Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,338
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$9,932
17.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,560
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — 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
$57,270
Kept after tax
$47,338
Worth in national money
$51,560
State rank
23
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Ohio pays payroll and timekeeping clerks around $57,270 at the midpoint, 23 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 494 occupations Ohio reports figures for, this is number 260.
- Ohio is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $57,270 the take-home is $47,338; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $51,560 would nationally. The average comes to $58,530, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For payroll and timekeeping clerks the Ohio median is $57,270, ranking 23 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Ohio's occupational distribution, payroll and timekeeping clerks sits at 260 of 494 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Ohio, on $57,270, is $47,338 — equivalent to $51,560 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $58,530 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,310 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $80,650 |
| This salary | $57,270 |
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 Ohio | $47,338 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,196 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,962 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $56,201 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,373 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $57,270 as a midpoint for Ohio, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $40,310 and the ninetieth is $80,650 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Ohio the take-home figure of $47,338, from $57,270, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 260 of 494 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $51,560 uses one figure for the whole of Ohio. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 494 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 260.
- The Ohio median of $57,270 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $40,310 to $80,650. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Ohio is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $47,338 from $57,270. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 260 of 494 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $51,560, worked from $57,270, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Ohio address, on work sitting at 260 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $40,310 at the tenth percentile, $80,650 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 $51,560.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Ohio then takes its own share, leaving $47,338.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,310 to $80,650) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Ohio rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio'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 $51,560 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 $47,338 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio 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.