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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Washington

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Washington earns $64,560 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,504 a month.

10th percentile
$50,220
25th percentile
$58,310
Median percentile
$64,560
75th percentile
$76,390
90th percentile
$89,290

Based on 3,560 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

$54,054 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,560
Federal income tax−$5,567
Social Security + Medicare−$4,939
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,504
Every two weeks$2,079

Does it go far here?

$60,329Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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