Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$68,830avg. a year
$33.09 an hour · 6,600 employed
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $68,830 a year. That is about the same as the California average of $68,580. The U.S. average is $59,630.
$65,040Median pay
$33.09Average hourly
+0%vs. California average
6,600Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for payroll and timekeeping clerks in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
11,000 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$84,640
$40.69 an hour
22,260 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$81,730
$39.29 an hour
3300 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$69,640
$33.48 an hour
4100 jobs
Napa, CA
$67,880
$32.64 an hour
52,000 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$66,670
$32.05 an hour
6190 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$66,440
$31.94 an hour
7120 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$66,230
$31.84 an hour
81,840 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$65,590
$31.53 an hour
91,630 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$63,580
$30.57 an hour
10320 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$63,520
$30.54 an hour
11150 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$63,300
$30.43 an hour
12260 jobs
Modesto, CA
$63,190
$30.38 an hour
1390 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$62,450
$30.02 an hour
14100 jobs
Merced, CA
$62,340
$29.97 an hour
15340 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$62,290
$29.95 an hour
1670 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$61,160
$29.41 an hour
17240 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$60,820
$29.24 an hour
18710 jobs
Fresno, CA
$60,480
$29.08 an hour
19270 jobs
Salinas, CA
$60,410
$29.04 an hour
2080 jobs
Chico, CA
$60,280
$28.98 an hour
21500 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$59,590
$28.65 an hour
2280 jobs
Redding, CA
$59,580
$28.65 an hour
23100 jobs
El Centro, CA
$59,220
$28.47 an hour
24240 jobs
Visalia, CA
$56,990
$27.40 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $59,670 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | $57,200 |
| Tellers | $47,030 |
| Bill and Account Collectors | $57,460 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $53,500 |
| Office Clerks, General | $50,980 |
Questions and answers
How much do payroll and timekeeping clerks make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $68,830 a year, and the median is $65,040. About 6,600 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is about the same as the California average of $68,580.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.07 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-3051. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.