Chief payroll clerk vs payroll manager

The differences between chief payroll clerks and payroll managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a chief payroll clerk and a payroll manager. Additionally, a payroll manager has an average salary of $86,147, which is higher than the $53,799 average annual salary of a chief payroll clerk.

The top three skills for a chief payroll clerk include budget, payroll and customer service. The most important skills for a payroll manager are customer service, human resources, and payroll system.

Chief payroll clerk vs payroll manager overview

	Chief Payroll Clerk	Payroll Manager
Yearly salary	$53,799	$86,147
Hourly rate	$25.86	$41.42
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	84,588	6,972
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Chief payroll clerk vs payroll manager salary

Chief payroll clerks and payroll managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chief Payroll Clerk	Payroll Manager
Average salary	$53,799	$86,147
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $72,000	Between $63,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Ep Energy
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between chief payroll clerk and payroll manager education

There are a few differences between a chief payroll clerk and a payroll manager in terms of educational background:

	Chief Payroll Clerk	Payroll Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities	University of Pennsylvania

Chief payroll clerk vs payroll manager demographics

Here are the differences between chief payroll clerks' and payroll managers' demographics:

	Chief Payroll Clerk	Payroll Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 44.0% Female, 56.0%	Male, 22.0% Female, 78.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 5.2% White, 67.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.1% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between chief payroll clerk and payroll manager duties and responsibilities

Chief payroll clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Research and advise upper management orally and in writing on issues impacting payroll and/or budget.
Administer the payroll for the firm, using the ADP manual data entry payroll service.
Process payroll and supervise timekeeping functions.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
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Payroll manager example responsibilities.

Manage accounting and finance operations including A/R, A/P and general accounting, etc.
Manage annual W2 reconciliation and distribution.
Manage expatriates compensation packages and taxation.
Coordinate department conversion of manual payroll system to KRONOS automate time and attendance system.
Save the company $5,500 by learning ADP and creating payroll accruals and profiles to accurately record employee PTO time profiles.
Process payroll utilizing ADP payroll system

Chief payroll clerk vs payroll manager skills

Common chief payroll clerk skills

Budget, 44%
Payroll, 44%
Customer Service, 12%

Common payroll manager skills

Customer Service, 8%
Human Resources, 5%
Payroll System, 5%
Payroll Tax, 5%
HRIS, 4%
Reconciliations, 4%