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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in New Orleans, LA

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $53,590 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,636 a month.

10th percentile
$31,570
25th percentile
$42,840
Median percentile
$53,590
75th percentile
$64,100
90th percentile
$73,050

Based on 480 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

$43,632 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,590
Federal income tax−$4,251
Social Security + Medicare−$4,100
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,608
Monthly take-home$3,636
Every two weeks$1,678

Does it go far here?

$57,874Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,217 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Orleans, LA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$326,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,620
Industrial Production Managers$147,980
Financial Managers$134,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$131,570
Pharmacists$128,100
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$127,030
Nurse Practitioners$124,800

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