Job outlook for payroll supervisors in the United States

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

The projected payroll supervisor job growth rate is -3% from 2018-2028.
About -38,500 new jobs for payroll supervisors are projected over the next decade.
Payroll supervisor salaries have increased 11% for payroll supervisors in the last 5 years.
There are over 117,004 payroll supervisors currently employed in the United States.
There are 6,668 active payroll supervisor job openings in the US.
The average payroll supervisor salary is $64,422.

Are payroll supervisor jobs in demand?

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

Payroll supervisor job and salary trends over time

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

Payroll supervisor jobs over time

Payroll supervisor job growth rate over time

Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	117,004	0.03%
2020	105,142	0.03%
2019	111,973	0.03%
2018	112,962	0.03%
2017	119,784	0.04%

Average payroll supervisor salary over time

Payroll supervisor salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2026	$64,422	$30.97	+1.8%
2025	$63,271	$30.42	+2.5%
2024	$61,723	$29.67	+2.6%
2023	$60,134	$28.91	+3.5%
2022	$58,078	$27.92	+3.4%

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Payroll supervisor jobs by state

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

Average salary: Job openings:

Most common states for payroll supervisors

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	District of Columbia	693,972	20	3%
2	Massachusetts	6,859,819	103	2%
3	Rhode Island	1,059,639	16	2%
4	North Dakota	755,393	15	2%
5	California	39,536,653	390	1%
6	Texas	28,304,596	203	1%
7	New York	19,849,399	143	1%
8	Illinois	12,802,023	108	1%
9	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	108	1%
10	Ohio	11,658,609	93	1%
11	New Jersey	9,005,644	82	1%
12	Minnesota	5,576,606	74	1%
13	Virginia	8,470,020	71	1%
14	Washington	7,405,743	60	1%
15	Maryland	6,052,177	55	1%
16	Wisconsin	5,795,483	50	1%
17	Connecticut	3,588,184	44	1%
18	Utah	3,101,833	34	1%
19	New Hampshire	1,342,795	13	1%
20	Alaska	739,795	11	1%

Most common cities for payroll supervisors

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Severn	2	5%	$71,224
2	Towson	2	4%	$71,333
3	Menlo Park	1	3%	$78,442
4	Birmingham	2	1%	$45,667
5	Grand Rapids	2	1%	$61,693
6	Clearwater	1	1%	$57,750
7	Mobile	1	1%	$46,469
8	New Haven	1	1%	$72,427
9	San Jose	3	0%	$78,022
10	Atlanta	2	0%	$55,417
11	Washington	2	0%	$78,243
12	Chicago	1	0%	$73,008
13	Long Beach	1	0%	$68,215
14	Los Angeles	1	0%	$68,806
15	New York	1	0%	$70,986
16	Orlando	1	0%	$56,924
17	Phoenix	1	0%	$50,829

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