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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Appleton, WI

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Appleton, WI earns $60,240 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,949 a month.

10th percentile
$42,940
25th percentile
$51,360
Median percentile
$60,240
75th percentile
$68,950
90th percentile
$76,420

Based on 100 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

$47,390 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,240
Federal income tax−$5,049
Social Security + Medicare−$4,608
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,193
Monthly take-home$3,949
Every two weeks$1,823

Does it go far here?

$65,181Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,060 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Appleton, WI

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$134,990
General and Operations Managers$109,890
Industrial Production Managers$108,680
Software Developers$102,970
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$98,970
Project Management Specialists$98,290
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$91,750
Registered Nurses$86,680

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