What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Payroll Clerk'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 Assistant Payroll Clerk?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Payroll Clerk roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Payroll Clerk's salary?

An Assistant Payroll Clerk's salary grows with experience: starting around $42,095 for beginners, reaching about $43,576 at mid-level, and approach $44,968 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Payroll Clerk?

Assistant Payroll Clerk salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Payroll Clerk roles are District of Columbia $48,017, California $47,835, Massachusetts $47,198. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Payroll Clerk roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Payroll Clerk level roles vary by specialization: Payroll Clerk IV: $62,646; Payroll Clerk: $57,206; Payroll Clerk III: $56,974; Payroll, Benefits Clerk: $54,920; Ap Clerk/Payroll Clerk: $52,401.

Assistant Payroll Clerk Salary in Oregon

How much does an Assistant Payroll Clerk make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Payroll Clerk in Oregon is $44,040 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $50,422
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,562 to $47,381
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,396

10% $37,396

50% (Median) $44,040

90% $50,422

Assistant Payroll Clerk Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,381	$3,948	$911	$23
Average	$44,040	$3,670	$847	$21
25th Percentile	$40,562	$3,380	$780	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Payroll Clerk Salaries

An Assistant Payroll Clerk'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 Assistant Payroll Clerk Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Payroll Clerk'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): $42,095
Early Career (1-2 years): $42,209
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $43,576
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $44,875
Expert (over 8 years): $44,968

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Payroll Clerk	less than 1 year	$42,095
Early Career Level Assistant Payroll Clerk	1-2 years	$42,209
Mid-Level Level Assistant Payroll Clerk	2-4 years	$43,576
Senior-Level Level Assistant Payroll Clerk	5-8 years	$44,875
Expert Level Assistant Payroll Clerk	over 8 years	$44,968

How Do Assistant Payroll Clerk 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 Assistant Payroll Clerks. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $48,017.
California: $47,835.
Massachusetts: $47,198.

District of Columbia $48,017 California $47,835 Massachusetts $47,198 Washington $47,024 New Jersey $47,007 Alaska $46,946 Connecticut $46,348 New York $46,105

Hawaii $45,328 Rhode Island $44,964 Maryland $44,717 Minnesota $44,379 Colorado $44,249 Illinois $44,205 Oregon $44,040 Delaware $43,919

New Hampshire $43,843 Virginia $43,672 Pennsylvania $43,173 Nevada $42,922 North Dakota $42,839 Michigan $42,709 Wisconsin $42,661 Vermont $42,566

Texas $42,301 Maine $42,284 Arizona $42,258 Ohio $42,228 Georgia $41,829 Indiana $41,629 Wyoming $41,590 Utah $41,529

Iowa $41,503 Kansas $41,295 Louisiana $41,234 North Carolina $41,213 Missouri $41,204 Florida $41,035 Montana $40,944 Nebraska $40,857

Kentucky $40,809 South Carolina $40,636 Tennessee $40,528 Idaho $40,484 New Mexico $40,168 Oklahoma $40,098 Alabama $39,842 South Dakota $39,413

Arkansas $39,179 West Virginia $39,053 Mississippi $38,676

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Payroll Clerk

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:

Antelope: $41,918
Aurora: $44,460
Beaverton: $45,355

Antelope, OR $41,918

Aurora, OR $44,460

Beaverton, OR $45,355

Beavercreek, OR $44,613

Boring, OR $44,902

Bridal Veil, OR $44,832

Brightwood, OR $44,133

Canby, OR $44,489

Cascade Locks, OR $43,501

Clackamas, OR $45,338

Clatskanie, OR $43,421

Colton, OR $44,146

Columbia City, OR $44,544

Corbett, OR $44,612

Donald, OR $44,222

Dufur, OR $42,147

Eagle Creek, OR $44,709

Estacada, OR $44,038

Fairview, OR $45,261

Gervais, OR $43,753

Gladstone, OR $45,322

Government Camp, OR $43,331

Grass Valley, OR $42,012

Gresham, OR $45,246

Hood River, OR $43,253

Hubbard, OR $43,997

Kent, OR $41,918

Lake Oswego, OR $45,432

Marylhurst, OR $45,374

Maupin, OR $41,967

Molalla, OR $43,778

Moro, OR $42,101

Mosier, OR $42,807

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $43,092

Mulino, OR $44,437

Odell, OR $43,154

Oregon City, OR $45,005

Rainier, OR $44,052

Rhododendron, OR $43,727

Rufus, OR $42,231

Saint Helens, OR $44,402

Warren, OR $44,650

Deer Island, OR $44,243

Sandy, OR $44,364

Scappoose, OR $44,589

Shaniko, OR $42,056

The Dalles, OR $42,379

Troutdale, OR $45,088

Tualatin, OR $45,222

Tygh Valley, OR $42,337

Vernonia, OR $43,916

Wasco, OR $42,136

Welches, OR $43,917

West Linn, OR $45,222

Wilsonville, OR $44,940

Woodburn, OR $43,847

Happy Valley, OR $45,400

Damascus, OR $45,173

Amity, OR $43,644

Arch Cape, OR $42,494

Astoria, OR $42,769

Banks, OR $44,520

Bay City, OR $42,673

Beaver, OR $42,890

Buxton, OR $44,249

Cannon Beach, OR $42,475

Carlton, OR $43,753

Cloverdale, OR $42,625

Cornelius, OR $44,852

Dayton, OR $43,781

Dundee, OR $44,134

Forest Grove, OR $44,496

Gales Creek, OR $44,000

Garibaldi, OR $42,676

Gaston, OR $44,266

Hammond, OR $42,284

Hebo, OR $42,763

Hillsboro, OR $44,976

Manning, OR $44,297

Lafayette, OR $43,835

Mcminnville, OR $43,621

Manzanita, OR $42,621

Nehalem, OR $42,734

Newberg, OR $44,527

North Plains, OR $44,770

Oceanside, OR $42,526

Pacific City, OR $42,627

Rockaway Beach, OR $42,619

Saint Paul, OR $43,973

Seaside, OR $42,854

Sherwood, OR $44,990

Tillamook, OR $42,920

Netarts, OR $42,565

Timber, OR $43,979

Tolovana Park, OR $42,482

Warrenton, OR $42,463

Wheeler, OR $42,729

Yamhill, OR $43,890

Neskowin, OR $42,605

Portland, OR $45,441

Salem, OR $43,789

Keizer, OR $43,797

Albany, OR $43,357

Alsea, OR $42,620

Aumsville, OR $43,705

Blodgett, OR $42,668

Brownsville, OR $42,904

Cascadia, OR $42,398

Corvallis, OR $43,254

Crabtree, OR $43,314

Crawfordsville, OR $42,882

Dallas, OR $43,571

Depoe Bay, OR $42,456

Detroit, OR $42,287

Eddyville, OR $42,441

Falls City, OR $43,357

Foster, OR $42,730

Gates, OR $43,103

Grand Ronde, OR $43,178

Halsey, OR $42,912

Idanha, OR $42,321

Independence, OR $43,734

Jefferson, OR $43,640

Lebanon, OR $42,948

Logsden, OR $42,619

Lyons, OR $43,194

Mill City, OR $43,197

Monmouth, OR $43,456

Mount Angel, OR $43,742

Neotsu, OR $42,655

Newport, OR $42,374

South Beach, OR $42,235

Lincoln City, OR $42,603

Otis, OR $42,687

Otter Rock, OR $42,382

Philomath, OR $42,820

Rickreall, OR $43,741

Rose Lodge, OR $42,729

Saint Benedict, OR $43,736

Scio, OR $43,387

Scotts Mills, OR $43,633

Seal Rock, OR $42,186

Shedd, OR $42,894

Sheridan, OR $43,474

Siletz, OR $42,539

Silverton, OR $43,646

Stayton, OR $43,526

Mehama, OR $43,410

Sublimity, OR $43,598

Sweet Home, OR $42,807

Gleneden Beach, OR $42,502

Tangent, OR $42,971

Tidewater, OR $42,338

Toledo, OR $42,387

Turner, OR $43,712

Waldport, OR $42,238

Willamina, OR $43,324

Eugene, OR $43,182

Agness, OR $41,800

Allegany, OR $41,851

Alvadore, OR $43,140

Azalea, OR $42,289

Bandon, OR $41,883

Blachly, OR $42,772

Blue River, OR $42,111

Broadbent, OR $41,819

Brookings, OR $42,061

Camas Valley, OR $41,842

Canyonville, OR $42,155

Cheshire, OR $42,932

Coos Bay, OR $41,863

Coquille, OR $41,866

Cottage Grove, OR $42,787

Crescent Lake, OR $41,922

Creswell, OR $43,040

Culp Creek, OR $42,608

Curtin, OR $42,755

Days Creek, OR $42,100

Deadwood, OR $42,595

Dexter, OR $42,917

Dillard, OR $41,976

Dorena, OR $42,480

Drain, OR $42,601

Elkton, OR $42,301

Elmira, OR $42,989

Fall Creek, OR $42,859

Florence, OR $42,264

Gardiner, OR $41,920

Glendale, OR $42,201

Glide, OR $42,022

Gold Beach, OR $41,934

Harrisburg, OR $43,074

Idleyld Park, OR $41,920

Junction City, OR $43,046

Lakeside, OR $41,934

Langlois, OR $41,842

Lorane, OR $42,871

Lowell, OR $42,855

Mapleton, OR $42,353

Marcola, OR $42,989

Pleasant Hill, OR $43,105

Monroe, OR $42,854

Myrtle Creek, OR $41,980

Myrtle Point, OR $41,835

North Bend, OR $41,865

Noti, OR $42,845

Oakland, OR $42,236

Oakridge, OR $42,430

Ophir, OR $41,930

Port Orford, OR $41,872

Powers, OR $41,864

Reedsport, OR $42,160

Riddle, OR $42,065

Roseburg, OR $42,036

Scottsburg, OR $42,086

Springfield, OR $43,095

Sixes, OR $41,837

Sutherlin, OR $42,257

Swisshome, OR $42,400

Tenmile, OR $41,884

Thurston, OR $43,114

Tiller, OR $42,137

Umpqua, OR $42,001

Veneta, OR $42,952

Vida, OR $42,625

Walterville, OR $42,827

Walton, OR $42,686

Wedderburn, OR $41,959

Westfir, OR $42,571

Westlake, OR $42,144

Wilbur, OR $42,075

Winchester, OR $42,078

Winston, OR $41,892

Wolf Creek, OR $42,278

Yachats, OR $42,246

Yoncalla, OR $42,483

Medford, OR $42,991

Central Point, OR $42,931

White City, OR $42,660

Ashland, OR $42,680

Butte Falls, OR $42,405

Cave Junction, OR $42,285

Eagle Point, OR $42,752

Gold Hill, OR $42,829

Grants Pass, OR $42,492

Jacksonville, OR $42,751

Kerby, OR $42,351

Merlin, OR $42,218

Murphy, OR $42,654

O Brien, OR $42,264

Phoenix, OR $42,977

Prospect, OR $42,298

Rogue River, OR $42,635

Selma, OR $42,245

Shady Cove, OR $42,692

Talent, OR $42,895

Trail, OR $42,366

Wilderville, OR $42,334

Williams, OR $42,618

Klamath Falls, OR $42,291

Crater Lake, OR $41,836

Adel, OR $42,052

Beatty, OR $41,944

Bly, OR $41,985

Bonanza, OR $42,020

Chiloquin, OR $42,016

Dairy, OR $41,997

Fort Klamath, OR $42,002

Keno, OR $42,307

Lakeview, OR $42,086

Malin, OR $42,075

Merrill, OR $42,092

Midland, OR $42,137

New Pine Creek, OR $42,181

Paisley, OR $41,983

Plush, OR $42,032

Silver Lake, OR $41,968

Sprague River, OR $41,979

Summer Lake, OR $41,928

Christmas Valley, OR $41,998

Bend, OR $42,095

Fields, OR $42,042

Ashwood, OR $41,908

Brothers, OR $41,947

Burns, OR $42,049

Princeton, OR $41,970

Diamond, OR $41,942

Camp Sherman, OR $41,973

Chemult, OR $41,943

Crane, OR $42,016

Crescent, OR $41,921

Culver, OR $42,006

Fort Rock, OR $41,973

Frenchglen, OR $41,938

Gilchrist, OR $42,003

Hines, OR $42,058

La Pine, OR $42,048

Madras, OR $42,035

Mitchell, OR $41,941

Paulina, OR $41,958

Post, OR $41,939

Powell Butte, OR $42,039

Prineville, OR $42,041

Redmond, OR $42,100

Riley, OR $41,936

Sisters, OR $41,974

Terrebonne, OR $42,058

Warm Springs, OR $41,982

Pendleton, OR $43,395

Adams, OR $42,543

Arlington, OR $42,060

Athena, OR $43,491

Baker City, OR $42,085

Bates, OR $41,969

Boardman, OR $43,201

Bridgeport, OR $41,977

Canyon City, OR $42,036

Condon, OR $41,960

Cove, OR $42,042

Dayville, OR $41,991

Echo, OR $43,517

Elgin, OR $42,050

Enterprise, OR $41,953

Fossil, OR $41,967

Haines, OR $42,060

Halfway, OR $41,969

Helix, OR $44,516

Heppner, OR $41,987

Hereford, OR $41,996

Hermiston, OR $44,758

Lexington, OR $42,759

Oxbow, OR $41,779

Imbler, OR $42,073

Imnaha, OR $41,675

Ione, OR $42,049

Irrigon, OR $44,464

John Day, OR $42,104

Joseph, OR $41,904

Kimberly, OR $41,978

La Grande, OR $42,098

Long Creek, OR $41,986

Lostine, OR $42,005

Meacham, OR $42,060

Mikkalo, OR $42,112

Milton Freewater, OR $43,087

Monument, OR $41,977

Mount Vernon, OR $42,034

North Powder, OR $42,042

Pilot Rock, OR $42,196

Prairie City, OR $42,065

Richland, OR $41,927

Seneca, OR $42,039

Spray, OR $41,975

Stanfield, OR $44,640

Summerville, OR $42,055

Sumpter, OR $42,020

Ukiah, OR $41,979

Umatilla, OR $44,972

Union, OR $42,051

Unity, OR $42,042

Wallowa, OR $42,062

Weston, OR $42,659

Adrian, OR $41,347

Arock, OR $41,789

Brogan, OR $41,960

Drewsey, OR $42,012

Durkee, OR $41,931

Harper, OR $41,841

Huntington, OR $41,964

Ironside, OR $41,982

Jamieson, OR $41,849

Jordan Valley, OR $41,796

Juntura, OR $41,981

Nyssa, OR $41,549

Ontario, OR $41,639

Riverside, OR $41,939

Vale, OR $41,860

Westfall, OR $41,994

Assistant Payroll Clerk Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Payroll Clerk roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Payroll Clerk positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Payroll Clerk as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Payroll Clerk

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$55,051	$26.0	25%
Financial Services	$52,848	$25.0	20%
Software & Networking	$52,848	$25.0	20%
Biotechnology	$50,646	$24.0	15%
Energy & Utilities	$48,444	$23.0	10%

Assistant Payroll Clerk Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Payroll Clerk'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.

$40,562

Average $44,040/year

$47,381

$3,380

Average $3,670/month

$3,948

$780

Average $847/week

$911

$20

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,381	$3,948	$911	$23
Average	$44,040	$3,670	$847	$21
25th Percentile	$40,562	$3,380	$780	$20

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