Job outlook for payroll managers in the United States

Payroll manager job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected payroll manager job growth rate is -3% from 2018-2028.

• About -38,500 new jobs for payroll managers are projected over the next decade.

• Payroll manager salaries have increased 11% for payroll managers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 106,665 payroll managers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 6,972 active payroll manager job openings in the US.

• The average payroll manager salary is $86,147.

Compare the number of payroll manager jobs and the average payroll manager salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of payroll manager job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where payroll managers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.