What are the main factors that influence an Accountant - Payroll Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Accountant - Payroll Assistant?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Accountant - Payroll Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Accountant - Payroll Assistant's salary?

An Accountant - Payroll Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,040 for beginners, reaching about $79,971 at mid-level, and approach $84,040 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Accountant - Payroll Assistant?

Accountant - Payroll Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accountant - Payroll Assistant roles are District of Columbia $82,725, California $82,412, Massachusetts $81,313. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Accountant - Payroll Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Accountant - Payroll Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Accountant/Payroll Manager: $114,959; Assistant Payroll Manager: $113,472; Payroll Tax Accountant: $84,454; Senior Payroll Accountant: $80,877; Accountant/Payroll Administrator: $74,126.

Accountant - Payroll Assistant Salary in Montana

How much does an Accountant - Payroll Assistant make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accountant - Payroll Assistant in Montana is $70,539 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

However, an Accountant - Payroll Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,536
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $64,587 to $77,342
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,169

10% $59,169

50% (Median) $70,539

90% $83,536

Accountant - Payroll Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,342	$6,445	$1,487	$37
Average	$70,539	$5,878	$1,357	$34
25th Percentile	$64,587	$5,382	$1,242	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Accountant - Payroll Assistant Salaries

An Accountant - Payroll Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Accountant - Payroll Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Accountant - Payroll Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $59,040
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,122
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,971
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $97,092
Expert (over 8 years): $84,040

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Payroll Administrator I	less than 1 year	$59,040
Accountant - Payroll Assistant	1-2 years	$69,122
Payroll Administrator III	2-4 years	$79,971
Payroll Administrator IV	5-8 years	$97,092
Payroll Team Lead	over 8 years	$84,040

How Do Accountant - Payroll Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Accountant - Payroll Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $82,725.
California: $82,412.
Massachusetts: $81,313.

District of Columbia $82,725 California $82,412 Massachusetts $81,313 Washington $81,014 New Jersey $80,984 Alaska $80,880 Connecticut $79,849 New York $79,430

Hawaii $78,093 Rhode Island $77,465 Maryland $77,039 Minnesota $76,457 Colorado $76,233 Illinois $76,158 Oregon $75,874 Delaware $75,665

New Hampshire $75,533 Virginia $75,239 Pennsylvania $74,380 Nevada $73,946 North Dakota $73,804 Michigan $73,580 Wisconsin $73,498 Vermont $73,334

Texas $72,878 Maine $72,848 Arizona $72,803 Ohio $72,751 Georgia $72,063 Indiana $71,720 Wyoming $71,652 Utah $71,548

Iowa $71,503 Kansas $71,144 Louisiana $71,040 North Carolina $71,002 Missouri $70,987 Florida $70,696 Montana $70,539 Nebraska $70,390

Kentucky $70,308 South Carolina $70,009 Tennessee $69,822 Idaho $69,747 New Mexico $69,202 Oklahoma $69,082 Alabama $68,641 South Dakota $67,902

Arkansas $67,498 West Virginia $67,282 Mississippi $66,632

Top Paying Cities for Accountant - Payroll Assistant

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Absarokee: $70,110
Acton: $71,807
Ashland: $70,056

Absarokee, MT $70,110

Acton, MT $71,807

Ashland, MT $70,056

Ballantine, MT $71,697

Bearcreek, MT $70,100

Belfry, MT $70,171

Bighorn, MT $69,941

Big Timber, MT $70,051

Birney, MT $70,006

Boyd, MT $70,741

Bridger, MT $70,467

Broadview, MT $71,410

Busby, MT $70,086

Clyde Park, MT $70,064

Columbus, MT $70,640

Cooke City, MT $69,927

Crow Agency, MT $70,145

Custer, MT $70,164

Decker, MT $70,073

Edgar, MT $71,540

Emigrant, MT $70,058

Fishtail, MT $69,998

Fromberg, MT $71,258

Gardiner, MT $70,060

Garryowen, MT $70,118

Grass Range, MT $69,988

Greycliff, MT $70,056

Hardin, MT $70,728

Fort Smith, MT $70,509

Harlowton, MT $70,027

Huntley, MT $72,051

Hysham, MT $69,977

Ingomar, MT $69,844

Joliet, MT $71,266

Lame Deer, MT $70,127

Laurel, MT $72,030

Lavina, MT $70,222

Livingston, MT $70,142

Lodge Grass, MT $70,157

Mc Leod, MT $69,905

Martinsdale, MT $69,950

Melstone, MT $69,977

Melville, MT $69,924

Molt, MT $71,605

Mosby, MT $69,880

Musselshell, MT $69,953

Nye, MT $69,990

Otter, MT $70,057

Park City, MT $71,535

Pompeys Pillar, MT $71,252

Pray, MT $70,022

Pryor, MT $71,292

Rapelje, MT $70,468

Red Lodge, MT $70,115

Reed Point, MT $70,027

Roberts, MT $70,411

Roscoe, MT $69,976

Roundup, MT $70,109

Ryegate, MT $69,964

Saint Xavier, MT $70,445

Sanders, MT $70,062

Sand Springs, MT $69,888

Shawmut, MT $69,941

Shepherd, MT $71,735

Silver Gate, MT $70,116

Springdale, MT $70,012

Sumatra, MT $69,888

Teigen, MT $69,989

Two Dot, MT $69,934

Wilsall, MT $69,996

Winnett, MT $69,939

Worden, MT $71,164

Wyola, MT $70,188

Billings, MT $72,113

Baker, MT $70,299

Wolf Point, MT $70,059

Antelope, MT $70,144

Bainville, MT $70,385

Brockton, MT $70,024

Brockway, MT $69,927

Circle, MT $69,980

Crane, MT $70,434

Culbertson, MT $70,178

Dagmar, MT $70,210

Fairview, MT $70,414

Flaxville, MT $69,969

Fort Peck, MT $69,935

Frazer, MT $70,016

Froid, MT $70,083

Glasgow, MT $70,054

Saint Marie, MT $70,351

Glentana, MT $69,936

Hinsdale, MT $69,921

Homestead, MT $70,083

Lambert, MT $70,041

Larslan, MT $69,926

Medicine Lake, MT $70,074

Nashua, MT $70,017

Opheim, MT $69,915

Outlook, MT $70,021

Peerless, MT $69,929

Plentywood, MT $70,131

Poplar, MT $70,071

Raymond, MT $70,079

Redstone, MT $69,931

Reserve, MT $70,000

Richey, MT $69,959

Richland, MT $69,921

Saco, MT $69,961

Savage, MT $70,168

Scobey, MT $70,024

Sidney, MT $70,432

Vandalia, MT $69,953

Vida, MT $69,976

Westby, MT $70,197

Whitetail, MT $69,919

Miles City, MT $70,065

Alzada, MT $70,004

Angela, MT $69,878

Alberton, MT $69,982

Arlee, MT $70,008

Bonner, MT $69,985

Charlo, MT $70,028

Clinton, MT $70,032

Condon, MT $69,906

Conner, MT $70,045

Corvallis, MT $70,137

Darby, MT $69,910

De Borgia, MT $69,765

Dixon, MT $69,966

Drummond, MT $70,004

Florence, MT $70,121

Frenchtown, MT $70,092

Grantsdale, MT $70,100

Hall, MT $69,990

Hamilton, MT $70,101

Pinesdale, MT $70,262

Haugan, MT $69,749

Helmville, MT $69,853

Heron, MT $69,775

Hot Springs, MT $69,902

Huson, MT $70,000

Lolo, MT $70,079

Lonepine, MT $69,927

Milltown, MT $70,256

Noxon, MT $69,746

Ovando, MT $69,846

Pablo, MT $70,278

Paradise, MT $70,006

Philipsburg, MT $69,990

Plains, MT $69,950

Polson, MT $70,060

Ravalli, MT $70,015

Ronan, MT $70,069

Saint Ignatius, MT $70,052

Saint Regis, MT $69,903

Saltese, MT $69,720

Seeley Lake, MT $70,024

Stevensville, MT $70,135

Sula, MT $69,885

Superior, MT $69,953

Thompson Falls, MT $69,854

Trout Creek, MT $69,789

Victor, MT $70,092

Kalispell, MT $70,121

Big Arm, MT $70,028

Bigfork, MT $70,025

Columbia Falls, MT $70,114

Coram, MT $70,024

Dayton, MT $70,038

Elmo, MT $69,956

Essex, MT $69,910

Eureka, MT $70,045

Fortine, MT $69,976

Hungry Horse, MT $70,195

Kila, MT $69,968

Lake Mc Donald, MT $70,032

Lakeside, MT $70,083

Libby, MT $69,939

Marion, MT $69,930

Martin City, MT $70,081

Olney, MT $69,919

Polebridge, MT $69,797

Proctor, MT $69,935

Rexford, MT $69,988

Rollins, MT $69,978

Somers, MT $70,074

Stryker, MT $69,906

Trego, MT $69,959

Troy, MT $69,746

West Glacier, MT $69,818

Whitefish, MT $70,079

Bloomfield, MT $69,997

Boyes, MT $70,020

Broadus, MT $70,041

Brusett, MT $69,929

Capitol, MT $69,873

Cohagen, MT $69,903

Colstrip, MT $70,187

Ekalaka, MT $70,024

Fallon, MT $70,098

Forsyth, MT $70,006

Glendive, MT $70,237

Hammond, MT $69,976

Hathaway, MT $70,054

Ismay, MT $69,997

Jordan, MT $69,944

Kinsey, MT $70,027

Lindsay, MT $69,939

Mildred, MT $70,098

Olive, MT $69,953

Plevna, MT $70,158

Powderville, MT $69,885

Rosebud, MT $69,919

Terry, MT $69,965

Volborg, MT $69,921

Wibaux, MT $70,210

Willard, MT $70,181

Great Falls, MT $67,042

Malmstrom A F B, MT $67,042

Augusta, MT $69,918

Babb, MT $69,943

Belt, MT $67,865

Black Eagle, MT $67,042

Brady, MT $69,253

Browning, MT $70,037

Buffalo, MT $69,983

Bynum, MT $69,974

Carter, MT $68,207

Cascade, MT $69,149

Choteau, MT $69,976

Coffee Creek, MT $69,981

Conrad, MT $70,039

Cut Bank, MT $69,992

Denton, MT $69,965

Dupuyer, MT $69,910

Dutton, MT $68,461

East Glacier Park, MT $69,880

Ethridge, MT $69,902

Fairfield, MT $69,424

Floweree, MT $67,183

Forest Grove, MT $69,954

Fort Benton, MT $69,472

Fort Shaw, MT $67,960

Galata, MT $69,921

Geraldine, MT $69,950

Geyser, MT $69,447

Heart Butte, MT $70,036

Highwood, MT $67,962

Hilger, MT $69,982

Hobson, MT $69,992

Judith Gap, MT $69,978

Kevin, MT $69,966

Ledger, MT $69,935

Lewistown, MT $70,105

Loma, MT $69,950

Lothair, MT $69,944

Moccasin, MT $69,996

Monarch, MT $69,221

Moore, MT $70,034

Neihart, MT $69,737

Oilmont, MT $69,930

Pendroy, MT $69,910

Power, MT $67,697

Raynesford, MT $69,141

Roy, MT $69,918

Sand Coulee, MT $67,042

Shelby, MT $70,041

Simms, MT $68,489

Stanford, MT $69,988

Stockett, MT $67,733

Sunburst, MT $69,992

Sun River, MT $67,608

Sweet Grass, MT $69,948

Biddle, MT $70,065

Ulm, MT $67,075

Valier, MT $69,981

Vaughn, MT $67,320

Winifred, MT $69,956

Havre, MT $70,089

Big Sandy, MT $69,971

Box Elder, MT $70,110

Chester, MT $69,980

Chinook, MT $69,993

Dodson, MT $69,967

Gildford, MT $69,955

Harlem, MT $70,051

Hays, MT $70,080

Hingham, MT $69,956

Hogeland, MT $69,944

Inverness, MT $69,938

Joplin, MT $69,956

Kremlin, MT $69,953

Lloyd, MT $69,851

Loring, MT $69,917

Malta, MT $70,004

Rudyard, MT $69,971

Turner, MT $69,960

Whitewater, MT $69,930

Whitlash, MT $69,881

Zortman, MT $70,011

Zurich, MT $69,915

Helena, MT $66,848

Basin, MT $68,309

Boulder, MT $69,057

Canyon Creek, MT $67,594

Clancy, MT $66,962

East Helena, MT $66,803

Fort Harrison, MT $66,803

Jefferson City, MT $67,442

Lincoln, MT $69,973

Marysville, MT $67,512

Radersburg, MT $69,167

Ringling, MT $69,894

Toston, MT $69,433

Townsend, MT $68,404

White Sulphur Springs, MT $69,690

Winston, MT $67,581

Wolf Creek, MT $69,007

Butte, MT $69,970

Alder, MT $69,946

Anaconda, MT $70,125

Avon, MT $68,260

Belgrade, MT $70,208

Bozeman, MT $70,253

Big Sky, MT $70,201

Cameron, MT $69,900

Cardwell, MT $70,051

Deer Lodge, MT $69,545

Dell, MT $69,708

Dillon, MT $70,000

Divide, MT $69,980

Elliston, MT $67,691

Ennis, MT $70,094

Gallatin Gateway, MT $70,054

Garrison, MT $69,201

Glen, MT $69,977

Gold Creek, MT $69,663

Harrison, MT $70,071

Jackson, MT $69,798

Lima, MT $69,758

Mc Allister, MT $70,080

Manhattan, MT $70,188

Melrose, MT $69,986

Norris, MT $69,985

Polaris, MT $69,900

Pony, MT $70,086

Ramsay, MT $70,122

Sheridan, MT $70,110

Silver Star, MT $70,108

Three Forks, MT $70,133

Twin Bridges, MT $70,050

Virginia City, MT $70,074

Warm Springs, MT $70,115

West Yellowstone, MT $70,036

Whitehall, MT $70,123

Willow Creek, MT $70,102

Wisdom, MT $69,815

Wise River, MT $69,938

Missoula, MT $70,362

Accountant - Payroll Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Accountant - Payroll Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Construction sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Accountant - Payroll Assistant positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Accountant - Payroll Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Accountant - Payroll Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$91,701	$44.0	30%
Construction	$84,647	$41.0	20%
Aerospace & Defense	$81,120	$39.0	15%
Business Services	$79,004	$38.0	12%
Insurance	$75,477	$36.0	7%

Accountant - Payroll Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Accountant - Payroll Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$64,587

Average $70,539/year

$77,342

$5,382

Average $5,878/month

$6,445

$1,242

Average $1,357/week

$1,487

$31

Average $34/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,342	$6,445	$1,487	$37
Average	$70,539	$5,878	$1,357	$34
25th Percentile	$64,587	$5,382	$1,242	$31

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