Payroll salary: $124K median
From 28 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$124Kmedian advertised salary
$102K – $172Kmiddle half of roles
$135Kaverage advertised salary
28roles counted
Payroll salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $155K | 15 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $125K | 27 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
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Highest-paying open Payroll roles
All payroll jobs- Sr. Manager, PayrollSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$175K - $250KSeniorWorkday
- Product Counsel, Payroll and FintechGusto · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - Hybrid$199K - $246K
- Payroll Initiatives LeadOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$221K - $245KLeadWorkday
- Senior Manager, PayrollAsana · 🇺🇸San Francisco$190K - $223KSeniorNetSuiteWorkday
- Director, PayrollSmartsheet · 🇺🇸Bellevue, WA, USA$165K - $210KLeadSAPWorkday
- Senior Manager, Global PayrollZip · 🇺🇸Remote - US$142K - $210KRemoteSeniorNetSuite
- Staff Product Analyst (Workday Payroll, Absence & Time Tracking)Okta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, C…$132K - $204KLeadMachine LearningAgileWorkday
- Global Payroll LeadMercor · 🇺🇸San Francisco$160K - $185KLead
- Senior Payroll SpecialistLiveKit · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$132K - $178KRemoteSenior
- Payroll AnalystLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Second St)$149K - $170KMachine LearningExcelJira
- Payroll ManagerDecagon · 🇺🇸San Francisco$140K - $170K
- Senior Payroll Analyst, North AmericaMozilla · 🇺🇸Remote US$95K - $151KRemoteSenior
- International Payroll AnalystReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$105K - $148KRemoteExcelWorkday
- Senior Payroll AnalystOkta · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$91K - $141KSeniorMachine LearningExcelWorkday
- Payroll Analyst, AMERNotion · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$120K - $140KExcelNetSuiteWorkday
- Payroll ManagerKodiak · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$110K - $140KExcelAWS
- Senior Technical Payroll Analyst I - ADP System ConfigurationRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$108K - $135KSeniorSQLJiraAgile
- Payroll AnalystPerplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$90K - $125KNetSuiteWorkday
- Payroll ManagerFinni Health · 🇺🇸US Remote$90K - $120KRemoteExcel
- Senior Payroll Analyst (Temporary)LG Electronics · 🇺🇸Englewood Cliffs, NJ$90K - $115KSeniorExcel
Questions about Payroll pay
- What is the average Payroll salary?
- $135K a year on average and $124K at the median, across 28 open Payroll postings at tech companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $102K to $172K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Payroll roles at tech companies is $124K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $102K to $172K. Counted from 28 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Hiring Right Now, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/payroll/
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