 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $68,870 | +18% above national |
| 4 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $68,380 | +17% above national |
| 5 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $67,740 | +16% above national |
| 6 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $67,710 | +16% above national |
| 7 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $66,930 | +15% above national |
| 8 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $66,800 | +15% above national |
| 9 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $66,650 | +14% above national |
| 10 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $66,630 | +14% above national |
| 11 | Boulder, CO | $66,140 | +14% above national |
| 12 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $65,810 | +13% above national |
| 13 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $65,790 | +13% above national |
| 14 | New Haven, CT | $65,190 | +12% above national |
| 15 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $65,040 | +12% above national |
| 16 | Bellingham, WA | $64,990 | +12% above national |
| 17 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $64,760 | +11% above national |
| 18 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $64,690 | +11% above national |
| 19 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $64,440 | +11% above national |
| 20 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $64,240 | +10% above national |
| 21 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $64,170 | +10% above national |
| 22 | Yakima, WA | $64,050 | +10% above national |
| 23 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $64,000 | +10% above national |
| 24 | Barnstable Town, MA | $63,910 | +10% above national |
| 25 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $63,810 | +10% above national |
| 26 | Midland, MI | $63,760 | +9% above national |
| 27 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $63,680 | +9% above national |
| 28 | Rochester, MN | $63,550 | +9% above national |
| 29 | Madison, WI | $63,500 | +9% above national |
| 30 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $63,500 | +9% above national |
| 31 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $63,440 | +9% above national |
| 32 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $63,400 | +9% above national |
| 33 | Vallejo, CA | $63,170 | +8% above national |
| 34 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $63,060 | +8% above national |
| 35 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $62,920 | +8% above national |
| 36 | Napa, CA | $62,920 | +8% above national |
| 37 | Warner Robins, GA | $62,880 | +8% above national |
| 38 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $62,710 | +8% above national |
| 39 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $62,430 | +7% above national |
| 40 | Bloomington, IL | $62,400 | +7% above national |
| 41 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $62,400 | +7% above national |
| 42 | Sheboygan, WI | $62,400 | +7% above national |
| 43 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $62,370 | +7% above national |
| 44 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $62,050 | +7% above national |
| 45 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $62,050 | +7% above national |
| 46 | Modesto, CA | $61,980 | +6% above national |
| 47 | Anchorage, AK | $61,940 | +6% above national |
| 48 | Bismarck, ND | $61,900 | +6% above national |
| 49 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $61,590 | +6% above national |
| 50 | Salem, OR | $61,590 | +6% above national |
| 51 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $61,510 | +6% above national |
| 52 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $61,310 | +5% above national |
| 53 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $61,270 | +5% above national |
| 54 | Colorado Springs, CO | $61,260 | +5% above national |
| 55 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $61,250 | +5% above national |
| 56 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $61,230 | +5% above national |
| 57 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $61,200 | +5% above national |
| 58 | Savannah, GA | $61,080 | +5% above national |
| 59 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $60,810 | +4% above national |
| 60 | Bozeman, MT | $60,800 | +4% above national |
| 61 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $60,600 | +4% above national |
| 62 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $60,510 | +4% above national |
| 63 | Corvallis, OR | $60,400 | +4% above national |
| 64 | Charlottesville, VA | $60,380 | +4% above national |
| 65 | Merced, CA | $60,350 | +4% above national |
| 66 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $60,330 | +4% above national |
| 67 | Lincoln, NE | $60,280 | +3% above national |
| 68 | Appleton, WI | $60,240 | +3% above national |
| 69 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $60,230 | +3% above national |
| 70 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $60,230 | +3% above national |
| 71 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $60,100 | +3% above national |
| 72 | Worcester, MA | $60,080 | +3% above national |
| 73 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $60,040 | +3% above national |
| 74 | Richmond, VA | $60,010 | +3% above national |
| 75 | Lynchburg, VA | $59,950 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Bend, OR | $59,930 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Kenosha, WI | $59,790 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Ann Arbor, MI | $59,770 | +3% above national |
| 79 | Fargo, ND-MN | $59,750 | +3% above national |
| 80 | Fresno, CA | $59,730 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Chico, CA | $59,720 | +3% above national |
| 82 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $59,720 | +3% above national |
| 83 | Reno, NV | $59,720 | +3% above national |
| 84 | Wausau, WI | $59,650 | +2% above national |
| 85 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $59,630 | +2% above national |
| 86 | Grand Island, NE | $59,620 | +2% above national |
| 87 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $59,610 | +2% above national |
| 88 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $59,560 | +2% above national |
| 89 | Salinas, CA | $59,530 | +2% above national |
| 90 | Midland, TX | $59,510 | +2% above national |
| 91 | Saginaw, MI | $59,480 | +2% above national |
| 92 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $59,460 | +2% above national |
| 93 | Sandusky, OH | $59,450 | +2% above national |
| 94 | Elizabethtown, KY | $59,390 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Pueblo, CO | $59,290 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $59,200 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Salisbury, MD | $59,200 | +2% above national |
| 98 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $59,190 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Cleveland, OH | $59,110 | +1% above national |
| 100 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $59,110 | +1% above national |
| 101 | Columbus, OH | $59,010 | +1% above national |
| 102 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $59,010 | +1% above national |
| 103 | St. Cloud, MN | $58,960 | +1% above national |
| 104 | Mankato, MN | $58,860 | +1% above national |
| 105 | Yuba City, CA | $58,840 | +1% above national |
| 106 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $58,810 | +1% above national |
| 107 | Pittsfield, MA | $58,730 | +1% above national |
| 108 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $58,720 | +1% above national |
| 109 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $58,690 | +1% above national |
| 110 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $58,600 | +1% above national |
| 111 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $58,570 | +1% above national |
| 112 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $58,500 | same as national |
| 113 | Springfield, MA | $58,440 | same as national |
| 114 | Grants Pass, OR | $58,270 | same as national |
| 115 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $58,180 | same as national |
| 116 | Toledo, OH | $58,170 | same as national |
| 117 | Eau Claire, WI | $58,150 | same as national |
| 118 | Hinesville, GA | $58,110 | same as national |
| 119 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $57,970 | same as national |
| 120 | Wichita, KS | $57,820 | 1% below national |
| 121 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $57,780 | 1% below national |
| 122 | Duluth, MN-WI | $57,760 | 1% below national |
| 123 | Springfield, IL | $57,680 | 1% below national |
| 124 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $57,650 | 1% below national |
| 125 | El Centro, CA | $57,610 | 1% below national |
| 126 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $57,540 | 1% below national |
| 127 | Topeka, KS | $57,530 | 1% below national |
| 128 | Green Bay, WI | $57,510 | 1% below national |
| 129 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $57,490 | 1% below national |
| 130 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $57,470 | 1% below national |
| 131 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $57,450 | 1% below national |
| 132 | Rochester, NY | $57,440 | 1% below national |
| 133 | Billings, MT | $57,300 | 2% below national |
| 134 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $57,300 | 2% below national |
| 135 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $57,230 | 2% below national |
| 136 | Paducah, KY-IL | $57,220 | 2% below national |
| 137 | Farmington, NM | $57,200 | 2% below national |
| 138 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $56,970 | 2% below national |
| 139 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $56,960 | 2% below national |
| 140 | Ames, IA | $56,920 | 2% below national |
| 141 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $56,900 | 2% below national |
| 142 | Omaha, NE-IA | $56,870 | 2% below national |
| 143 | Harrisonburg, VA | $56,800 | 3% below national |
| 144 | Decatur, IL | $56,780 | 3% below national |
| 145 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $56,770 | 3% below national |
| 146 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $56,650 | 3% below national |
| 147 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $56,590 | 3% below national |
| 148 | Albany, OR | $56,480 | 3% below national |
| 149 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $56,430 | 3% below national |
| 150 | Gainesville, GA | $56,430 | 3% below national |
| 151 | Glens Falls, NY | $56,430 | 3% below national |
| 152 | Iowa City, IA | $56,430 | 3% below national |
| 153 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $56,430 | 3% below national |
| 154 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $56,400 | 3% below national |
| 155 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $56,360 | 3% below national |
| 156 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $56,230 | 3% below national |
| 157 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $56,210 | 4% below national |
| 158 | Waco, TX | $56,040 | 4% below national |
| 159 | Odessa, TX | $56,000 | 4% below national |
| 160 | Akron, OH | $55,960 | 4% below national |
| 161 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $55,960 | 4% below national |
| 162 | Ogden, UT | $55,960 | 4% below national |
| 163 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $55,940 | 4% below national |
| 164 | Greeley, CO | $55,690 | 4% below national |
| 165 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $55,650 | 4% below national |
| 166 | Rockford, IL | $55,630 | 5% below national |
| 167 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $55,450 | 5% below national |
| 168 | Burlington, NC | $55,440 | 5% below national |
| 169 | Redding, CA | $55,430 | 5% below national |
| 170 | Syracuse, NY | $55,410 | 5% below national |
| 171 | Great Falls, MT | $55,280 | 5% below national |
| 172 | Lima, OH | $55,280 | 5% below national |
| 173 | Columbus, IN | $55,160 | 5% below national |
| 174 | Lancaster, PA | $55,140 | 5% below national |
| 175 | Peoria, IL | $55,100 | 5% below national |
| 176 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $54,960 | 6% below national |
| 177 | Erie, PA | $54,900 | 6% below national |
| 178 | Visalia, CA | $54,890 | 6% below national |
| 179 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $54,870 | 6% below national |
| 180 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $54,750 | 6% below national |
| 181 | Rome, GA | $54,690 | 6% below national |
| 182 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $54,600 | 6% below national |
| 183 | Baton Rouge, LA | $54,580 | 6% below national |
| 184 | Columbus, GA-AL | $54,580 | 6% below national |
| 185 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $54,560 | 6% below national |
| 186 | Fond du Lac, WI | $54,400 | 7% below national |
| 187 | Albuquerque, NM | $54,390 | 7% below national |
| 188 | Owensboro, KY | $54,350 | 7% below national |
| 189 | Asheville, NC | $54,290 | 7% below national |
| 190 | Greenville, NC | $54,170 | 7% below national |
| 191 | Spartanburg, SC | $54,150 | 7% below national |
| 192 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $54,100 | 7% below national |
| 193 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $54,100 | 7% below national |
| 194 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $54,090 | 7% below national |
| 195 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $54,070 | 7% below national |
| 196 | York-Hanover, PA | $53,960 | 7% below national |
| 197 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $53,940 | 7% below national |
| 198 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $53,930 | 7% below national |
| 199 | Grand Junction, CO | $53,740 | 8% below national |
| 200 | Reading, PA | $53,680 | 8% below national |
| 201 | Flint, MI | $53,670 | 8% below national |
| 202 | Jackson, MI | $53,630 | 8% below national |
| 203 | Missoula, MT | $53,590 | 8% below national |
| 204 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $53,590 | 8% below national |
| 205 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $53,560 | 8% below national |
| 206 | Traverse City, MI | $53,550 | 8% below national |
| 207 | Bowling Green, KY | $53,540 | 8% below national |
| 208 | Medford, OR | $53,530 | 8% below national |
| 209 | Longview, TX | $53,470 | 8% below national |
| 210 | Boise City, ID | $53,420 | 8% below national |
| 211 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $53,420 | 8% below national |
| 212 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $53,420 | 8% below national |
| 213 | Flagstaff, AZ | $53,390 | 8% below national |
| 214 | Logan, UT-ID | $53,300 | 9% below national |
| 215 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $53,290 | 9% below national |
| 216 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $53,260 | 9% below national |
| 217 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $53,190 | 9% below national |
| 218 | Winchester, VA-WV | $53,080 | 9% below national |
| 219 | Bloomington, IN | $53,040 | 9% below national |
| 220 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $52,920 | 9% below national |
| 221 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $52,920 | 9% below national |
| 222 | Knoxville, TN | $52,910 | 9% below national |
| 223 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $52,910 | 9% below national |
| 224 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $52,710 | 10% below national |
| 225 | Tulsa, OK | $52,710 | 10% below national |
| 226 | Battle Creek, MI | $52,660 | 10% below national |
| 227 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $52,610 | 10% below national |
| 228 | St. George, UT | $52,490 | 10% below national |
| 229 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $52,420 | 10% below national |
| 230 | Pittsburgh, PA | $52,400 | 10% below national |
| 231 | Columbia, SC | $52,240 | 10% below national |
| 232 | Monroe, MI | $52,190 | 10% below national |
| 233 | Fayetteville, NC | $52,170 | 10% below national |
| 234 | Albany, GA | $52,160 | 10% below national |
| 235 | Kokomo, IN | $52,140 | 11% below national |
| 236 | Huntsville, AL | $52,020 | 11% below national |
| 237 | Lebanon, PA | $51,980 | 11% below national |
| 238 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $51,910 | 11% below national |
| 239 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $51,870 | 11% below national |
| 240 | Florence, SC | $51,860 | 11% below national |
| 241 | Manhattan, KS | $51,630 | 11% below national |
| 242 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $51,630 | 11% below national |
| 243 | Mansfield, OH | $51,540 | 12% below national |
| 244 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $51,490 | 12% below national |
| 245 | Wilmington, NC | $51,480 | 12% below national |
| 246 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $51,410 | 12% below national |
| 247 | Dover, DE | $51,290 | 12% below national |
| 248 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $51,170 | 12% below national |
| 249 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $51,160 | 12% below national |
| 250 | Roanoke, VA | $51,060 | 12% below national |
| 251 | Ithaca, NY | $51,030 | 12% below national |
| 252 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $50,970 | 13% below national |
| 253 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $50,830 | 13% below national |
| 254 | Chambersburg, PA | $50,810 | 13% below national |
| 255 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $50,800 | 13% below national |
| 256 | Altoona, PA | $50,790 | 13% below national |
| 257 | Vineland, NJ | $50,790 | 13% below national |
| 258 | Dalton, GA | $50,780 | 13% below national |
| 259 | Binghamton, NY | $50,770 | 13% below national |
| 260 | State College, PA | $50,550 | 13% below national |
| 261 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $50,540 | 13% below national |
| 262 | Hammond, LA | $50,520 | 13% below national |
| 263 | Punta Gorda, FL | $50,520 | 13% below national |
| 264 | Lafayette, LA | $50,510 | 13% below national |
| 265 | Gainesville, FL | $50,480 | 13% below national |
| 266 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $50,450 | 13% below national |
| 267 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $50,440 | 13% below national |
| 268 | Kingston, NY | $50,430 | 13% below national |
| 269 | Jefferson City, MO | $50,420 | 13% below national |
| 270 | Jonesboro, AR | $50,370 | 14% below national |
| 271 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $50,350 | 14% below national |
| 272 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $50,320 | 14% below national |
| 273 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $50,200 | 14% below national |
| 274 | Lake Charles, LA | $50,170 | 14% below national |
| 275 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $50,150 | 14% below national |
| 276 | Abilene, TX | $50,120 | 14% below national |
| 277 | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,030 | 14% below national |
| 278 | Winston-Salem, NC | $49,990 | 14% below national |
| 279 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $49,970 | 14% below national |
| 280 | Lawton, OK | $49,940 | 14% below national |
| 281 | Utica-Rome, NY | $49,940 | 14% below national |
| 282 | Amarillo, TX | $49,850 | 14% below national |
| 283 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $49,830 | 14% below national |
| 284 | Tallahassee, FL | $49,820 | 14% below national |
| 285 | Idaho Falls, ID | $49,810 | 15% below national |
| 286 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $49,790 | 15% below national |
| 287 | Valdosta, GA | $49,750 | 15% below national |
| 288 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $49,600 | 15% below national |
| 289 | Niles, MI | $49,410 | 15% below national |
| 290 | Rocky Mount, NC | $49,390 | 15% below national |
| 291 | Alexandria, LA | $49,310 | 15% below national |
| 292 | Ocala, FL | $49,250 | 15% below national |
| 293 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $49,110 | 16% below national |
| 294 | Tucson, AZ | $49,090 | 16% below national |
| 295 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $49,060 | 16% below national |
| 296 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $48,870 | 16% below national |
| 297 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $48,750 | 16% below national |
| 298 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $48,660 | 16% below national |
| 299 | El Paso, TX | $48,620 | 17% below national |
| 300 | Monroe, LA | $48,570 | 17% below national |
| 301 | Joplin, MO-KS | $48,510 | 17% below national |
| 302 | Terre Haute, IN | $48,510 | 17% below national |
| 303 | Bangor, ME | $48,490 | 17% below national |
| 304 | Birmingham, AL | $48,380 | 17% below national |
| 305 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $48,320 | 17% below national |
| 306 | Wichita Falls, TX | $48,310 | 17% below national |
| 307 | Evansville, IN | $48,220 | 17% below national |
| 308 | Jacksonville, FL | $48,210 | 17% below national |
| 309 | Springfield, MO | $47,980 | 18% below national |
| 310 | Cleveland, TN | $47,940 | 18% below national |
| 311 | Oklahoma City, OK | $47,830 | 18% below national |
| 312 | Jackson, TN | $47,820 | 18% below national |
| 313 | Columbia, MO | $47,620 | 18% below national |
| 314 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $47,440 | 19% below national |
| 315 | Johnstown, PA | $47,420 | 19% below national |
| 316 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $47,210 | 19% below national |
| 317 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $47,050 | 19% below national |
| 318 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $46,980 | 19% below national |
| 319 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $46,910 | 19% below national |
| 320 | Decatur, AL | $46,810 | 20% below national |
| 321 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $46,770 | 20% below national |
| 322 | Jackson, MS | $46,600 | 20% below national |
| 323 | Corpus Christi, TX | $46,590 | 20% below national |
| 324 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $46,560 | 20% below national |
| 325 | Tyler, TX | $46,540 | 20% below national |
| 326 | Hattiesburg, MS | $46,510 | 20% below national |
| 327 | Montgomery, AL | $46,450 | 20% below national |
| 328 | Lubbock, TX | $46,360 | 20% below national |
| 329 | Twin Falls, ID | $46,340 | 20% below national |
| 330 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $46,230 | 21% below national |
| 331 | Muncie, IN | $46,200 | 21% below national |
| 332 | Johnson City, TN | $46,150 | 21% below national |
| 333 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $46,100 | 21% below national |
| 334 | Rapid City, SD | $46,060 | 21% below national |
| 335 | Jacksonville, NC | $45,700 | 22% below national |
| 336 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $45,590 | 22% below national |
| 337 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $45,540 | 22% below national |
| 338 | Springfield, OH | $45,470 | 22% below national |
| 339 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $45,300 | 22% below national |
| 340 | Mobile, AL | $45,280 | 22% below national |
| 341 | Charleston, WV | $45,140 | 23% below national |
| 342 | Morristown, TN | $44,790 | 23% below national |
| 343 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $44,690 | 23% below national |
| 344 | San Angelo, TX | $44,420 | 24% below national |
| 345 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $44,290 | 24% below national |
| 346 | Dubuque, IA | $44,260 | 24% below national |
| 347 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $43,610 | 25% below national |
| 348 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $42,070 | 28% below national |
| 349 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $41,760 | 28% below national |
| 350 | Laredo, TX | $41,030 | 30% below national |
| 351 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $40,810 | 30% below national |
| 352 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $40,370 | 31% below national |
| 353 | Morgantown, WV | $39,110 | 33% below national |
| 354 | Dothan, AL | $38,550 | 34% below national |
| 355 | Yuma, AZ | $37,810 | 35% below national |
| 356 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $34,870 | 40% below national |
| 357 | Mayaguez, PR | $33,170 | 43% below national |
| 358 | Aguadilla, PR | $30,840 | 47% below national |
| 359 | Ponce, PR | $29,640 | 49% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 43 (Office and Administrative Support Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Bill and Account Collectors
SOC 43-3011
Billing and Posting Clerks
SOC 43-3021
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
SOC 43-3031
Brokerage Clerks
SOC 43-4011
Cargo and Freight Agents
SOC 43-5011
Showing 5 of 53 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Office and Administrative Support Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($58,260 here) and reported employment (153,140 jobs here).
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Nearest other detailed occupations by BLS OEWS national median annual wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 1,000 national jobs), distinct from the pay column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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