2,068 active jobs. 817 companies. Median salary $87K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.
The Payroll Specialist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.
Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 72% of positions include salary data.
Middle 50% of salaries range from $62K to $150K.
Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.
Salary increase: +$55K · Sample: Senior → Lead
Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 26% of postings
| Level | Jobs | P25 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | 69 | $90K | $95K | $150K |
| Senior | 40 | $60K | $75K | $138K |
| Junior | 23 | $46K | $52K | $80K |
| Mid-Level | 12 | $44K | $71K | $175K |
| Director | 10 | $100K | $133K | $206K |
| Lead | 7 | $79K | $130K | $225K |
Senior → Lead: +$55K (74%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.
| Country | Jobs | Median | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 144 | $90K | USD |
| Remote | 24 | $95K | USD |
| Canada | 8 | $80K | USD |
| United Kingdom | 3 | $24K | GBP |
| Mode | Share |
|---|---|
| On-Site | 1.2% |
| Remote | 18.3% |
| Hybrid | 2.1% |
~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.
| Company | Openings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Strada | 69 | 3.3% |
| Angi | 69 | 3.3% |
| Jobgether | 64 | 3.1% |
| Remotecom | 63 | 3.0% |
| Rippling | 27 | 1.3% |
| Acrisure | 24 | 1.2% |
| Globalhr | 12 | 0.6% |
| Deel | 10 | 0.5% |
| Country | Jobs |
|---|---|
| United States | 518 |
| Remote | 250 |
| India | 75 |
| United Kingdom | 68 |
| Canada | 52 |
| Philippines | 45 |
| Australia | 34 |
| Germany | 33 |
| Level | Share | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 59.4% | 882 |
| Master's Degree | 14.6% | 217 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 11.9% | 176 |
| MBA | 0.5% | 7 |
| High School / GED | 0.2% | 3 |
| PhD / Doctorate | 0.1% | 1 |
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