Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Amherst Town, MA

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA earns $58,720 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,869 a month.

10th percentile: $47,570
25th percentile: $50,030
Median percentile: $58,720
75th percentile: $71,510
90th percentile: $79,470

Based on 60 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

$46,426 take-home a year

Gross pay	$58,720
Federal income tax	−$4,866
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,492
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)	−$2,936
Monthly take-home	$3,869
Every two weeks	$1,786

Does it go far here?

$58,578Median pay in Amherst Town, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.2 vs 100).

36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,388 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Amherst Town, MA

Job	Median pay
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$109,940
Registered Nurses	$101,270
General and Operations Managers	$98,200
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$81,660
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$79,900
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$75,920
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$68,320
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$67,180

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