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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Battle Creek, MI

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Battle Creek, MI earns $52,660 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,521 a month.

10th percentile
$36,820
25th percentile
$46,450
Median percentile
$52,660
75th percentile
$58,850
90th percentile
$71,240

Based on 50 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

$42,254 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,660
Federal income tax−$4,139
Social Security + Medicare−$4,028
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,238
Monthly take-home$3,521
Every two weeks$1,625

Does it go far here?

$58,161Median pay in Battle Creek, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.5 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($968 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Battle Creek, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,950
Registered Nurses$97,520
Management Analysts$91,560
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$88,320
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,130
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$67,690
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,090
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,160

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