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Payroll: a person in this job makes sure every employee is paid the right amount on time, with the right taxes withheld. MongoDB, Twilio, Okta, Databricks and Lucid Motors have the most open roles with “Payroll” or a close variant in the title right now.

72 open roles · 3 posted in the last 7 days · 26% remote · 57 companies hiring · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

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Can be done from home26%19 of 72 jobs
State the pay42%30 of 72 jobs
Are for beginners1%1 of 72 jobs
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Questions about payroll jobs

What is a payroll job?
In a payroll job, a person makes sure every employee is paid the right amount on time, with the right taxes withheld. 72 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many payroll jobs are open right now?
There are 72 open payroll jobs at 57 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 3 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?
Right now the most openings are at Twilio (4), MongoDB (4), Okta (3), Lucid Motors (2) and Deliveroo (2). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote payroll jobs?
19 of the 72 open payroll jobs (26%) 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 pay?
The median advertised salary is $124K, based on 28 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $102K and $172K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for payroll jobs?
Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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