Payroll Directors Manage the overall corporate payroll functions including, payroll processing, payroll taxes, reviewing and revising policies and procedures, as well as internal controls, system review and upgrade. Maintain necessary vendor relationships and compliance. Ensure payroll tax payments are in compliance with applicable federal, state and local tax laws. Reconcile payroll related general ledger accounts.
Average annual salary for a Payroll Director is $86332 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $126649. The lowest salary reported was $46023. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Payroll Director is $42.93 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $62.98. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $22.89. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Payroll Director are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $375 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Payroll Director. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – $48,656 – $130,466 Florida – $47,500 – $73,750 New Jersey – $52,500 – $111,500 New York – $55,149 – $125,838 Ohio – $74,000 – $99,338 Pennsylvania – $89,066 – $109,394 Texas – $42,712 – $109,829
These are the highest paying cities for a Payroll Director. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
New York, New York – Los Angeles, California – Dallas, Texas – Irvine, California – San Francisco, California – Cincinnati, Ohio – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Payroll Director from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $86332 while in 2007 it was just $80062.79
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 20% of Payroll Directors were males while 80% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.