Payroll Manager salary: median $107,500 a year
Payroll Manager listings that state pay run from $95,000 to $130,000 for the middle half, based on 57 current job listings. 169 payroll manager roles are open now.
Payroll Manager pay range
From 57 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.
- Lower quarter
- $95,000
- Median
- $107,500
- Upper quarter
- $130,000
Payroll Manager salary by state
States with at least 8 listings that state pay.
Open payroll manager jobs
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Payroll Manager
UCLA · Los Angeles, California
Oct 26, 2026
- Payroll Manager
Russell Investments · Seattle
Oct 26, 2026
- Payroll Manager
Averro · Seattle, WA
$130k · Oct 24, 2026
- Payroll Manager
Nisqually Indian Tribe · Olympia, WA
Oct 23, 2026
- Payroll Manager
Acrisure · GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, United States of America
Oct 23, 2026
- Payroll Manager
Kodiak Robotics · Mountain View, CA
$110k–$140k · Oct 23, 2026
- Payroll Manager
UCLA · Los Angeles, California
Oct 23, 2026
- Payroll Manager
Creative Financial Staffing · Braintree, MA
Oct 23, 2026
- Payroll Manager
Creative Financial Staffing · Rockland, MA
Oct 23, 2026
- Payroll Manager
Estée Lauder · Melville, NY
Oct 23, 2026
- Payroll Manager
Allen County Job and Family Services · Louisville, KY
Oct 23, 2026
- Payroll Manager
Estee Lauder Companies · Melville, NY, US
Oct 22, 2026
- Payroll Manager
Creative Financial Staffing · Fishers, IN
Oct 22, 2026
- Payroll Manager - Hybrid Midtown - Up to $175K
Michael Page · Manhattan, NY
$145k–$175k · Oct 22, 2026
- Payroll Manager - Electrical Contracting
Enterprise Electrical · Houston, TX
$139k–$180k · Oct 21, 2026
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Payroll Manager salary questions
- How much does a payroll manager make?
- Among 57 open payroll manager listings that state pay, the median is $107,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $95,000 and $130,000.
- Where does this payroll manager pay data come from?
- From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
- Which state pays payroll managers the most?
- Of the states with enough listings, California has the highest median listed pay at $125,000.
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