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Payroll Director Salary

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Updated: 10 May 2013

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Director of Payroll Salary

Payroll Director 2013 Total Pay (?

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$45,153 - $126,595

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MEDIAN: $87,372

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Payroll Director Job Listings

Vendor Management Sr Mgr / Director - Ben, Comp Payroll

Apr 28

Global Chemicals Ingredients - Bernardsville, NJ

a Director level role within a few years as the function matures. The first key assignment will be to take over the vendor management of our outsourced payroll... - Indeed

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Director of Payroll and Global Mobility

Apr 04

CVPartners - San Mateo, CA

seeks Director of Corporate Global Mobility. Job Requirements: 10+ years of overall experience in payroll... compliance covering Payroll, Accounting, or Tax... - Indeed

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Director of Shared Services / Payroll and HRIS

May 12

RGP - Milwaukee, WI

involved in processing payroll as well as lead the... comprehensive payroll function for a larger organization. Experience working with payroll systems such as... - Indeed

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National Salary Data

	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Salary	$46,812 - $116,785
Bonus	$0.00 - $20,253
Profit Sharing	$1,000 - $7,440
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$45,153 - $126,595
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 10 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 161

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Payroll Director Tasks

Manage the overall corporate payroll functions including, payroll processing, payroll taxes, reviewing and revising policies and procedures, as well as internal controls, system review and upgrade.
Maintain necessary vendor relationships and compliance.
Ensure payroll tax payments are in compliance with applicable federal, state and local tax laws.
Reconcile payroll related general ledger accounts.

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Companies and Industries for Payroll Director Salaries

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Health Care	$55,440 - $118,197
College or University	$49,622 - $106,199
Education	$50,262 - $108,806
Restaurant	$56,408 - $110,541
Information Technology (IT) Services	$54,300 - $116,040

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Key Statistics for Payroll Director Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 80%			Male 20%
Salary:	$55,934 - $97,090			$79,683 - $107,021

Years of Experience

1-4 years

5-9 years

11%

10-19 years

34%

20 years or more

46%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$51,521 - $117,349
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$48,177 - $124,964
Associate's Degree	$39,785 - $124,516
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Accounting	$71,216 - $105,535
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration	$67,500 - $125,000

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 83%		Dental: 77%
	Vision: 62%		None: 15%

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