Senior Payroll Specialist Salary (BLS May 2025 Data)

BLS reports Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, not a separate wage for Senior Payroll Specialist. This broader occupation does not distinguish seniority, work arrangement or language requirements.

United States: the middle half of workers earned $47,990 to $69,600, with a median of $58,260. The thin line runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

Annual wage percentiles, United States, BLS May 2025
Percentile	Wage	What it means
10th	$39,500	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th	$47,990	25% earned less than this.
Median	$58,260	Half earned less and half earned more.
75th	$69,600	75% earned less than this.
90th	$81,350	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$59,630	Average wage across all workers.

United States: the middle half of workers earned $23.07 to $33.46, with a median of $28.01. The thin line runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

Hourly wage percentiles, United States, BLS May 2025
Percentile	Wage	What it means
10th	$18.99	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th	$23.07	25% earned less than this.
Median	$28.01	Half earned less and half earned more.
75th	$33.46	75% earned less than this.
90th	$39.11	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$28.67	Average wage across all workers.

What BLS wages include and exclude

Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.

Employment, U.S.: 153,140
Mean annual wage: $59,630
Reference period: May 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, released 2026-05-15. SOC 43-3051 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, United States. BLS source tables and downloads; release notes. Select this SOC and area in the source files; the tables index is not an exact-row link.

Target metros

Senior Payroll Specialist by metro, annual wages, BLS May 2025
Metro	Median	P25 to P75	Employment	Location quotient
Miami	$57,450	$46,680 to $65,990	2,750	0.99
Tampa	$50,440	$46,680 to $61,950	2,300	1.61
Orlando	$49,830	$47,530 to $62,200	1,690	1.21
Raleigh	$54,100	$43,970 to $65,190	590	0.81
New York City	$63,500	$53,070 to $75,790	7,770	0.83
Northern New Jersey	$63,500	$53,070 to $75,790	7,770	0.83
Dallas	$60,230	$48,290 to $69,720	3,800	0.95
Chicago	$62,920	$49,750 to $77,230	4,170	0.94

A location quotient above 1 means the occupation is more concentrated in that metro than in the nation. Northern New Jersey figures come from the broader New York metro.

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By industry

These are national industry estimates for SOC 43-3051 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, not a separate estimate for this title. Industry names below are exactly as BLS publishes them. Private-sector rows are labeled when an all-ownership estimate is not available.

BLS OEWS May 2025, national annual wages by industry
BLS industry	NAICS	Ownership	P25	Median	P75	Employment
Construction	23	Private	$49,390	$57,850	$69,330	15,930
Construction of Buildings	236000	Private	$49,830	$53,420	$66,400	3,500
Residential Building Construction	236100	Private	$49,830	$50,440	$55,750	1,770
Nonresidential Building Construction	236200	Private	$52,920	$62,480	$73,050	1,730
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	237000	Private	$50,790	$61,040	$72,210	2,800
Utility System Construction	237100	Private	$49,170	$59,970	$70,290	1,310
Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	237130	Private	$51,020	$61,310	$70,410	580
Land Subdivision	237200	Private	$59,980	$63,590	$70,450	50
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	237300	Private	$52,700	$61,630	$74,290	1,110
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	237900	Private	$52,450	$61,140	$69,830	340
Specialty Trade Contractors	238000	Private	$47,250	$58,210	$69,720	9,630
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	238100	Private	$45,870	$58,270	$69,150	1,770
Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	238110	Private	$49,340	$62,560	$72,630	360
Masonry Contractors	238140	Private	$47,400	$58,740	$63,430	250
Roofing Contractors	238160	Private	$43,820	$56,480	$68,080	520
Building Equipment Contractors	238200	Private	$47,160	$58,240	$68,790	4,900
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	238210	Private	$48,570	$60,230	$71,110	1,960
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	238220	Private	$42,850	$56,430	$66,680	2,630
Other Building Equipment Contractors	238290	Private	$52,000	$57,830	$74,990	320
Building Finishing Contractors	238300	Private	$48,600	$57,100	$68,180	1,340
Drywall and Insulation Contractors	238310	Private	$45,700	$59,630	$71,640	450
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	238320	Private	$43,440	$57,230	$66,600	220
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	238900	Private	$47,530	$58,790	$73,120	1,610
Manufacturing	31-33	Private	$50,170	$61,410	$73,990	7,760
Food Manufacturing	311000	Private	$46,970	$57,070	$68,620	1,130
Animal Food Manufacturing	311100	Private	$42,490	$64,430	$79,560	70
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	311300	Private	$61,390	$65,080	$74,580	60
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	311400	Private	$47,890	$57,530	$73,180	160
Dairy Product Manufacturing	311500	Private	$49,700	$58,170	$76,350	160
Animal Slaughtering and Processing	311600	Private	$45,300	$50,780	$61,930	270
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	311700	Private	$45,300	$59,650	$68,620	50
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	311800	Private	$39,770	$46,850	$64,280	150
Other Food Manufacturing	311900	Private	$52,980	$60,900	$72,610	180
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	312000	Private	$55,690	$66,140	$74,380	270
Beverage Manufacturing	312100	Private	$55,250	$66,160	$74,390	260
Textile Mills	313000	Private	$38,400	$51,580	$60,950	40
Textile Product Mills	314000	Private	$49,860	$60,830	$74,190	60
Other Textile Product Mills	314900	Private	$53,070	$65,320	$74,190	40
Apparel Manufacturing	315000	Private	$40,630	$56,210	$73,510	80
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	315200	Private	$45,520	$56,210	$76,660	70
Wood Product Manufacturing	321000	Private	$44,860	$52,010	$63,340	330
Sawmills and Wood Preservation	321100	Private	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	110
Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	321200	Private	$49,600	$54,130	$61,450	40
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	321900	Private	$47,240	$51,990	$62,380	180
Paper Manufacturing	322000	Private	$56,160	$63,340	$78,030	170
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	322100	Private	$59,130	$62,130	$71,230	50
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	322200	Private	$53,800	$67,560	$80,150	120
Printing and Related Support Activities	323000	Private	$45,790	$57,730	$71,240	150
Printing and Related Support Activities	323100	Private	$45,790	$57,730	$71,240	150
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	324000	Private	$58,300	$63,240	$73,870	110
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	324100	Private	$58,300	$63,240	$73,870	110
Chemical Manufacturing	325000	Private	$57,890	$68,280	$76,310	350
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only)	3250A1	Private	$59,300	$67,860	$75,370	140
Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only)	3250A2	Private	$49,610	$56,710	$73,810	60
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	325400	Private	$62,380	$69,630	$77,690	150
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	326000	Private	$49,990	$57,700	$68,470	360
Plastics Product Manufacturing	326100	Private	$48,390	$57,090	$66,440	300
Rubber Product Manufacturing	326200	Private	$54,730	$63,970	$73,130	60
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	327000	Private	$56,360	$64,390	$78,540	290
Primary Metal Manufacturing	331000	Private	$52,000	$64,990	$74,740	280
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	331100	Private	$47,560	$49,990	$63,570	60
Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	331200	Private	$53,860	$65,770	$73,440	60
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	331300	Private	$67,570	$73,780	$80,700	40
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	331400	Private	$64,140	$72,640	$78,840	40
Foundries	331500	Private	$53,430	$63,680	$80,590	80
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	332000	Private	$46,010	$58,520	$69,640	1,090
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only)	3320A1	Private	$53,420	$61,730	$72,010	290
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only)	3320A2	Private	$44,190	$55,690	$67,120	430
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	332700	Private	$40,560	$63,120	$69,850	260
Machine Shops	332710	Private	$40,840	$63,120	$69,850	240
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities	332800	Private	$43,940	$54,280	$62,700	110
Machinery Manufacturing	333000	Private	$51,400	$62,570	$76,690	800
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	3330A1	Private	$49,240	$60,690	$74,690	550
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	333300	Private	$59,620	$66,770	$87,660	90
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	333500	Private	$58,790	$69,370	$76,690	100
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	333600	Private	$48,300	$64,900	$78,650	50
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	334000	Private	$54,550	$64,660	$78,380	470
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	334100	Private	$52,160	$67,170	$83,750	50
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	334200	Private	$60,510	$68,620	$79,450	30
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	334400	Private	$50,780	$61,840	$70,380	170
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	334500	Private	$59,010	$69,330	$80,440	210
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	335000	Private	$53,890	$64,980	$74,440	250
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	335300	Private	$50,700	$55,290	$65,730	90
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	335900	Private	$60,700	$70,720	$76,580	130
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	336000	Private	$54,140	$64,300	$77,410	850
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	336100	Private	$64,070	$70,780	$75,670	60
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	336200	Private	$46,240	$59,390	$70,530	90
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	336300	Private	$56,330	$67,080	$77,110	280
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	336400	Private	$58,660	$68,000	$82,320	250
Ship and Boat Building	336600	Private	$48,750	$58,370	$72,370	140
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	337000	Private	$46,450	$55,340	$67,160	260
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only)	3370A1	Private	$46,120	$55,340	$66,860	240
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	339000	Private	$54,810	$65,540	$75,530	400
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	339100	Private	$64,050	$71,920	$78,140	170
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	339900	Private	$49,990	$60,150	$69,880	230
Information	51	Private	$56,430	$68,350	$85,910	2,210
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	512000	Private	$37,440	$58,750	$91,900	190
Motion Picture and Video Industries	512100	Private	$37,440	$58,750	$91,900	190
Publishing Industries	513000	Private	$54,080	$69,200	$82,380	720
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	513100	Private	$58,850	$67,710	$76,970	140
Newspaper Publishers	513110	Private	$41,710	$64,300	$75,860	50
Software Publishers	513200	Private	$53,050	$70,730	$86,160	580
Broadcasting and Content Providers	516000	Private	$60,880	$77,230	$90,640	360
Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations	516100	Private	$54,180	$68,080	$77,420	130
Radio Broadcasting Stations	516110	Private	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	30
Television Broadcasting Stations	516120	Private	$55,880	$68,090	$77,400	90
Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers	516200	Private	$67,340	$78,120	$91,260	230
Telecommunications	517000	Private	$54,130	$59,390	$70,370	230
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services	518000	Private	$59,420	$66,240	$92,770	650
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services	518200	Private	$59,420	$66,240	$92,770	650
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	519000	Private	$64,000	$86,630	$91,180	50
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	519200	Private	$64,000	$86,630	$91,180	50
Finance and Insurance	52	Private	$47,620	$61,120	$74,530	4,640
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	522000	Private	$47,290	$57,100	$72,100	1,880
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)	5220A1	Private	$47,150	$53,410	$68,490	1,560
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	522200	Private	$56,510	$67,510	$79,750	320
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	522290	Private	$54,570	$66,670	$79,030	260
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	523000	Private	$51,370	$71,460	$83,590	420
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	524000	Private	$47,990	$62,590	$74,690	2,250
Insurance Carriers	524100	Private	$55,860	$64,250	$75,860	750
Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	524114	Private	$60,360	$69,870	$76,580	240
Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	524120	Private	$54,150	$65,010	$76,080	300
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	524200	Private	$46,180	$60,530	$74,080	1,490
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	524210	Private	$49,760	$63,170	$77,830	800
Other Insurance Related Activities	524290	Private	$43,840	$52,900	$64,820	690
Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	525000	Private	$51,170	$66,950	$71,420	80
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	525100	Private	$48,970	$65,610	$71,380	80
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	53	Private	$54,090	$56,430	$69,960	2,920
Real Estate	531000	Private	$54,090	$55,100	$67,740	2,410
Rental and Leasing Services	532000	Private	$56,800	$64,650	$72,780	460
Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	5320A1	Private	$56,800	$64,650	$72,520	400
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	532100	Private	$57,760	$69,000	$80,430	60
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	533000	Private	$55,510	$62,710	$81,860	60
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	533100	Private	$55,510	$62,710	$81,860	60
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	54	Private	$45,550	$56,160	$66,940	23,800
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	541000	Private	$45,550	$56,160	$66,940	23,800
Legal Services	541100	Private	$44,670	$67,710	$75,970	870
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	541200	Private	$42,270	$50,030	$61,310	14,010
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	541300	Private	$52,000	$64,260	$73,900	1,280
Engineering Services	541330	Private	$57,710	$65,830	$75,440	920
Testing Laboratories and Services	541380	Private	$49,920	$62,250	$71,330	70
Specialized Design Services	541400	Private	$46,100	$52,050	$64,260	70
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	541500	Private	$60,170	$66,940	$81,400	1,860
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	541600	Private	$50,840	$59,530	$68,170	4,220
Scientific Research and Development Services	541700	Private	$66,360	$80,900	$94,080	440
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	541710	Private	$65,500	$80,370	$94,080	410
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	541720	Private	$79,620	$91,330	$100,620	30
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	541800	Private	$39,150	$59,480	$80,530	350
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	541900	Private	$31,750	$52,480	$70,070	700
Veterinary Services	541940	Private	$53,550	$68,260	$82,160	240
Management of Companies and Enterprises	55	Private	$51,370	$61,020	$73,510	14,220
Management of Companies and Enterprises	551000	Private	$51,370	$61,020	$73,510	14,220
Management of Companies and Enterprises	551100	Private	$51,370	$61,020	$73,510	14,220
Ambulatory Health Care Services	621000	Private	$44,310	$55,170	$64,650	5,170
Offices of Physicians	621100	Private	$50,510	$59,140	$68,390	1,040
Offices of Dentists	621200	Private	$52,160	$59,990	$59,990	520
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	621300	Private	$42,680	$52,930	$63,500	660
Offices of Chiropractors	621310	Private	$38,120	$45,100	$52,920	130
Offices of Optometrists	621320	Private	$52,860	$59,990	$67,710	90
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	621330	Private	$45,520	$52,000	$63,250	100
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	621340	Private	$50,670	$60,850	$70,690	230
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	621390	Private	$30,920	$51,180	$62,660	110
Outpatient Care Centers	621400	Private	$52,940	$62,460	$71,450	690
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	621420	Private	$49,340	$58,380	$65,860	300
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	621500	Private	$48,710	$48,900	$63,000	90
Home Health Care Services	621600	Private	$39,990	$48,050	$58,400	1,910
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	621900	Private	$47,010	$58,650	$72,800	260
Ambulance Services	621910	Private	$39,940	$53,370	$66,680	120
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	621990	Private	$50,090	$63,320	$74,990	140
Hospitals	622000	Private	$51,340	$60,610	$67,910	2,020
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	622100	Private	$51,340	$60,560	$67,100	1,790
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	622200	Private	$54,440	$61,380	$71,530	130
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	622300	Private	$50,960	$62,600	$76,340	100
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	623000	Private	$45,850	$55,100	$63,330	2,720
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	623100	Private	$45,280	$53,930	$61,390	1,670
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	623200	Private	$48,440	$55,680	$64,920	480
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	623210	Private	$44,890	$53,310	$63,440	280
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	623220	Private	$53,870	$57,710	$67,260	200
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	623300	Private	$48,310	$56,890	$70,510	440
Other Residential Care Facilities	623900	Private	$50,130	$57,120	$63,430	140
Social Assistance	624000	Private	$43,920	$52,000	$62,280	3,080
Individual and Family Services	624100	Private	$44,350	$52,850	$62,280	2,170
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	624120	Private	$42,520	$50,270	$61,220	1,560
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	624200	Private	$47,520	$59,570	$67,990	180
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	624300	Private	$45,740	$53,990	$65,470	380
Child Care Services	624400	Private	$37,440	$51,500	$51,990	350
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	721200	Private	$43,920	$50,450	$52,070	40
Food Services and Drinking Places	722000	Private	$49,020	$62,200	$69,990	3,240
Special Food Services	722300	Private	$53,920	$60,360	$71,690	210
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	722400	Private	$55,410	$59,610	$59,610	150
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	722500	Private	$48,700	$62,630	$69,990	2,870
Full-Service Restaurants	722511	Private	$40,080	$43,760	$74,770	740

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025, national industry-specific rows. BLS tables.

What changed since May 2024

Senior Payroll Specialist median annual wage, United States
Release	Median
BLS OEWS May 2024	$55,290
BLS OEWS May 2025	$58,260

The published medians differ by $2,970. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2024 and May 2025. This is not an annualized growth claim. Area definitions and the workers represented can change.

What belongs in the pay comparison

OEWS includes straight-time gross wages, guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses. It excludes overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits. It is neither pure base salary nor total compensation. If this person covers a payroll deadline, an overdue billing queue or a late close, the overtime bill is separate. A shift differential is also excluded. Compare the regular wage first, then explain the extra hours and any incentive in the offer rather than hide them inside one annual amount.

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Recruiter's read

Qualitative view from our desk. Not BLS data.

The BLS line for Senior Payroll Specialist is a starting point. Ask which decisions this person will own and who will check the work. The published occupation does not separate the scope of your seat from other jobs with the same SOC.

Common questions

Which median is used when comparing pay for Senior Payroll Specialist?

$58,260 is the annual median for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks (SOC 43-3051) in the United States, based on BLS May 2025. It is an occupation benchmark, not a separate compensation survey for this hiring title.

What does the middle half of workers earn?

The 25th percentile is $47,990 and the 75th percentile is $69,600 in the United States. That is where the middle half of workers in this occupation fall.

How many people work in this occupation?

BLS estimates 153,140 workers in Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in the United States.

What does the upper percentile show?

The 90th percentile for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks is $81,350. 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned more.

Does BLS publish this exact title?

BLS reports Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, not a separate wage for Senior Payroll Specialist. This broader occupation does not distinguish seniority, work arrangement or language requirements.

Which metros have published figures?

BLS published a median for Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Raleigh, New York City, Northern New Jersey, Dallas, Chicago.

Reading this page's BLS evidence

What do the released numbers measure?

For Senior Payroll Specialist in the United States, use the May 2025 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks occupation benchmark (SOC 43-3051): a annual median of $58,260. This is a broader occupation, not a separately measured wage for the hiring title. BLS reports 153,140 jobs for the occupation here. Employment is not a count of available candidates.

How much room is inside the published band?

The middle half of Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks wages in the United States runs from $47,990 at P25 to $69,600 at P75, a width of $21,610. The distance from P25 to the median is $10,270; from the median to P75 it is $11,340. The upper part is wider. Compare an offer against those published points, but do not assign an exact percentile between them or label them junior, senior and manager pay.

How does this estimate compare with the national figure?

This national Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks median pools places and employers; it is not a city-specific offer target. The mean is $59,630, $1,370 above the median. The average and midpoint describe different parts of the distribution. Check an actual area row before using the national figure in a local hiring budget.

Which other metro estimates can you compare?

For comparison with the United States, the two metropolitan estimates with the largest published employment for this occupation are New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ($63,500 annual median for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks); Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($65,040 annual median for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks). Only metros with a published median for this SOC qualify, so suppression can change the comparison set. Geography uses Census Gazetteer internal points where available, not commuting time or a claim about recruiting reach.

What can the industry rows tell you?

Among the loaded national industry rows for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, the highest numeric annual medians are Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (NAICS 541720), $91,330; Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (NAICS 519000), $86,630. This ranking excludes suppressed and top-coded medians and covers only the industries loaded for this brand. These are national occupation estimates, not separate observations for this hiring title.

What changed in the published median?

For Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in the United States, the median was $55,290 in 2024-05 and $58,260 in 2025-05. The difference is $2,970 upward. This subtracts two published estimates; it is not a growth forecast or a same-worker raise. The SOC and area codes match, but the surveyed employment mix can change.

What belongs outside the wage budget?

The Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks benchmark is neither pure base salary nor total compensation. Guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses are included in OEWS, so adding all commission again would double-count pay already covered. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer benefits are excluded. Budget those separately where relevant; this the United States row provides no amounts for them, equity or relocation.

Questions about this estimate

Which occupation benchmark applies to Senior Payroll Specialist in the United States?

$58,260 is the May 2025 annual median for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, SOC 43-3051, in the United States. A broader mapping does not establish a separate salary survey for this hiring title.

How wide is the published offer band for Senior Payroll Specialist in the United States?

For Senior Payroll Specialist in the United States, P75 minus P25 is $21,610. The Senior Payroll Specialist in the United States endpoints are $47,990 and $69,600, not experience-level labels or an interpolated candidate percentile.

Can the industry figures be treated as Senior Payroll Specialist in the United States's local rates?

The loaded Senior Payroll Specialist in the United States industry rows describe national Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks wages. The Senior Payroll Specialist in the United States national page does not turn an occupation-wide industry median into an exact-title offer.

What changed between releases for Senior Payroll Specialist in the United States?

The Senior Payroll Specialist in the United States annual medians were $55,290 in 2024-05 and $58,260 in 2025-05. The Senior Payroll Specialist in the United States difference is $2,970; this is not a forecast or a same-worker raise.

Census internal points used for comparison geography

Senior Payroll Specialist salary, United States