Payroll Assistant
Payroll Assistant Job Description
Payroll Assistants Calculate, key, total, and balance substitute payrolls. Communicate with employees regarding changes in salary, benefits, etc. Handle voluntary and involuntary deductions. Enter changes to employee payroll records. Create reports for information pertaining to retirement and payroll.
Payroll Assistant Salary Statistics as of 2015
Average annual salary for a Payroll Assistant is $33334 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $47954. The lowest salary reported was $24106. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Payroll Assistant is $16.58 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $23.85. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $11.99. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Payroll Assistant are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $750 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Payroll Assistant. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – $33,627 – $49,105
Georgia – $31,250 – $45,978
Massachusetts – $30,968 – $37,899
New York – n/a
Pennsylvania – $21,141 – $45,773
Texas – $36,358 – $63,702
Wisconsin – n/a
These are the highest paying cities for a Payroll Assistant. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Atlanta, Georgia –
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania –
New York, New York –
Houston, Texas –
Oak Creek, Wisconsin –
The Woodlands, Texas –
Indianapolis, Indiana –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Payroll Assistant from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $33334 while in 2007 it was just $30913.38
Job Outlook
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 8% of Payroll Assistants were males while 92% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.
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Future Jobs Payroll Administrator |