Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary in Buffalo, NY

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay range in Buffalo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,300 or more. The middle half of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Buffalo earn between $48,250 and $63,690.

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

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay in Buffalo vs. New York and the U.S.

Payroll and timekeeping clerks in Buffalo earn 11% less than the New York average ($63,650) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($59,630). At the median the gap is -4% 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 Buffalo

On the average salary of $56,800, a single filer in Buffalo takes home about $45,300 a year, or $3,775 a month and $1,742 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 (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Buffalo area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.8), so the average $56,800 buys what about $59,263 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Buffalo ($50,790). A typical home costs $288,316, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in other New York cities

Buffalo ranks 7th of 12 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($66,110).

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

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Related jobs in Buffalo

• Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,920 a year
• Procurement Clerks$51,670 a year
• Billing and Posting Clerks$50,110 a year
• Financial Clerks, All Other$49,930 a year
• Bill and Account Collectors$43,990 a year
• Tellers$42,510 a year
• Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$76,130 a year
• Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$74,650 a year

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