Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,987
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$12,003
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,625
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$59,990
Kept after tax
$47,987
Worth in national money
$49,625
State rank
16
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for payroll and timekeeping clerks is strong here. Georgia's middle earner gets $59,990, putting the state 16 of 51 — about 2.97% ahead of the national figure.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Payroll and timekeeping clerks ranks 225 among 492 occupations Georgia publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $59,990 you keep $47,987 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $49,625 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $59,510.
- For payroll and timekeeping clerks, Georgia sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $59,990, ranking 16 of 51 and running about 2.97% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Position 225 of 492 in Georgia places payroll and timekeeping clerks in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in Georgia is $47,987 after the full tax stack, from $59,990. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $49,625 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $59,510 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,590 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,790 |
| This salary | $59,990 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $47,987 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,382 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,221 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $57,010 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,686 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Georgia earn under $59,990 and half over. The published range runs $39,590 at the tenth percentile to $76,790 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Georgia's $47,987, worked from $59,990. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 225 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $49,625, the adjusted value of that $59,990 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 225 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Georgia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,590 to $76,790; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Georgia take-home of $47,987, on $59,990 for work ranking 225 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 225 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $49,625 — the adjusted value of that $59,990 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 225 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $39,590 at the tenth percentile, $76,790 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $49,625.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Georgia's own levy, $47,987 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,590 to $76,790) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $49,625 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $47,987 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.