Reconciliation clerk vs payroll clerk

The differences between reconciliation clerks and payroll clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a reconciliation clerk, becoming a payroll clerk takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a payroll clerk has an average salary of $41,602, which is higher than the $31,698 average annual salary of a reconciliation clerk.

The top three skills for a reconciliation clerk include reconciliations, general ledger accounts and bank deposits. The most important skills for a payroll clerk are data entry, payroll system, and photocopying.

Reconciliation clerk vs payroll clerk overview

	Reconciliation Clerk	Payroll Clerk
Yearly salary	$31,698	$41,602
Hourly rate	$15.24	$20.00
Growth rate	-5%	-3%
Number of jobs	66,942	71,944
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	51	48
Years of experience	6	4

Reconciliation clerk vs payroll clerk salary

Reconciliation clerks and payroll clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Reconciliation Clerk	Payroll Clerk
Average salary	$31,698	$41,602
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $38,000	Between $31,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	MDU Resources
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between reconciliation clerk and payroll clerk education

There are a few differences between a reconciliation clerk and a payroll clerk in terms of educational background:

	Reconciliation Clerk	Payroll Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Reconciliation clerk vs payroll clerk demographics

Here are the differences between reconciliation clerks' and payroll clerks' demographics:

	Reconciliation Clerk	Payroll Clerk
Average age	51	48
Gender ratio	Male, 25.8% Female, 74.2%	Male, 12.4% Female, 87.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 6.0% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	10%

Differences between reconciliation clerk and payroll clerk duties and responsibilities

Reconciliation clerk example responsibilities.

Manage finance operations of assign USPS location.
Prepare monthly journal entries and reconciliations using computerize spreadsheets for balance sheet and income statement accounts.
Switch all paper checks to EFT's.
Start in the lockbox department.
Encode and balance banking transactions.
Encode checks for processing on NCR proof machine.

Payroll clerk example responsibilities.

Manage all worker compensation and cobra benefit issues and filings.
Manage employee drug and background screenings, train new hires and verify I9 information.
Process payroll; assist in establishing new time and attendance (KRONOS) computer system; balance insurance billings.
View, key, post and monitor time and labor, absences and leave balances in PeopleSoft HRIS system.
Compile data and enter information into ADP payroll processing system.
Process payroll and transmit electronically to outside computer service for preparation of payroll checks and reports.

Reconciliation clerk vs payroll clerk skills

Common reconciliation clerk skills

Reconciliations, 18%
General Ledger Accounts, 15%
Bank Deposits, 10%
Journal Entries, 8%
Financial Statements, 6%
Bank Accounts, 5%

Common payroll clerk skills

Data Entry, 19%
Payroll System, 10%
Photocopying, 7%
Excellent Organizational, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
ADP, 5%