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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Rochester, NY

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Rochester, NY earns $57,440 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,741 a month.

10th percentile
$44,350
25th percentile
$50,220
Median percentile
$57,440
75th percentile
$65,880
90th percentile
$76,470

Based on 590 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

$44,887 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,440
Federal income tax−$4,713
Social Security + Medicare−$4,394
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,446
Monthly take-home$3,741
Every two weeks$1,726

Does it go far here?

$59,195Median pay in Rochester, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.0 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,143 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rochester, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$214,550
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,000
Financial Managers$167,800
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,550
Sales Managers$165,140
Marketing Managers$149,440
Lawyers$148,150
Human Resources Managers$146,990

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