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This question is about payroll administrator demographics.
81.9% of payroll administrators are female in the United States. This is -1.4 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female payroll administrators has decreased by -1.4 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 112,622 female payroll administrators in the U.S. and 24,890 male payroll administrators in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 137,512 people with the specific job title of payroll administrator and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Payroll Administrators | Male Payroll Administrators | Percentage Female Payroll Administrators | Percentage Male Payroll Administrators | |
| 2019 | 873 | 193 | 81.9% | 18.1% | |
| 2018 | 979 | 196 | 83.3% | 16.7% | |
| 2017 | 979 | 188 | 83.9% | 16.1% | |
| 2016 | 943 | 205 | 82.1% | 17.9% | |
| 2015 | 982 | 214 | 82.1% | 17.9% | |
| 2014 | 974 | 226 | 81.2% | 18.8% | |
| 2013 | 1,074 | 199 | 84.4% | 15.6% | |
| 2012 | 1,028 | 198 | 83.8% | 16.2% | |
| 2011 | 1,075 | 197 | 84.5% | 15.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,014 | 203 | 83.3% | 16.7% |

Additionally, female payroll administrators tend to be older than male payroll administrators. The average age of a female payroll administrator is 48.6, while the average age of a male payroll administrator is 43.0.
While the majority of U.S. payroll administrators are female in 2022, there are still some occupations where males dominate. For example, 64% of recovery agent are male. On the other hand, some payroll administrator jobs are dominated by females. 92% of directory clerk, for instance, are female.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among payroll administrators. The average male payroll administrator earns an average annual salary of $47,495, while the average female payroll administrator earns an average annual income of $46,308, meaning female payroll administrators make 98 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are payroll administrators jobs male or female dominated?
Payroll Administrator jobs are female dominated. 81.9% of payroll administrators are female and 18.099999999999994% of payroll administrators are male in the United States.
How has the number of female payroll administrators changed over time?
The number of female payroll administrators has decreased by -1.4% since 2010. In 2010, there were 83.3% female payroll administrators and the latest data shows that there are 81.9% female payroll administrators in the U.S.

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