Job outlook for payroll representatives in the United States

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

The projected payroll representative job growth rate is -3% from 2018-2028.
About -38,500 new jobs for payroll representatives are projected over the next decade.
Payroll representative salaries have increased 11% for payroll representatives in the last 5 years.
There are over 137,150 payroll representatives currently employed in the United States.
There are 6,076 active payroll representative job openings in the US.
The average payroll representative salary is $45,054.

Are payroll representative jobs in demand?

Yes, payroll representative jobs are in demand. Payroll representative demand is projected to grow -3% from 2018 to 2028.

Payroll representative job and salary trends over time

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

Payroll representative jobs over time

Payroll representative job growth rate over time

Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	137,150	0.04%
2020	123,065	0.04%
2019	131,114	0.04%
2018	132,307	0.04%
2017	140,452	0.04%

Average payroll representative salary over time

Payroll representative salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2026	$45,054	$21.66	+1.8%
2025	$44,250	$21.27	+2.5%
2024	$43,167	$20.75	+2.6%
2023	$42,055	$20.22	+3.5%
2022	$40,618	$19.53	+3.4%

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Payroll representative jobs by state

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

Average salary: Job openings:

Most common states for payroll representatives

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	District of Columbia	693,972	31	4%
2	Arizona	7,016,270	190	3%
3	Rhode Island	1,059,639	27	3%
4	California	39,536,653	642	2%
5	Texas	28,304,596	483	2%
6	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	212	2%
7	Massachusetts	6,859,819	161	2%
8	New Jersey	9,005,644	144	2%
9	Minnesota	5,576,606	127	2%
10	Colorado	5,607,154	97	2%
11	Oregon	4,142,776	86	2%
12	Utah	3,101,833	62	2%
13	Connecticut	3,588,184	54	2%
14	Nevada	2,998,039	46	2%
15	Maine	1,335,907	27	2%
16	New Hampshire	1,342,795	24	2%
17	Delaware	961,939	21	2%
18	North Dakota	755,393	18	2%
19	Alaska	739,795	15	2%
20	Vermont	623,657	12	2%

Most common cities for payroll representatives

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Charlottesville	3	6%	$42,666
2	Alpharetta	2	3%	$34,244
3	Downers Grove	1	2%	$45,486
4	Scottsdale	3	1%	$39,621
5	Metairie	1	1%	$38,509
6	Redlands	1	1%	$49,866
7	Sugar Land	1	1%	$41,408
8	Fresno	1	0%	$52,714
9	Greensboro	1	0%	$37,685
10	Tampa	1	0%	$36,602

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