Chief payroll clerk vs payroll technician

The differences between chief payroll clerks and payroll technicians 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 technician. Additionally, a chief payroll clerk has an average salary of $53,799, which is higher than the $44,971 average annual salary of a payroll technician.

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

Chief payroll clerk vs payroll technician overview

	Chief Payroll Clerk	Payroll Technician
Yearly salary	$53,799	$44,971
Hourly rate	$25.86	$21.62
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	84,588	11,297
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Chief payroll clerk vs payroll technician salary

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

	Chief Payroll Clerk	Payroll Technician
Average salary	$53,799	$44,971
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $72,000	Between $30,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	InfosysPublicService
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between chief payroll clerk and payroll technician education

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

	Chief Payroll Clerk	Payroll Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities	University of Pennsylvania

Chief payroll clerk vs payroll technician demographics

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

	Chief Payroll Clerk	Payroll Technician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 44.0% Female, 56.0%	Male, 19.1% Female, 80.9%
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, 9.7% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 6.1% White, 57.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between chief payroll clerk and payroll technician 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.
Provide help desk support DTS travelers.

Payroll technician example responsibilities.

Provide Kronos and Lawson support to management concerning departmental payroll and timekeeping.
Evaluate time cards through KRONOS for accuracy.
Transmit and process payroll for hourly/shift employees on a bi-weekly basis with the use of ADP software.
Process payroll from the loading of time and attendance files to submitting payment data to ADP for check printing.
Provide payroll calculation and leave posting input for computer processing.
Participate in the successful implementation of PeopleSoft from an in-house system.

Chief payroll clerk vs payroll technician skills

Common chief payroll clerk skills

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

Common payroll technician skills

Payroll System, 9%
Human Resources, 7%
Data Entry, 6%
Life Insurance, 5%
Kronos, 4%
Payroll Data, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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