Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary in Anchorage, AK

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay range in Anchorage

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,840 or more. The middle half of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Anchorage earn between $56,390 and $67,030.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay in Anchorage vs. Alaska and the U.S.

Payroll and timekeeping clerks in Anchorage earn about the same as the Alaska average ($62,990) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($59,630). At the median the gap is +6% against the U.S. median of $58,260.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary after taxes in Anchorage

On the average salary of $62,450, a single filer in Anchorage takes home about $52,359 a year, or $4,363 a month and $2,014 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

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Is Anchorage a good place for payroll and timekeeping clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Anchorage area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.4), so the average $62,450 buys what about $59,239 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Anchorage ($60,200). A typical home costs $422,103, or 6.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in other Alaska cities

Anchorage ranks 2nd of 2 Alaska metro areas for this job; Fairbanks pays the most ($65,290).

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Highest-paying cities for payroll and timekeeping clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($84,640).

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary by city

Related jobs in Anchorage

• Bill and Account Collectors$57,230 a year
• Procurement Clerks$56,290 a year
• Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$56,090 a year
• Billing and Posting Clerks$51,760 a year
• Tellers$47,060 a year
• Public Safety Telecommunicators$78,540 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,500 a year
• Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$70,550 a year

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