SOC 43-3051 · Lynchburg, VA metro

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Salary in Lynchburg, VA

The average salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lynchburg, Virginia is $58,690 a year ($28.22 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,950: half of the 50 people in this job in the Lynchburg, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($59,630).

$58,690average per year

$28.22 / hourMedian $59,950Take-home ≈ $46,777

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  • $64K75th
  • $73K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#4 of 9Virginia metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay range in Lynchburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,950 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,000 or more. The middle half of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lynchburg earn between $50,350 and $63,890.

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,690$4,891$28.22
Median$59,950$4,996$28.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,350$4,196$24.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,890$5,324$30.72

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

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks pay in Lynchburg vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lynchburg earn about the same as the Virginia average ($59,810) and about the same as the U.S. average ($59,630). At the median the gap is +3% against the U.S. median of $58,260.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lynchburg$58,690$59,950$44,950$73,00050
Virginia$59,810$58,250$43,890$78,8003,400
United States$59,630$58,260$39,500$81,350153,140

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

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary after taxes in Lynchburg

On the average salary of $58,690, a single filer in Lynchburg takes home about $46,777 a year, or $3,898 a month and $1,799 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).

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

Prices in the Lynchburg area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.4), so the average $58,690 buys what about $65,676 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Lynchburg ($46,190). A typical home costs $291,459, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in other Virginia cities

Lynchburg ranks 4th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Staunton pays the most ($60,100).

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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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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Lynchburg: questions

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

$28.22 an hour on average, and $28.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,950 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,350, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,777 a year ($3,898 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,690.

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

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($59,630).

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 Lynchburg, VA (31340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.56, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.56).

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