Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Payroll and timekeeping clerks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earned a median of $65,040 a year ($31.27 an hour) and a mean of $68,830 in May 2025. The median is 11.6% above the U.S. median ($58,260), ranking 17th of 491 areas, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Occupation Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksSOC 43-3051Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAPeriod May 2025

Median annual: $65,040
Median hourly: $31.27
Mean annual: $68,830
Jobs on record: 6,600

$48,97010th percentile$23.54 an hour

$59,81025th percentile$28.75 an hour

$65,040Median$31.27 an hour

$78,16075th percentile$37.58 an hour

$88,64090th percentile$42.62 an hour

Grey needle: U.S. median, $58,260 a year.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Confirm any figure on bls.gov/oes. Latest BLS release: May 2025, published May 15, 2026; checked November 10, 2026.

How does Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compare on pay for payroll and timekeeping clerks?

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 17th of the 491 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas with a published median.

Area	Rank	Median	Jobs
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	15	$65,360	130
New Haven, CT	16	$65,190	250
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	17	$65,040	6,600
Bellingham, WA	18	$64,990	140
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	19	$64,760	1,580

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025. Rank 1 is the highest median among 491 areas with a published figure.

How does pay here compare with California and the U.S.?

The $65,040 median is about level with the California median ($65,340), and 11.6% above the U.S. median ($58,260).

Area	Median	10th percentile	90th percentile	Jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$65,040	$48,970	$88,640	6,600
California	$65,340	$46,120	$92,080	20,590
United States	$58,260	$39,500	$81,350	153,140

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025; BLS OEWS state and national files, May 2025.

How does this job compare with all jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?

The $65,040 median is $9,190 above the $55,850 median for all occupations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, a pay ratio of 1.16 to 1.

Payroll and timekeeping clerks hold 0.11% of the jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, against 0.10% of jobs across the U.S., a location quotient of 1.07.

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025; BLS OEWS metropolitan totals and national file, May 2025.

How many payroll and timekeeping clerks work in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?

BLS counts 6,600 jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 4.3% of the 153,140 in the U.S. That is 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, a location quotient of 1.07: the occupation's share of local jobs is 1.07 times its national share, so it is more concentrated here than in the U.S. as a whole.

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025 and national file.

Related jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim

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