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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary in New York

What Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks earn in New York, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 10 counties.

Average in NY
$61,219
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
2 of 2
published states
Workers in state
11,070
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
10 counties

Pay by labor market in New York

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay by wage area in New York
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$63,500$50,263$9,378Kings County, NY

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in New York counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Suffolk County, NY$63,500$50,263$14,706
2Nassau County, NY$63,500$50,263$14,706
3Kings County, NY$63,500$50,263$9,378
4Queens County, NY$63,500$50,263$9,378
5New York County, NY$63,500$50,263$9,378
6Bronx County, NY$63,500$50,263$9,378
7Westchester County, NY$63,500$50,263$9,378
8Richmond County, NY$63,500$50,263$9,378
9Rockland County, NY$63,500$50,263$9,378
10Putnam County, NY$63,500$50,263$9,378

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay in New York

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in New York is $61,219, based on 11,070 workers. Among the 2 states with published data, that ranks number 2. The BLS national median for the occupation is $58,260, so New York averages 5.1% above it.

Published data for New York currently covers the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, with a local median wage of $63,500.

Cost of living for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in New York

We compare 10 New York counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Suffolk County, NY leaves the largest yearly margin, $14,706. Putnam County, NY leaves the smallest, $9,378. The median wage covers all four basics in 10 of the 10 counties.

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks are New Jersey ($61,948).

Frequently asked questions: Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in New York

How much do Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks earn in New York?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $61,219.

Which New York county is best for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks?

Suffolk County, NY leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($14,706). Nassau County, NY follows at $14,706.