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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Rhode Island

Want to work in Rhode Island as a Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk? Read this first!

-2% Jobs Projection
$47,260 Median Salary
50 Job Openings

While jobs for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Rhode Island are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Rhode Island is expected to decrease.

  • Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Rhode Island earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Work in Rhode Island?

490 people worked as Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 440 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,870 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks working in it, which means Rhode Island has fewer Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks than average.

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Job Projections for Rhode Island

Jobs for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 2.1% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

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Rhode Island Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 50 annual job openings, and 470 total jobs in 2026 for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 16,100 annual jobs and 164,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Make in Rhode Island?

In 2018 wages for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks ranged from $25,830 to $65,090 with $47,260 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.42 to $31.29. The median hourly rate was $22.72.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $22.14 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.58.

The median salary in Rhode Island is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Rhode Island Metros for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 620 $47,460
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 70 $48,000

Top States for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states where most Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 22,650 $50,900
Texas 13,300 $43,220
New York 8,940 $47,190
Florida 7,520 $41,880
Ohio 5,680 $43,780
Pennsylvania 5,230 $43,300
Illinois 4,240 $47,920
New Jersey 4,130 $47,670
North Carolina 4,060 $41,400
Georgia 3,850 $45,290
Michigan 3,690 $42,530
Massachusetts 3,530 $51,030
Virginia 3,390 $45,930
Indiana 3,210 $40,360
Washington 3,070 $50,570
Arizona 2,830 $41,490
Missouri 2,770 $38,350
Tennessee 2,650 $44,380
Minnesota 2,550 $49,660
Louisiana 2,460 $37,860

Below are the states where Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $62,190
Alaska $52,240
Connecticut $51,930
Maryland $51,680
Massachusetts $51,030
California $50,900
Washington $50,570
Minnesota $49,660
Colorado $48,940
New Hampshire $48,370

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