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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Albany, NY

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns $56,360 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,674 a month.

10th percentile
$43,520
25th percentile
$48,280
Median percentile
$56,360
75th percentile
$65,360
90th percentile
$78,540

Based on 570 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$44,084 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,360
Federal income tax−$4,583
Social Security + Medicare−$4,312
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,382
Monthly take-home$3,674
Every two weeks$1,696

Does it go far here?

$56,606Median pay in Albany, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.6 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albany, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$314,460
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,000
Chief Executives$180,240
Sales Managers$163,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,250
Marketing Managers$153,580
Financial Managers$150,590
Industrial Production Managers$141,300

All payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in New York