Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-3051 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Occupational Description:
Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks. Excludes “Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks” (43-3031).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	2,790	365	$30.82/hr	$24.25/hr	$26.31/hr	$30.18/hr	$35.04/hr	$39.06/hr

Leading Industries for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	250	$30.99/hr
Manufacturing	190	$32.72/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	250	$29.73/hr
Information	40	$35.10/hr
Financial Activities	70	$32.12/hr
Professional and Business Services	1,250	$29.36/hr
Education and Health Services	530	$30.06/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	70	$31.52/hr
Other Services	10	$29.25/hr
Public Administration	120	$33.89/hr

Other Regional Data for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	40	$27.52/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	40	$29.04/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	60	$28.97/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	80	$29.27/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	80	$31.28/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	100	$28.74/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	100	$29.02/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	110	$28.43/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	110	$28.74/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	130	$29.41/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	130	$28.40/hr	-13.2%
Southwest Minnesota	160	$28.74/hr	-13.6%
Northwest Balance of State	160	$28.31/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	170	$29.91/hr	-13.6%
Northwest Minnesota	180	$28.31/hr	-16.5%
Central Minnesota	220	$30.01/hr	-13.8%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,800	$31.04/hr	-15.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	1,920	$31.04/hr	N/A
Minnesota	2,790	$30.18/hr	-15.1%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Billing and Posting Clerks	6,300	$27.46/hr	0.5%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	26,850	$26.87/hr	-4.5%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	3,580	$28.56/hr	-1.7%
Correspondence Clerks	N/A	N/A	N/A
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	3,380	$26.83/hr	-4.1%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	5,360	$27.82/hr	3.9%
Office Clerks, General	55,530	$23.54/hr	-3.9%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	7,970	$38.62/hr	-20.3%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	7,400	$37.35/hr	3.5%
Tax Preparers	1,040	$28.94/hr	1.7%

Task for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Post relevant work hours to client files to bill clients properly.
Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.
Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.