Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary in McAllen, TX

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay range in McAllen

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,540 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,720 or more. The middle half of payroll and timekeeping clerks in McAllen earn between $33,280 and $50,000.

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

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary after taxes in McAllen

On the average salary of $42,870, a single filer in McAllen takes home about $36,626 a year, or $3,052 a month and $1,409 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the McAllen area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $42,870 buys what about $49,910 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in McAllen ($35,830). A typical home costs $193,978, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in other Texas cities

McAllen ranks 23rd of 24 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($60,560).

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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).

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• Bill and Account Collectors$40,430 a year
• Tellers$35,570 a year
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• Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$64,800 a year
• Postal Service Mail Carriers$64,780 a year

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