Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Traverse City, MI

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Traverse City, MI earns $53,550 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,578 a month.

10th percentile: $43,980
25th percentile: $47,850
Median percentile: $53,550
75th percentile: $65,300
90th percentile: $75,930

Based on 40 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

$42,932 take-home a year

Gross pay	$53,550
Federal income tax	−$4,246
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,097
Michigan income tax (approx.)	−$2,276
Monthly take-home	$3,578
Every two weeks	$1,651

Does it go far here?

$57,351Median pay in Traverse City, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.4 vs 100).

34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,225 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Traverse City, MI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$84,300
Registered Nurses	$83,690
Accountants and Auditors	$74,820
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,760
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,700
Construction Laborers	$48,400
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,850
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,550

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