State wages ยท Cost of living
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $69,210. North Dakota leads after cost of living, at $65,850. North Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($55,290).
National median
$55,290
Highest state median
$69,210
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$65,850
North Dakota
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $46,440Higher: $65,850Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| North Dakota | $58,580 | +6.0% | 88.959 | $65,850 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | $69,210 | +25.2% | 109.901 | $62,970 | 2 |
| Minnesota | $60,780 | +9.9% | 98.621 | $61,630 | 3 |
| Idaho | $58,200 | +5.3% | 95.494 | $60,950 | 4 |
| Vermont | $59,210 | +7.1% | 97.958 | $60,440 | 5 |
| Illinois | $60,060 | +8.6% | 99.958 | $60,090 | 6 |
| Wisconsin | $55,430 | +0.3% | 94.095 | $58,910 | 7 |
| New Mexico | $54,170 | -2.0% | 92.212 | $58,750 | 8 |
| Connecticut | $60,720 | +9.8% | 103.61 | $58,600 | 9 |
| Nebraska | $52,660 | -4.8% | 90.103 | $58,440 | 10 |
| New Hampshire | $60,670 | +9.7% | 104.165 | $58,240 | 11 |
| Washington | $62,310 | +12.7% | 107.013 | $58,230 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | $59,500 | +7.6% | 102.28 | $58,170 | 13 |
| Alaska | $59,360 | +7.4% | 102.359 | $57,990 | 14 |
| Wyoming | $53,650 | -3.0% | 92.691 | $57,880 | 15 |
| Delaware | $57,690 | +4.3% | 99.808 | $57,800 | 16 |
| Oregon | $59,430 | +7.5% | 103.361 | $57,500 | 17 |
| Colorado | $59,130 | +6.9% | 103.052 | $57,380 | 18 |
| Missouri | $51,940 | -6.1% | 90.817 | $57,190 | 19 |
| Pennsylvania | $55,620 | +0.6% | 97.572 | $57,000 | 20 |
| Massachusetts | $60,260 | +9.0% | 105.757 | $56,980 | 21 |
| Iowa | $49,990 | -9.6% | 87.762 | $56,960 | 22 |
| Michigan | $54,690 | -1.1% | 96.217 | $56,840 | 23 |
| Louisiana | $49,840 | -9.9% | 88.207 | $56,500 | 24 |
| Nevada | $56,310 | +1.8% | 99.979 | $56,320 | 25 |
| New York | $60,600 | +9.6% | 107.921 | $56,150 | 26 |
| California | $61,670 | +11.5% | 110.72 | $55,700 | 27 |
| Kentucky | $50,190 | -9.2% | 90.159 | $55,670 | 28 |
| Kansas | $50,020 | -9.5% | 90.068 | $55,540 | 29 |
| Ohio | $51,460 | -6.9% | 92.774 | $55,470 | 30 |
| Utah | $54,790 | -0.9% | 98.864 | $55,420 | 31 |
| North Carolina | $52,000 | -6.0% | 94.326 | $55,130 | 32 |
| New Jersey | $59,920 | +8.4% | 108.805 | $55,070 | 33 |
| Maryland | $57,590 | +4.2% | 104.959 | $54,870 | 34 |
| Maine | $53,110 | -3.9% | 97.05 | $54,720 | 35 |
| Virginia | $55,240 | -0.1% | 101.104 | $54,640 | 36 |
| Tennessee | $50,140 | -9.3% | 91.87 | $54,580 | 37 |
| Georgia | $52,220 | -5.6% | 96.293 | $54,230 | 38 |
| South Carolina | $50,710 | -8.3% | 93.749 | $54,090 | 39 |
| Texas | $51,990 | -6.0% | 97.057 | $53,570 | 40 |
| Montana | $50,270 | -9.1% | 94.645 | $53,110 | 41 |
| South Dakota | $46,940 | -15.1% | 88.586 | $52,990 | 42 |
| Indiana | $49,380 | -10.7% | 93.329 | $52,910 | 43 |
| Hawaii | $58,010 | +4.9% | 109.951 | $52,760 | 44 |
| Arkansas | $45,830 | -17.1% | 86.937 | $52,720 | 45 |
| Oklahoma | $45,670 | -17.4% | 87.843 | $51,990 | 46 |
| Alabama | $45,470 | -17.8% | 88.823 | $51,190 | 47 |
| Mississippi | $43,790 | -20.8% | 86.953 | $50,360 | 48 |
| Arizona | $50,600 | -8.5% | 100.677 | $50,260 | 49 |
| West Virginia | $42,080 | -23.9% | 89.497 | $47,020 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.