SOC 43-3051 · Greensboro-High Point, NC metro

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary in Greensboro, NC

The average salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Greensboro, North Carolina is $55,550 a year ($26.71 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $54,960: half of the 240 people in this job in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($60,364).

$55,550average per year

$26.71 / hourMedian $54,960Take-home ≈ $45,107

  • $37K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

240people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 13North Carolina metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay range in Greensboro

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,500 or more. The middle half of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Greensboro earn between $45,740 and $66,530.

  • $37K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,550$4,629$26.71
Median$54,960$4,580$26.42
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,740$3,812$21.99
Experienced (75th percentile)$66,530$5,544$31.99

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

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary after taxes in Greensboro

On the average salary of $55,550, a single filer in Greensboro takes home about $45,107 a year, or $3,759 a month and $1,735 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Greensboro area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.9), so the average $55,550 buys what about $59,818 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Greensboro ($46,570). A typical home costs $266,370, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in other North Carolina cities

Greensboro ranks 4th of 13 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Charlotte pays the most ($58,980).

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

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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Greensboro: questions

How much do payroll and timekeeping clerks make an hour in Greensboro?

$26.71 an hour on average, and $26.42 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level payroll and timekeeping clerks salary in Greensboro?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,010 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,740, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the payroll and timekeeping clerks take-home pay in Greensboro?

About $45,107 a year ($3,759 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,550.

Do payroll and timekeeping clerks earn more in Greensboro than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($60,364).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-3051; area Greensboro-High Point, NC (24660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.67, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.67).

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