🇺🇸Payroll jobs in California
73 open roles mentioning Payroll in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Gusto, Middesk, Pilot, Vast and Lambda have the most. 4 are remote and the median advertised salary is $172K.
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Skills asked for in Payroll roles in California
Job titles in Payroll roles in California
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- People Operations CoordinatorApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$25 - $35 an hourData qualityPowerPointMicrosoft Word
- Senior People Ops GeneralistSigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$150K - $180KSeniorPythonSQLDatabricks
- Payroll Operations SpecialistMercury · 🇺🇸🇨🇦San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote…$77K - $96KRemotePayroll
- Payroll AnalystLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Second St)$149K - $170KHybridMachine LearningExcelJira
- Accounts Payable SpecialistRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA—SAPPowerPointMicrosoft Word
- International Equity Accounting and ReportingAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA$230K - $300KWorkdayCPAReconciliations
- People and Talent Senior ManagerParaform · 🇺🇸San Francisco$160K - $240KSeniorGoogle SheetsHightouchSOC 2
- Sales Compensation AnalystSierra · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$170K - $220KReconciliationsPayroll
- Accounting ManagerIronclad · 🇺🇸San Francisco$100K - $145KHybridNetSuiteERPReconciliations
- Payroll SpecialistFactory · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—SnowflakeDatabricksWorkday
- Forward Deployed Solutions EngineerGusto · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco…$88K - $140KHybridREST APIsAI agentsData modeling
- FP&A Senior ManagerPatreon · 🇺🇸San Francisco$198K - $265KHybridSeniorNetSuiteWorkdayFinancial modeling
- Senior Manager, People & Organization (P&O)Sony Pictures Animation · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States$152K - $189KSeniorWorkdayPayrollHRIS
- Marketing Operations AssociatePilot · 🇺🇸San Francisco$114K - $155KLookerMarketoPayroll
- Senior Technical Payroll Analyst I - ADP System ConfigurationRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$108K - $135KSeniorSQLJiraAgile
- Growth EngineerMiddesk · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $230KHybridReactSQLSEO
- Payroll AnalystHeartflow · 🇺🇸Rohnert Park, California$85K - $115KExcelWorkdayPivot tables
- Payroll ManagerKodiak · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$110K - $140KExcelAWSReconciliations
- M&A Accounting and Integration LeadMercor · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $210KLead and aboveCPAERPAudit
- Global Payroll LeadMercor · 🇺🇸San Francisco$160K - $185KLead and abovePRDsReconciliationsMonth-end close
- Payroll SpecialistAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Fremont, CA; Hybrid- Pittsburgh, PA$58K - $91KHybridExcelGoogle SheetsTax compliance
- Senior Workday Integration ArchitectLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$206K - $275KHybridSeniorGoSQLMachine Learning
- Senior, Employment Tax & Payroll AnalystVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$92K - $131KSeniorExcelWorkdayReconciliations
- Senior Staff Software Engineer, Gusto Agent & Partner Experiences (API)Gusto · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco…$213K - $236KHybridLead and aboveRubyGraphQLRails
- Senior Manager, PayrollAsana · 🇺🇸San Francisco$190K - $223KSeniorNetSuiteWorkdayReconciliations
- Director of Finance and OperationsAnello Photonics · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, CA—Lead and aboveCPACFAPipeline management
- Manager, Software Engineering, People (Application Software)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$195K - $290KGoPythonJavaScript
- People Operations AssociateVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$92K - $147KExcelGoogle SheetsGoogle Workspace
- People Operations GeneralistReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$120K - $138KPayrollHRISEmployment law
- Principal Product Manager, Payroll PlatformGusto · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco…—HybridLead and aboveLLMPayroll
- HR Operations & Recruiting Specialist Part TimeFs Studio · 🇺🇸San Francisco—RemotePayrollApplicant tracking systemsRobotics
- VP, Corporate ControllerMongoDB · 🇺🇸Palo Alto; San Francisco$154K - $303KLead and aboveGCPAzureAWS
- Payroll Initiatives LeadOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$221K - $245KHybridLead and aboveWorkdayM&APayroll
- Payroll Analyst, AMERNotion · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$120K - $140KHybridExcelNetSuiteWorkday
- Principal Product Manager, Business Money – SMB BankingGusto · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco…—HybridLead and aboveRailsPayrollStatistics
- HR Business PartnerJenni Kayne · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$100K - $110KDatabase administrationReconciliationsPayroll
- Sr. Marketing Data AnalystPilot · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$126K - $170KSeniorPythonSQLdbt
- Global Mobility LeadPerplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$125K - $225KHybridLead and aboveGoPayrollHRIS
- Head of Marketing - SymmetryGusto · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - Hybrid; San Francisco, CA - Hybrid; Scottsda…—HybridLead and aboveSEOProduct marketingMarketing automation
- Integrations SpecialistCampfire · 🇺🇸San Francisco—SQLHubSpotNetSuite
- Payroll AnalystPerplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$90K - $125KHybridNetSuiteWorkdayGoogle Sheets
- People LeadRiver AI Inc. · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$200K - $380KLead and abovePayrollCartaHRIS
- Head of PartnershipsMiddesk · 🇺🇸San Francisco$260K - $315KHybridLead and abovePayroll
- Payment Operations ManagerGusto · 🇺🇸New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco, CA - Hybrid$126K - $156KHybridRailsIncident responseSOC 2
- Senior Payroll AnalystOkta · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$91K - $141KSeniorMachine LearningExcelWorkday
- Director, Time and AttendanceGolden State · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$131K - $139KLead and aboveGoogle WorkspacePayrollPerformance management
- Workday Configuration Manager (PATT)Carta · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Seattle, WA$160K - $190KWorkdayTest planningPayroll
- People Operations & Culture GeneralistCellanome · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$125K - $150KReconciliationsPayrollHRIS
- BookkeeperCynch AI · 🇺🇸Cupertino, California, United States$65K - $85KReconciliationsMonth-end closeTax compliance
- Staff Product Analyst (Workday Payroll, Absence & Time Tracking)Okta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, C…$132K - $204KLead and aboveMachine LearningAgileWorkday
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Who is hiring for Payroll roles in California
What Payroll roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $134K | 31 |
| Lead and above | $212K | 15 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about Payroll jobs in California
- How many Payroll jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 73 open Payroll jobs in California at 47 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 4 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most Payroll jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Gusto (10), Middesk (7), Pilot (4), Vast (3) and Lambda (2). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Payroll jobs in California?
- 4 of the 73 open Payroll jobs in California (5%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do Payroll jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $172K, based on 58 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $126K and $202K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the Payroll jobs in California?
- 0 of the 73 open Payroll jobs in California (0%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 52 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 47 companies are hiring and 4 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing Payroll jobs in California?
- 12 of the 73 open Payroll jobs in California (16%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning. Employers still list 73 such roles today at 47 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do Payroll jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Payroll (100%), Reconciliations (40%), HRIS (34%), Workday (27%), Month-end close (22%) of the 73 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in Payroll jobs in California?
- Payroll Analyst (4), Payroll Manager (3), Payroll Specialist (2), Senior Manager (2), Senior Staff Software Engineer (2): the most common titles among the 73 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are Payroll jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 73 Payroll jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 47 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 4 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $172K. 4 (5%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for Payroll jobs in California?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.
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