Payroll Specialist salary
3 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for payroll specialist roles at mid level across the United States: 51 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $61,750 and $81,470, with a median of $72,500.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $72,500 and senior $91,233. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 26% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. Every range in the table rests on at least 10 postings.
Payroll Specialist pay by specialization
Payroll 5People Operations & HRIS 1
Live payroll specialist roles by HR function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
3 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $61,750 – $81,470 | $72,500 | 51 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$67,500 – CA$80,000 | CA$72,900 | 13 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $74,975 – $98,071 | $91,233 | 15 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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Payroll Specialist - Netherlands GoGlobal · Remote · Romania Pay not stated 6w ago Payroll Specialist Tutor Me Education · Remote · Philippines Pay not stated 1y ago