Senior payroll specialist vs commission clerk

The differences between senior payroll specialists and commission clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a senior payroll specialist and a commission clerk. Additionally, a senior payroll specialist has an average salary of $59,503, which is higher than the $54,253 average annual salary of a commission clerk.

The top three skills for a senior payroll specialist include peoplesoft, payroll data and reconciliations. The most important skills for a commission clerk are data entry, journal entries, and planning commission.

Senior payroll specialist vs commission clerk overview

	Senior Payroll Specialist	Commission Clerk
Yearly salary	$59,503	$54,253
Hourly rate	$28.61	$26.08
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	6,310	66,549
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Senior payroll specialist vs commission clerk salary

Senior payroll specialists and commission clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Payroll Specialist	Commission Clerk
Average salary	$59,503	$54,253
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $82,000	Between $40,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	New Jersey	-
Best paying company	MongoDB	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between senior payroll specialist and commission clerk education

There are a few differences between a senior payroll specialist and a commission clerk in terms of educational background:

	Senior Payroll Specialist	Commission Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Senior payroll specialist vs commission clerk demographics

Here are the differences between senior payroll specialists' and commission clerks' demographics:

	Senior Payroll Specialist	Commission Clerk
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 23.2% Female, 76.8%	Male, 22.7% Female, 77.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 6.0% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between senior payroll specialist and commission clerk duties and responsibilities

Senior payroll specialist example responsibilities.

Manage payroll imports into and out of HRIS, including master file and pay data additions and changes.
Update the maintenance of all job-relate records in the KRONOS timekeeping system, for all employees.
Perform thorough analysis of UltiPro timekeeping system prior to uploading to the payroll system on a biweekly basis.
Process payroll using ADP/ KRONOS for multiple companies.
Load pay changes for pay period into UltiPro.
Process regular wages, overtime wages, PTO, tips and toke incomes, etc.

Commission clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Oversee all financial processes including but not limit to: A/P, A/R, and reconciliations.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Secure revenue for the island of Antigua by collecting tariffs on import & export goods & services.

Senior payroll specialist vs commission clerk skills

Common senior payroll specialist skills

PeopleSoft, 15%
Payroll Data, 5%
Reconciliations, 4%
HRIS, 4%
ADP Workforce, 3%
Data Entry, 3%

Common commission clerk skills

Data Entry, 25%
Journal Entries, 21%
Planning Commission, 19%
Legal Notices, 11%
Commission Payments, 9%
Word Processing, 8%

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