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 $62,988 for beginners, reaching about $85,323 at mid-level, and approach $89,668 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 $84,898, California $84,576, Massachusetts $83,449. 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: $113,786; Payroll Administrator IV: $102,801; Payroll Administrator III: $84,671; Accounts Payable And Payroll Administrator: $74,548; Payroll Administrator II: $73,184.

Accounts Payroll Administrator Salary in Vermont

How much does an Accounts Payroll Administrator make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accounts Payroll Administrator in Vermont is $75,260 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): $89,125
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,907 to $82,518
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,124

10% $63,124

50% (Median) $75,260

90% $89,125

Accounts Payroll Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,518	$6,876	$1,587	$40
Average	$75,260	$6,272	$1,447	$36
25th Percentile	$68,907	$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): $62,988
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,748
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,323
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $103,593
Expert (over 8 years): $89,668

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Payroll Administrator I	less than 1 year	$62,988
Accounts Payroll Administrator	1-2 years	$73,748
Payroll Administrator III	2-4 years	$85,323
Payroll Administrator IV	5-8 years	$103,593
Payroll Team Lead	over 8 years	$89,668

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: $84,898.
California: $84,576.
Massachusetts: $83,449.

District of Columbia $84,898 California $84,576 Massachusetts $83,449 Washington $83,142 New Jersey $83,112 Alaska $83,004 Connecticut $81,946 New York $81,517

Hawaii $80,144 Rhode Island $79,500 Maryland $79,063 Minnesota $78,465 Colorado $78,235 Illinois $78,158 Oregon $77,867 Delaware $77,652

New Hampshire $77,517 Virginia $77,215 Pennsylvania $76,333 Nevada $75,889 North Dakota $75,743 Michigan $75,513 Wisconsin $75,429 Vermont $75,260

Texas $74,792 Maine $74,762 Arizona $74,716 Ohio $74,662 Georgia $73,956 Indiana $73,604 Wyoming $73,535 Utah $73,427

Iowa $73,381 Kansas $73,013 Louisiana $72,906 North Carolina $72,868 Missouri $72,852 Florida $72,553 Montana $72,392 Nebraska $72,239

Kentucky $72,154 South Carolina $71,848 Tennessee $71,656 Idaho $71,579 New Mexico $71,020 Oklahoma $70,897 Alabama $70,445 South Dakota $69,685

Arkansas $69,271 West Virginia $69,049 Mississippi $68,382

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: $77,035
Barre: $77,151
Cabot: $76,981

Adamant, VT $77,035

Barre, VT $77,151

Cabot, VT $76,981

Calais, VT $77,049

East Barre, VT $77,034

East Calais, VT $77,035

East Montpelier, VT $77,086

Eden, VT $76,984

Eden Mills, VT $76,915

Graniteville, VT $77,146

Hyde Park, VT $77,098

Johnson, VT $77,195

Lake Elmore, VT $77,012

Marshfield, VT $76,994

Moretown, VT $77,201

Morrisville, VT $77,191

Moscow, VT $77,231

Northfield, VT $77,106

Northfield Falls, VT $77,467

North Hyde Park, VT $77,093

North Montpelier, VT $77,015

Plainfield, VT $77,004

Roxbury, VT $76,874

South Barre, VT $77,241

Waterbury, VT $77,223

Stowe, VT $77,234

Waitsfield, VT $77,191

Warren, VT $77,047

Washington, VT $76,896

Waterbury Center, VT $77,221

Websterville, VT $77,134

Williamstown, VT $77,044

Wolcott, VT $77,002

Woodbury, VT $76,926

Worcester, VT $77,003

Rutland, VT $77,001

Belmont, VT $76,763

Benson, VT $76,762

Bomoseen, VT $76,883

Brandon, VT $76,940

Bridport, VT $76,948

Castleton, VT $76,898

Center Rutland, VT $76,951

Chittenden, VT $76,774

Cuttingsville, VT $76,747

Danby, VT $76,878

East Middlebury, VT $76,991

East Poultney, VT $76,886

East Wallingford, VT $76,803

Fair Haven, VT $76,830

Florence, VT $76,803

Forest Dale, VT $76,943

Gaysville, VT $76,455

Granville, VT $76,816

Hancock, VT $76,803

Hydeville, VT $76,892

Killington, VT $76,795

Middlebury, VT $77,109

Middletown Springs, VT $76,845

Mount Holly, VT $76,774

North Clarendon, VT $76,886

Orwell, VT $76,878

Pawlet, VT $76,905

Pittsfield, VT $76,840

Pittsford, VT $76,913

Poultney, VT $76,899

Proctor, VT $76,984

Ripton, VT $76,895

Rochester, VT $76,855

Rupert, VT $76,847

Salisbury, VT $76,970

Shoreham, VT $76,905

Stockbridge, VT $76,768

Wallingford, VT $76,810

Wells, VT $76,909

West Pawlet, VT $76,935

West Rupert, VT $76,916

West Rutland, VT $76,869

Whiting, VT $76,908

Saint Johnsbury, VT $76,991

Albany, VT $76,946

Barnet, VT $76,909

Barton, VT $76,938

Beebe Plain, VT $76,961

Concord, VT $76,836

Coventry, VT $77,050

Craftsbury, VT $76,968

Craftsbury Common, VT $76,972

Danville, VT $76,925

Derby, VT $76,961

Derby Line, VT $76,903

East Burke, VT $76,901

East Charleston, VT $76,909

East Hardwick, VT $76,950

East Haven, VT $76,733

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $76,989

Glover, VT $76,915

Granby, VT $76,639

Greensboro, VT $76,889

Greensboro Bend, VT $76,938

Hardwick, VT $77,023

Irasburg, VT $76,919

Island Pond, VT $76,793

Lowell, VT $76,892

Lower Waterford, VT $76,981

Lyndon, VT $76,967

Lyndon Center, VT $77,053

Lyndonville, VT $76,970

Morgan, VT $76,831

Newport, VT $77,007

Newport Center, VT $76,909

North Concord, VT $76,708

North Troy, VT $76,919

Orleans, VT $76,890

Passumpsic, VT $76,995

Peacham, VT $76,840

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $76,997

Sheffield, VT $76,861

Sutton, VT $76,855

Troy, VT $76,927

West Burke, VT $76,906

West Charleston, VT $76,870

West Danville, VT $76,930

Westfield, VT $76,869

West Glover, VT $76,922

Averill, VT $76,474

Beecher Falls, VT $76,970

Canaan, VT $76,778

Gilman, VT $77,116

Guildhall, VT $76,677

Lunenburg, VT $76,844

Norton, VT $76,627

North Bennington, VT $77,483

North Pownal, VT $77,639

Pownal, VT $77,683

White River Junction, VT $76,981

Ascutney, VT $77,017

Barnard, VT $76,806

Bethel, VT $76,853

Bradford, VT $76,934

Bridgewater, VT $76,885

Bridgewater Corners, VT $76,732

Brookfield, VT $76,928

Brownsville, VT $76,886

Chelsea, VT $76,884

Corinth, VT $76,863

East Corinth, VT $76,896

East Randolph, VT $76,910

East Ryegate, VT $76,843

East Thetford, VT $76,938

Fairlee, VT $76,856

Groton, VT $76,876

Hartford, VT $77,181

Hartland, VT $76,911

Hartland Four Corners, VT $76,908

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $77,106

Newbury, VT $76,867

North Hartland, VT $76,965

North Pomfret, VT $76,833

North Thetford, VT $76,937

Norwich, VT $76,922

Plymouth, VT $76,677

Post Mills, VT $76,920

Quechee, VT $77,000

Randolph, VT $76,986

Randolph Center, VT $76,947

Reading, VT $76,741

Sharon, VT $76,852

South Pomfret, VT $76,778

South Royalton, VT $76,874

South Ryegate, VT $76,889

South Strafford, VT $76,870

South Woodstock, VT $76,760

Strafford, VT $76,803

Taftsville, VT $77,006

Thetford, VT $76,938

Thetford Center, VT $76,858

Topsham, VT $76,835

Tunbridge, VT $76,849

Vershire, VT $76,813

Wells River, VT $76,895

West Fairlee, VT $77,036

West Hartford, VT $76,835

West Newbury, VT $76,865

West Topsham, VT $76,896

Wilder, VT $77,185

Windsor, VT $76,942

Woodstock, VT $76,848

Bellows Falls, VT $77,129

Cambridgeport, VT $77,040

Cavendish, VT $76,784

Chester, VT $76,861

Chester Depot, VT $76,833

Grafton, VT $76,803

Londonderry, VT $76,941

Ludlow, VT $76,824

North Springfield, VT $77,093

Perkinsville, VT $76,883

Peru, VT $76,860

Proctorsville, VT $76,797

Saxtons River, VT $77,113

South Londonderry, VT $76,988

Springfield, VT $77,055

Westminster, VT $77,128

Westminster Station, VT $77,133

Weston, VT $76,781

Shaftsbury, VT $77,391

Brattleboro, VT $77,286

Bondville, VT $76,966

East Dover, VT $77,122

Jacksonville, VT $77,316

Jamaica, VT $76,968

Marlboro, VT $77,668

Newfane, VT $77,072

Putney, VT $77,056

Readsboro, VT $77,678

South Newfane, VT $77,099

Stamford, VT $77,622

Townshend, VT $77,002

Vernon, VT $77,522

Wardsboro, VT $77,058

West Dover, VT $77,185

West Dummerston, VT $77,091

West Halifax, VT $77,210

West Townshend, VT $76,899

West Wardsboro, VT $76,900

Whitingham, VT $77,289

Williamsville, VT $77,091

Wilmington, VT $77,242

Burlington, VT $77,453

South Burlington, VT $77,448

Winooski, VT $77,453

Colchester, VT $77,453

Alburgh, VT $77,066

Bakersfield, VT $77,181

Belvidere Center, VT $76,901

Bristol, VT $77,197

Cambridge, VT $77,289

Charlotte, VT $77,348

East Berkshire, VT $77,106

East Fairfield, VT $77,221

Enosburg Falls, VT $77,008

Essex, VT $77,394

Essex Junction, VT $77,399

Fairfax, VT $77,294

Fairfield, VT $77,220

Ferrisburgh, VT $77,262

Franklin, VT $77,013

Grand Isle, VT $77,302

Highgate Center, VT $77,078

Highgate Springs, VT $77,117

Hinesburg, VT $77,346

Huntington, VT $77,288

Isle La Motte, VT $77,162

Jeffersonville, VT $77,237

Jericho, VT $77,330

Jonesville, VT $77,346

Milton, VT $77,366

Monkton, VT $77,284

Montgomery, VT $77,008

Montgomery Center, VT $76,915

New Haven, VT $77,188

North Ferrisburgh, VT $77,297

North Hero, VT $77,220

Richford, VT $76,995

Richmond, VT $77,338

Saint Albans, VT $77,254

Saint Albans Bay, VT $77,244

Shelburne, VT $77,418

Sheldon, VT $77,162

Sheldon Springs, VT $77,352

South Hero, VT $77,372

Starksboro, VT $77,242

Swanton, VT $77,149

Underhill, VT $77,312

Underhill Center, VT $77,314

Vergennes, VT $77,164

Waterville, VT $77,190

Westford, VT $77,350

Williston, VT $77,408

Montpelier, VT $77,139

Bennington, VT $77,540

Arlington, VT $77,267

Dorset, VT $76,966

East Arlington, VT $76,937

East Dorset, VT $76,968

Manchester, VT $77,175

Manchester Center, VT $77,125

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	$97,838	$47.0	30%
Construction	$90,312	$43.0	20%
Aerospace & Defense	$86,549	$42.0	15%
Business Services	$84,291	$41.0	12%
Insurance	$80,528	$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.

$68,907

Average $75,260/year

$82,518

$5,742

Average $6,272/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	$82,518	$6,876	$1,587	$40
Average	$75,260	$6,272	$1,447	$36
25th Percentile	$68,907	$5,742	$1,325	$33

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