Texas Wages 43-3051.00 - Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $54,090.
  • 10% of workers earn $36,040 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $75,850 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $58,260.
  • 10% of workers earn $39,500 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $81,350 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$39,500$47,990$58,260$69,600$81,350
Texas$36,040$45,220$54,090$63,940$75,850
Abilene, TX$34,750$39,500$50,120$58,210$68,490
Amarillo, TX$34,070$38,450$49,850$58,540$70,080
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$38,900$48,590$59,630$72,260$80,860
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$38,600$42,550$50,450$61,000$68,930
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,210$37,600$44,110$51,630$62,290
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$29,020$33,860$42,070$48,390$57,530
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$29,820$36,550$45,710$55,420$65,950
College Station-Bryan, TX$36,650$42,340$47,440$57,030$63,090
Corpus Christi, TX$37,030$41,440$46,590$57,460$68,510
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$35,350$48,290$60,230$69,720$78,390
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$28,920$36,550$43,960$52,620$64,100
El Paso, TX$36,400$41,550$48,620$57,160$59,950
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,090$37,730$45,550$52,920$63,000
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$38,470$48,790$54,090$64,050$77,110
Killeen-Temple, TX$37,700$45,890$53,290$59,950$65,890
Laredo, TX$28,190$33,100$41,030$50,640$59,620
Longview, TX$35,430$42,680$53,470$59,230$67,750
Lubbock, TX$35,280$39,520$46,360$57,200$63,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$27,540$33,280$40,810$50,000$60,720
Midland, TX$38,740$47,280$59,510$72,460$80,120
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,030$43,660$48,540$57,510$70,360
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,190$40,700$49,350$59,760$68,650
Odessa, TX$44,900$48,450$56,000$65,370$74,140
San Angelo, TX$31,500$38,610$44,420$56,430$72,120
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$37,330$44,610$50,830$61,490$73,090
Sherman-Denison, TX$40,550$49,320$50,540$63,050$73,190
Texarkana, TX-AR$29,440$37,040$44,290$65,380$79,340
Tyler, TX$33,480$37,630$46,540$56,920$71,820
Waco, TX$37,340$48,030$56,040$63,610$72,490
Wichita Falls, TX$31,580$40,000$48,310$56,680$68,050

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $26.00 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $17.33 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $36.47 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $28.01 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $18.99 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $39.11 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$18.99$23.07$28.01$33.46$39.11
Texas$17.33$21.74$26.00$30.74$36.47
Abilene, TX$16.71$18.99$24.10$27.99$32.93
Amarillo, TX$16.38$18.49$23.97$28.15$33.69
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$18.70$23.36$28.67$34.74$38.88
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$18.56$20.46$24.26$29.33$33.14
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$16.45$18.08$21.21$24.82$29.95
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$13.95$16.28$20.23$23.27$27.66
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$14.34$17.57$21.97$26.64$31.71
College Station-Bryan, TX$17.62$20.35$22.81$27.42$30.33
Corpus Christi, TX$17.80$19.92$22.40$27.63$32.94
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$17.00$23.22$28.96$33.52$37.69
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$13.90$17.57$21.13$25.30$30.82
El Paso, TX$17.50$19.97$23.37$27.48$28.82
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.83$18.14$21.90$25.44$30.29
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$18.50$23.46$26.00$30.79$37.07
Killeen-Temple, TX$18.13$22.06$25.62$28.82$31.68
Laredo, TX$13.55$15.91$19.73$24.35$28.67
Longview, TX$17.03$20.52$25.71$28.47$32.57
Lubbock, TX$16.96$19.00$22.29$27.50$30.59
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$13.24$16.00$19.62$24.04$29.19
Midland, TX$18.63$22.73$28.61$34.84$38.52
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$16.36$20.99$23.34$27.65$33.83
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.40$19.57$23.72$28.73$33.00
Odessa, TX$21.59$23.29$26.92$31.43$35.64
San Angelo, TX$15.15$18.56$21.35$27.13$34.67
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$17.95$21.45$24.44$29.56$35.14
Sherman-Denison, TX$19.50$23.71$24.30$30.31$35.19
Texarkana, TX-AR$14.15$17.81$21.29$31.43$38.15
Tyler, TX$16.10$18.09$22.38$27.37$34.53
Waco, TX$17.95$23.09$26.94$30.58$34.85
Wichita Falls, TX$15.18$19.23$23.23$27.25$32.72