What are the main factors that influence an Accounts Payroll Administrator'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 Accounts Payroll Administrator?

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

How does experience change An Accounts Payroll Administrator's salary?

An Accounts Payroll Administrator's salary grows with experience: starting around $62,987 for beginners, reaching about $85,316 at mid-level, and approach $89,657 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Accounts Payroll Administrator?

Accounts Payroll Administrator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accounts Payroll Administrator roles are District of Columbia $84,892, California $84,570, Massachusetts $83,443. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Accounts Payroll Administrator roles make?

Salaries for Accounts Payroll Administrator level roles vary by specialization: Accounts Payable/Payroll Manager: $113,788; Payroll Administrator IV: $102,789; Payroll Administrator III: $84,664; Accounts Payable And Payroll Administrator: $74,542; Payroll Administrator II: $73,178.

Accounts Payroll Administrator Salary in Vermont

How much does an Accounts Payroll Administrator make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accounts Payroll Administrator in Vermont is $75,254 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

However, an Accounts Payroll Administrator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,119
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,904 to $82,512
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,123

10% $63,123

50% (Median) $75,254

90% $89,119

Accounts Payroll Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,512	$6,876	$1,587	$40
Average	$75,254	$6,271	$1,447	$36
25th Percentile	$68,904	$5,742	$1,325	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Accounts Payroll Administrator Salaries

An Accounts Payroll Administrator'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 Accounts Payroll Administrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Accounts Payroll Administrator'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): $62,987
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,742
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,316
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $103,581
Expert (over 8 years): $89,657

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Payroll Administrator I	less than 1 year	$62,987
Accounts Payroll Administrator	1-2 years	$73,742
Payroll Administrator III	2-4 years	$85,316
Payroll Administrator IV	5-8 years	$103,581
Payroll Team Lead	over 8 years	$89,657

How Do Accounts Payroll Administrator 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 Accounts Payroll Administrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $84,892.
California: $84,570.
Massachusetts: $83,443.

District of Columbia $84,892 California $84,570 Massachusetts $83,443 Washington $83,136 New Jersey $83,105 Alaska $82,998 Connecticut $81,940 New York $81,510

Hawaii $80,138 Rhode Island $79,494 Maryland $79,057 Minnesota $78,459 Colorado $78,229 Illinois $78,152 Oregon $77,861 Delaware $77,646

New Hampshire $77,511 Virginia $77,209 Pennsylvania $76,327 Nevada $75,883 North Dakota $75,737 Michigan $75,507 Wisconsin $75,423 Vermont $75,254

Texas $74,786 Maine $74,756 Arizona $74,710 Ohio $74,656 Georgia $73,951 Indiana $73,598 Wyoming $73,529 Utah $73,421

Iowa $73,375 Kansas $73,007 Louisiana $72,900 North Carolina $72,862 Missouri $72,846 Florida $72,547 Montana $72,386 Nebraska $72,233

Kentucky $72,149 South Carolina $71,842 Tennessee $71,650 Idaho $71,574 New Mexico $71,014 Oklahoma $70,891 Alabama $70,439 South Dakota $69,680

Arkansas $69,266 West Virginia $69,043 Mississippi $68,376

Top Paying Cities for Accounts Payroll Administrator

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:

Adamant: $77,029
Barre: $77,145
Cabot: $76,975

Adamant, VT $77,029

Barre, VT $77,145

Cabot, VT $76,975

Calais, VT $77,043

East Barre, VT $77,027

East Calais, VT $77,029

East Montpelier, VT $77,080

Eden, VT $76,978

Eden Mills, VT $76,909

Graniteville, VT $77,140

Hyde Park, VT $77,092

Johnson, VT $77,189

Lake Elmore, VT $77,006

Marshfield, VT $76,988

Moretown, VT $77,195

Morrisville, VT $77,185

Moscow, VT $77,224

Northfield, VT $77,100

Northfield Falls, VT $77,461

North Hyde Park, VT $77,086

North Montpelier, VT $77,009

Plainfield, VT $76,998

Roxbury, VT $76,868

South Barre, VT $77,234

Waterbury, VT $77,217

Stowe, VT $77,228

Waitsfield, VT $77,185

Warren, VT $77,040

Washington, VT $76,890

Waterbury Center, VT $77,214

Websterville, VT $77,128

Williamstown, VT $77,038

Wolcott, VT $76,996

Woodbury, VT $76,920

Worcester, VT $76,997

Rutland, VT $76,994

Belmont, VT $76,757

Benson, VT $76,756

Bomoseen, VT $76,877

Brandon, VT $76,934

Bridport, VT $76,942

Castleton, VT $76,892

Center Rutland, VT $76,945

Chittenden, VT $76,767

Cuttingsville, VT $76,741

Danby, VT $76,872

East Middlebury, VT $76,984

East Poultney, VT $76,880

East Wallingford, VT $76,797

Fair Haven, VT $76,824

Florence, VT $76,797

Forest Dale, VT $76,937

Gaysville, VT $76,449

Granville, VT $76,810

Hancock, VT $76,797

Hydeville, VT $76,886

Killington, VT $76,789

Middlebury, VT $77,103

Middletown Springs, VT $76,839

Mount Holly, VT $76,767

North Clarendon, VT $76,880

Orwell, VT $76,872

Pawlet, VT $76,899

Pittsfield, VT $76,833

Pittsford, VT $76,907

Poultney, VT $76,892

Proctor, VT $76,978

Ripton, VT $76,889

Rochester, VT $76,849

Rupert, VT $76,841

Salisbury, VT $76,964

Shoreham, VT $76,899

Stockbridge, VT $76,762

Wallingford, VT $76,804

Wells, VT $76,902

West Pawlet, VT $76,928

West Rupert, VT $76,910

West Rutland, VT $76,863

Whiting, VT $76,902

Saint Johnsbury, VT $76,984

Albany, VT $76,940

Barnet, VT $76,902

Barton, VT $76,932

Beebe Plain, VT $76,955

Concord, VT $76,830

Coventry, VT $77,044

Craftsbury, VT $76,962

Craftsbury Common, VT $76,966

Danville, VT $76,919

Derby, VT $76,955

Derby Line, VT $76,897

East Burke, VT $76,895

East Charleston, VT $76,902

East Hardwick, VT $76,944

East Haven, VT $76,727

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $76,983

Glover, VT $76,909

Granby, VT $76,633

Greensboro, VT $76,882

Greensboro Bend, VT $76,932

Hardwick, VT $77,017

Irasburg, VT $76,912

Island Pond, VT $76,787

Lowell, VT $76,886

Lower Waterford, VT $76,974

Lyndon, VT $76,961

Lyndon Center, VT $77,047

Lyndonville, VT $76,964

Morgan, VT $76,825

Newport, VT $77,001

Newport Center, VT $76,902

North Concord, VT $76,702

North Troy, VT $76,913

Orleans, VT $76,884

Passumpsic, VT $76,989

Peacham, VT $76,834

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $76,991

Sheffield, VT $76,855

Sutton, VT $76,849

Troy, VT $76,921

West Burke, VT $76,900

West Charleston, VT $76,864

West Danville, VT $76,924

Westfield, VT $76,863

West Glover, VT $76,915

Averill, VT $76,468

Beecher Falls, VT $76,964

Canaan, VT $76,772

Gilman, VT $77,110

Guildhall, VT $76,671

Lunenburg, VT $76,838

Norton, VT $76,621

North Bennington, VT $77,477

North Pownal, VT $77,633

Pownal, VT $77,677

White River Junction, VT $76,974

Ascutney, VT $77,011

Barnard, VT $76,800

Bethel, VT $76,847

Bradford, VT $76,928

Bridgewater, VT $76,879

Bridgewater Corners, VT $76,726

Brookfield, VT $76,922

Brownsville, VT $76,880

Chelsea, VT $76,878

Corinth, VT $76,857

East Corinth, VT $76,889

East Randolph, VT $76,904

East Ryegate, VT $76,837

East Thetford, VT $76,932

Fairlee, VT $76,850

Groton, VT $76,870

Hartford, VT $77,175

Hartland, VT $76,905

Hartland Four Corners, VT $76,902

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $77,099

Newbury, VT $76,861

North Hartland, VT $76,959

North Pomfret, VT $76,827

North Thetford, VT $76,931

Norwich, VT $76,915

Plymouth, VT $76,671

Post Mills, VT $76,914

Quechee, VT $76,994

Randolph, VT $76,980

Randolph Center, VT $76,941

Reading, VT $76,735

Sharon, VT $76,846

South Pomfret, VT $76,772

South Royalton, VT $76,868

South Ryegate, VT $76,883

South Strafford, VT $76,864

South Woodstock, VT $76,754

Strafford, VT $76,797

Taftsville, VT $77,000

Thetford, VT $76,932

Thetford Center, VT $76,852

Topsham, VT $76,829

Tunbridge, VT $76,843

Vershire, VT $76,807

Wells River, VT $76,889

West Fairlee, VT $77,030

West Hartford, VT $76,829

West Newbury, VT $76,859

West Topsham, VT $76,890

Wilder, VT $77,178

Windsor, VT $76,936

Woodstock, VT $76,842

Bellows Falls, VT $77,122

Cambridgeport, VT $77,034

Cavendish, VT $76,778

Chester, VT $76,855

Chester Depot, VT $76,827

Grafton, VT $76,797

Londonderry, VT $76,935

Ludlow, VT $76,818

North Springfield, VT $77,086

Perkinsville, VT $76,877

Peru, VT $76,854

Proctorsville, VT $76,791

Saxtons River, VT $77,106

South Londonderry, VT $76,982

Springfield, VT $77,049

Westminster, VT $77,122

Westminster Station, VT $77,127

Weston, VT $76,775

Shaftsbury, VT $77,385

Brattleboro, VT $77,280

Bondville, VT $76,960

East Dover, VT $77,116

Jacksonville, VT $77,310

Jamaica, VT $76,961

Marlboro, VT $77,662

Newfane, VT $77,066

Putney, VT $77,050

Readsboro, VT $77,671

South Newfane, VT $77,093

Stamford, VT $77,615

Townshend, VT $76,996

Vernon, VT $77,516

Wardsboro, VT $77,052

West Dover, VT $77,178

West Dummerston, VT $77,085

West Halifax, VT $77,204

West Townshend, VT $76,892

West Wardsboro, VT $76,894

Whitingham, VT $77,283

Williamsville, VT $77,085

Wilmington, VT $77,236

Burlington, VT $77,447

South Burlington, VT $77,442

Winooski, VT $77,447

Colchester, VT $77,447

Alburgh, VT $77,060

Bakersfield, VT $77,175

Belvidere Center, VT $76,895

Bristol, VT $77,191

Cambridge, VT $77,283

Charlotte, VT $77,342

East Berkshire, VT $77,100

East Fairfield, VT $77,215

Enosburg Falls, VT $77,002

Essex, VT $77,388

Essex Junction, VT $77,393

Fairfax, VT $77,288

Fairfield, VT $77,214

Ferrisburgh, VT $77,256

Franklin, VT $77,007

Grand Isle, VT $77,296

Highgate Center, VT $77,072

Highgate Springs, VT $77,111

Hinesburg, VT $77,340

Huntington, VT $77,282

Isle La Motte, VT $77,156

Jeffersonville, VT $77,231

Jericho, VT $77,323

Jonesville, VT $77,339

Milton, VT $77,360

Monkton, VT $77,278

Montgomery, VT $77,002

Montgomery Center, VT $76,909

New Haven, VT $77,182

North Ferrisburgh, VT $77,290

North Hero, VT $77,214

Richford, VT $76,989

Richmond, VT $77,332

Saint Albans, VT $77,248

Saint Albans Bay, VT $77,238

Shelburne, VT $77,412

Sheldon, VT $77,156

Sheldon Springs, VT $77,346

South Hero, VT $77,366

Starksboro, VT $77,236

Swanton, VT $77,142

Underhill, VT $77,306

Underhill Center, VT $77,308

Vergennes, VT $77,158

Waterville, VT $77,184

Westford, VT $77,344

Williston, VT $77,402

Montpelier, VT $77,132

Bennington, VT $77,533

Arlington, VT $77,260

Dorset, VT $76,960

East Arlington, VT $76,931

East Dorset, VT $76,961

Manchester, VT $77,169

Manchester Center, VT $77,119

Accounts Payroll Administrator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Accounts Payroll Administrator 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, Accounts Payroll Administrator positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Accounts Payroll Administrator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Accounts Payroll Administrator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$97,830	$47.0	30%
Construction	$90,305	$43.0	20%
Aerospace & Defense	$86,542	$42.0	15%
Business Services	$84,284	$41.0	12%
Insurance	$80,522	$39.0	7%

Accounts Payroll Administrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Accounts Payroll Administrator'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.

$68,904

Average $75,254/year

$82,512

$5,742

Average $6,271/month

$6,876

$1,325

Average $1,447/week

$1,587

$33

Average $36/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,512	$6,876	$1,587	$40
Average	$75,254	$6,271	$1,447	$36
25th Percentile	$68,904	$5,742	$1,325	$33

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