Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary in Mankato, MN

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay range in Mankato

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $71,200 or more. The middle half of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Mankato earn between $53,050 and $63,410.

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

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay in Mankato vs. Minnesota and the U.S.

Payroll and timekeeping clerks in Mankato earn 6% less than the Minnesota average ($62,620) and about the same as the U.S. average ($59,630). At the median the gap is +1% 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 Mankato

On the average salary of $59,160, a single filer in Mankato takes home about $47,216 a year, or $3,935 a month and $1,816 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Mankato area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $59,160 buys what about $65,043 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Mankato ($49,530). A typical home costs $309,967, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in other Minnesota cities

Mankato ranks 4th of 5 Minnesota metro areas for this job; Minneapolis pays the most ($64,320).

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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 Mankato

• Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,770 a year
• Billing and Posting Clerks$53,170 a year
• Tellers$40,850 a year
• Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$76,270 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,560 a year
• Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$67,640 a year
• Public Safety Telecommunicators$66,470 a year
• Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$64,390 a year

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