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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Riverside, CA

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $61,200 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,923 a month.

10th percentile
$42,840
25th percentile
$51,330
Median percentile
$61,200
75th percentile
$75,440
90th percentile
$84,670

Based on 1,630 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

$47,070 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,200
Federal income tax−$5,164
Social Security + Medicare−$4,682
California income tax (approx.)−$4,284
Monthly take-home$3,923
Every two weeks$1,810

Does it go far here?

$57,496Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,846 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Riverside, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$279,090
Chief Executives$176,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,320
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,600
Nurse Practitioners$169,920
Physician Assistants$165,490
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$163,750
Pharmacists$161,870

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