Payroll Analyst salary
3 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 16, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for payroll analyst roles at mid level across the United States: 22 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $71,665 and $94,000, with a median of $81,950.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $81,950 and senior $108,717. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 33% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 1 of the 3 ranges in the table rests on fewer than 10 postings and is marked hint: treat it as a hint rather than a benchmark.
Every measured range
3 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $71,665 – $94,000 | $81,950 | 22 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $89,500 – $114,000 | $108,717 | 13 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $66,975 – $78,000 | $76,533 | 5hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
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.
Pay by market
1 pageOpen payroll analyst roles · 34 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $61,400–$126,351scale $30,000–$180,000