Payroll Specialist Salary


What is the salary of a Payroll Specialist? In the United States, a Payroll Specialist earns an average salary of $55,156. The salary range for a Payroll Specialist is usually between $40,851 and $77,870 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $106,547. The highest Payroll Specialist salary in the United States was $189,150. The average hourly pay for a Payroll Specialist is $26.52.

What are Top Paying States and Employers for Payroll Specialist Jobs?

Top 3 states paying the highest average Payroll Specialist salary are California, with an average salary of $86,936, followed by Alaska, with an average salary of $82,775, and Nevada, with an average salary of $77,743. Employers paying the highest salary for a Payroll Specialist job are Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (CA), Santa Monica (CA) and Val Verde Unified (CA).

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Payroll Specialist Salary Lookup
Average Salary
$55,156/yr
Records Number
1,269
Employers Number
522
Job Pay Rank
78,568th

Payroll Specialist Salary Statistics


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Payroll Specialist Salary in States

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StateAverage SalaryRecords Number
Alaska$82,7754
Alabama$56,6788
Arkansas$46,85211
Arizona$48,70337
California$86,936406
Colorado$55,41433
Connecticut$52,6611
District of Columbia$75,8197
Delaware$46,2103
Florida$45,698107
Georgia$41,43639
Iowa$40,5087
Idaho$51,7254
Illinois$64,2956
Indiana$47,95451
Kansas$43,54117
Kentucky$34,94015
Louisiana$38,8867
Massachusetts$52,64233
Maryland$69,96516
Michigan$39,1758
Minnesota$62,66616
Missouri$41,39433
Mississippi$8,5711
Montana$2616
Nebraska$61,59310
New Hampshire$55,9075
New Jersey$46,0325
New Mexico$40,94518
Nevada$77,74312
New York$42,88227
Ohio$48,84231
Oklahoma$30,733142
Oregon$62,10921
Pennsylvania$42,71711
South Carolina$52,4493
South Dakota$38,8181
Tennessee$48,17011
Texas$39,859136
Utah$40,06318
Virginia$56,05130
Vermont$81,0017
Washington$68,23843
Wisconsin$53,55457
West Virginia$63,0661
Wyoming$44,4986

Top Paid Payroll Specialist

NameStateEmployer
Marcela Gomez
Palomar Health District, CA
Marcela GomezCAPalomar Health DistrictView Details
Yuridia Granados
Palomar Health District, CA
Yuridia GranadosCAPalomar Health DistrictView Details
Leticia Saiz
Palomar Health District, CA
Leticia SaizCAPalomar Health DistrictView Details
Shelley Richardson R
Antioch, CA
Shelley Richardson RCAAntiochView Details
Cinthya Depaz
Concord, CA
Cinthya DepazCAConcordView Details
Lorna Leyson R
San Mateo Community College District, CA
Lorna Leyson RCASan Mateo Community College DistrictView Details
Joel Joseph Fernandez Perez
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, CA
Joel Joseph Fernandez PerezCAAlameda-Contra Costa Transit DistrictView Details
Shelley Richardson R
Antioch, CA
Shelley Richardson RCAAntiochView Details
Carolyn Pederson A
Huntington Beach, CA
Carolyn Pederson ACAHuntington BeachView Details
Kimberlaine Marie Szerlip
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, CA
Kimberlaine Marie SzerlipCAAlameda-Contra Costa Transit DistrictView Details
Joel Joseph Fernandez Perez
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, CA
Joel Joseph Fernandez PerezCAAlameda-Contra Costa Transit DistrictView Details
Kimberlaine Marie Szerlip
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, CA
Kimberlaine Marie SzerlipCAAlameda-Contra Costa Transit DistrictView Details
Daniel Jeremy Alvoet
City of Aurora, CO
Daniel Jeremy AlvoetCOCity of AuroraView Details
Cherrell Rachene Escort
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, CA
Cherrell Rachene EscortCAAlameda-Contra Costa Transit DistrictView Details
Mary Elaine Bradley
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, CA
Mary Elaine BradleyCAAlameda-Contra Costa Transit DistrictView Details
Val Martinez C Jr
College of the Desert, CA
Val Martinez C JrCACollege of the DesertView Details
Judith Sifuentes
Los Angeles Unified, CA
Judith SifuentesCALos Angeles UnifiedView Details
Clemencia Vargas M
Mill Valley Elementary, CA
Clemencia Vargas MCAMill Valley ElementaryView Details
Kenneth Prevost II
San Leandro, CA
Kenneth Prevost IICASan LeandroView Details
Steven Sarek
Milpitas, CA
Steven SarekCAMilpitasView Details
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