Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Hawaii

Is Hawaii a good place for you to work as a Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk?

While jobs for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Hawaii are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Hawaii is expected to decrease.

• Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Hawaii earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Career?

• Business, Management & Marketing
• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

How Many Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Work in Hawaii?

590 people worked as Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 620 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,870 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks working in it, which means Hawaii has fewer Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks than average.

Job Projections for Hawaii

Jobs for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 2.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

Hawaii Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 80 annual job openings, and 800 total jobs in 2026 for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 16,100 annual jobs and 164,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Make in Hawaii?

In 2018 wages for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks ranged from $33,630 to $62,880 with $46,380 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.17 to $30.23. The median hourly rate was $22.3.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.31 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.99.

The median salary in Hawaii is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Hawaii Metros for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Urban Honolulu, HI	470	$46,700
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	70	$47,420

Top States for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states where most Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	22,650	$50,900
Texas	13,300	$43,220
New York	8,940	$47,190
Florida	7,520	$41,880
Ohio	5,680	$43,780
Pennsylvania	5,230	$43,300
Illinois	4,240	$47,920
New Jersey	4,130	$47,670
North Carolina	4,060	$41,400
Georgia	3,850	$45,290
Michigan	3,690	$42,530
Massachusetts	3,530	$51,030
Virginia	3,390	$45,930
Indiana	3,210	$40,360
Washington	3,070	$50,570
Arizona	2,830	$41,490
Missouri	2,770	$38,350
Tennessee	2,650	$44,380
Minnesota	2,550	$49,660
Louisiana	2,460	$37,860

Below are the states where Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$62,190
Alaska	$52,240
Connecticut	$51,930
Maryland	$51,680
Massachusetts	$51,030
California	$50,900
Washington	$50,570
Minnesota	$49,660
Colorado	$48,940
New Hampshire	$48,370

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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