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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Columbus, IN

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Columbus, IN earns $55,160 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,737 a month.

10th percentile
$39,090
25th percentile
$43,930
Median percentile
$55,160
75th percentile
$66,450
90th percentile
$84,020

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

$44,846 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,160
Federal income tax−$4,439
Social Security + Medicare−$4,220
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,655
Monthly take-home$3,737
Every two weeks$1,725

Does it go far here?

$59,310Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

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