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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Pennsylvania

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Pennsylvania earns $55,690 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,768 a month.

10th percentile
$39,630
25th percentile
$46,540
Median percentile
$55,690
75th percentile
$64,590
90th percentile
$76,980

Based on 5,170 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

$45,217 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,690
Federal income tax−$4,503
Social Security + Medicare−$4,260
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,710
Monthly take-home$3,768
Every two weeks$1,739

Does it go far here?

$57,076Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

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