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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Cincinnati, OH

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN earns $57,540 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,903 a month.

10th percentile
$40,310
25th percentile
$47,150
Median percentile
$57,540
75th percentile
$64,780
90th percentile
$76,370

Based on 1,030 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

$46,831 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,540
Federal income tax−$4,725
Social Security + Medicare−$4,402
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,582
Monthly take-home$3,903
Every two weeks$1,801

Does it go far here?

$60,333Median pay in Cincinnati, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.4 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,105 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Physicians, All Other$315,630
Nurse Anesthetists$221,170
Chief Executives$207,170
Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530
Natural Sciences Managers$164,300
Financial Managers$152,700

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