Job outlook for payroll technicians in the United States

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

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

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

• Payroll technician salaries have increased 11% for payroll technicians in the last 5 years.

• There are over 121,891 payroll technicians currently employed in the United States.

• There are 11,297 active payroll technician job openings in the US.

• The average payroll technician salary is $44,971.

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

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