Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Wisconsin

Considering a career as a Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk in Wisconsin?

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

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

• Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin?

2,410 people worked as Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,530 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 120 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Wisconsin

Jobs for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in this state are not growing, but it is a similar decline to the national projection of -1.0% decline.

Wisconsin Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 300 annual Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks job openings in Wisconsin, and 3,060 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Make in Wisconsin?

In 2018 wages for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks ranged from $29,780 to $60,490 with $43,710 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.32 to $29.08. The median hourly rate was $21.01.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $20.7 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.31.

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

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Top Wisconsin 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,210	$49,450
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1,810	$51,360
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	660	$46,580
Madison, WI	360	$45,110
Green Bay, WI	180	$44,740
Appleton, WI	100	$45,220
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	90	$49,480
Duluth, MN-WI	90	$41,780
Eau Claire, WI	80	$40,360
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	50	$44,400
Racine, WI	40	$41,880
Wausau, WI	40	$44,220
Janesville-Beloit, WI	40	$41,640

Top States for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Employment

View the list below to see 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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