Payroll master vs payroll manager

The differences between payroll masters and payroll managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a payroll master, becoming a payroll manager takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a payroll manager has an average salary of $86,147, which is higher than the $62,794 average annual salary of a payroll master.

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

Payroll master vs payroll manager overview

	Payroll Master	Payroll Manager
Yearly salary	$62,794	$86,147
Hourly rate	$30.19	$41.42
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	14,187	6,972
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	47	48
Years of experience	6	4

Payroll master vs payroll manager salary

Payroll masters and payroll managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Payroll Master	Payroll Manager
Average salary	$62,794	$86,147
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $87,000	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 payroll master and payroll manager education

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

	Payroll Master	Payroll Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Payroll master vs payroll manager demographics

Here are the differences between payroll masters' and payroll managers' demographics:

	Payroll Master	Payroll Manager
Average age	47	48
Gender ratio	Male, 30.0% Female, 70.0%	Male, 22.0% Female, 78.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 4.5% White, 69.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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	8%	10%

Differences between payroll master and payroll manager duties and responsibilities

Payroll master example responsibilities.

Manage installation of automate timekeeping systems in facilities, ensuring accurate, timely processing of time and attendance information.
Manage installation of automate timekeeping systems in facilities, ensuring accurate, timely processing of time and attendance information.
Implement FSA benefit and establish new guidelines and relationships with third-party administrators.

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

Payroll master vs payroll manager skills

Common payroll master skills

Payroll System, 100%

Common payroll manager skills

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