What are the main factors that influence an Associate Analyst Payroll'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 Associate Analyst Payroll?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Associate Analyst Payroll roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Associate Analyst Payroll's salary?

An Associate Analyst Payroll's salary grows with experience: starting around $52,373 for beginners, reaching about $71,857 at mid-level, and approach $88,959 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Analyst Payroll?

Associate Analyst Payroll salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Analyst Payroll roles are District of Columbia $58,360, California $58,139, Massachusetts $57,364. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Analyst Payroll roles make?

Salaries for Associate Analyst Payroll level roles vary by specialization: Associate Payroll Specialist: $104,931; Payroll Tax Analyst: $79,965; Senior Payroll Analyst: $75,447; Payroll Analyst: $73,414; Payroll Associate IV: $62,650.

Associate Analyst Payroll Salary in Colorado

How much does an Associate Analyst Payroll make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Analyst Payroll in Colorado is $53,780 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $66,675
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,330 to $60,530
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,369

10% $43,369

50% (Median) $53,780

90% $66,675

Associate Analyst Payroll Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,530	$5,044	$1,164	$29
Average	$53,780	$4,482	$1,034	$26
25th Percentile	$48,330	$4,028	$929	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Analyst Payroll Salaries

An Associate Analyst Payroll'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 Associate Analyst Payroll Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Analyst Payroll'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): $52,373
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,852
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,857
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,630
Expert (over 8 years): $88,959

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Associate Analyst Payroll	less than 1 year	$52,373
HR Service Center Representative II	1-2 years	$60,852
HR Service Center Representative III	2-4 years	$71,857
HR Service Center Supervisor	5-8 years	$85,630
HR Service Center Senior Supervisor	over 8 years	$88,959

How Do Associate Analyst Payroll 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 Associate Analyst Payrolls. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $58,360.
California: $58,139.
Massachusetts: $57,364.

District of Columbia $58,360 California $58,139 Massachusetts $57,364 Washington $57,153 New Jersey $57,132 Alaska $57,058 Connecticut $56,331 New York $56,036

Hawaii $55,092 Rhode Island $54,649 Maryland $54,349 Minnesota $53,938 Colorado $53,780 Illinois $53,727 Oregon $53,527 Delaware $53,379

New Hampshire $53,286 Virginia $53,079 Pennsylvania $52,472 Nevada $52,167 North Dakota $52,067 Michigan $51,908 Wisconsin $51,850 Vermont $51,734

Texas $51,413 Maine $51,392 Arizona $51,360 Ohio $51,323 Georgia $50,838 Indiana $50,596 Wyoming $50,549 Utah $50,475

Iowa $50,443 Kansas $50,190 Louisiana $50,116 North Carolina $50,090 Missouri $50,079 Florida $49,874 Montana $49,763 Nebraska $49,658

Kentucky $49,600 South Carolina $49,389 Tennessee $49,257 Idaho $49,204 New Mexico $48,820 Oklahoma $48,735 Alabama $48,424 South Dakota $47,902

Arkansas $47,618 West Virginia $47,465 Mississippi $47,006

Top Paying Cities for Associate Analyst Payroll

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:

Glen Haven: $52,726
Hygiene: $54,559
Johnstown: $52,844

Glen Haven, CO $52,726

Hygiene, CO $54,559

Johnstown, CO $52,844

Laporte, CO $52,258

Livermore, CO $52,089

Loveland, CO $52,679

Lyons, CO $54,463

Masonville, CO $52,292

Mead, CO $53,444

Milliken, CO $52,771

Niwot, CO $54,987

Red Feather Lakes, CO $52,232

Severance, CO $52,333

Timnath, CO $52,266

Wellington, CO $51,973

Windsor, CO $52,341

Brighton, CO $53,638

Ault, CO $52,242

Briggsdale, CO $52,256

Carr, CO $51,357

Eastlake, CO $53,778

Eaton, CO $52,407

Evans, CO $52,673

Fort Lupton, CO $53,485

Galeton, CO $52,412

Gilcrest, CO $52,961

Gill, CO $52,498

Greeley, CO $52,544

Henderson, CO $53,722

Hudson, CO $53,309

Keenesburg, CO $53,052

Kersey, CO $52,504

La Salle, CO $52,870

Lucerne, CO $52,487

Nunn, CO $52,076

Orchard, CO $52,249

Pierce, CO $52,275

Ohio City, CO $52,812

Parlin, CO $52,564

Penrose, CO $52,105

Pitkin, CO $52,747

Poncha Springs, CO $52,390

Powderhorn, CO $52,454

Rockvale, CO $51,868

Sargents, CO $52,301

Twin Lakes, CO $54,028

Westcliffe, CO $51,897

Wetmore, CO $51,564

Durango, CO $52,602

Cahone, CO $52,472

Cortez, CO $52,432

Dolores, CO $52,557

Dove Creek, CO $52,420

Egnar, CO $52,449

Hesperus, CO $52,142

Lewis, CO $52,565

Mancos, CO $52,431

Marvel, CO $52,140

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $52,160

Pleasant View, CO $52,321

Rico, CO $52,570

Towaoc, CO $52,214

Yellow Jacket, CO $52,502

Montrose, CO $52,767

Austin, CO $52,835

Bedrock, CO $52,436

Cedaredge, CO $52,889

Cory, CO $52,822

Crawford, CO $52,673

Delta, CO $52,765

Eckert, CO $52,848

Hotchkiss, CO $52,816

Lazear, CO $52,776

Naturita, CO $52,542

Norwood, CO $52,563

Nucla, CO $52,623

Olathe, CO $52,707

Ophir, CO $52,619

Ouray, CO $52,611

Paonia, CO $53,058

Paradox, CO $52,465

Placerville, CO $52,571

Redvale, CO $52,587

Ridgway, CO $52,604

Silverton, CO $52,515

Somerset, CO $53,219

Telluride, CO $52,629

Grand Junction, CO $53,091

Platteville, CO $53,079

Roggen, CO $52,531

Weldona, CO $52,126

Wiggins, CO $52,404

Fort Morgan, CO $52,147

Log Lane Village, CO $52,317

Akron, CO $51,769

Amherst, CO $51,603

Atwood, CO $51,950

Brush, CO $51,946

Crook, CO $51,802

Eckley, CO $51,639

Fleming, CO $51,902

Grover, CO $51,860

Haxtun, CO $51,891

Hereford, CO $51,529

Hillrose, CO $51,997

Holyoke, CO $51,734

Idalia, CO $51,475

Iliff, CO $51,938

Julesburg, CO $51,729

Lindon, CO $51,547

Merino, CO $51,995

New Raymer, CO $51,984

Otis, CO $51,815

Ovid, CO $51,747

Padroni, CO $51,807

Paoli, CO $51,892

Peetz, CO $51,792

Sedgwick, CO $51,766

Snyder, CO $51,956

Sterling, CO $52,039

Stoneham, CO $51,986

Vernon, CO $51,524

Woodrow, CO $51,654

Wray, CO $51,626

Yuma, CO $51,799

Anton, CO $51,560

Arapahoe, CO $51,154

Arriba, CO $51,339

Bethune, CO $51,415

Burlington, CO $51,367

Calhan, CO $52,180

Cascade, CO $52,609

Cheyenne Wells, CO $51,228

Cope, CO $51,536

Cripple Creek, CO $52,510

Divide, CO $52,538

Flagler, CO $51,392

Florissant, CO $52,495

Fountain, CO $52,175

Genoa, CO $51,374

Green Mountain Falls, CO $52,596

Guffey, CO $52,439

Hugo, CO $51,059

Joes, CO $51,587

Karval, CO $50,763

Kirk, CO $51,544

Kit Carson, CO $51,164

Limon, CO $51,684

Lake George, CO $52,574

Manitou Springs, CO $52,609

Matheson, CO $51,646

Peyton, CO $52,426

Ramah, CO $51,312

Rush, CO $51,435

Seibert, CO $51,370

Simla, CO $51,881

Stratton, CO $51,421

U S A F Academy, CO $52,606

Victor, CO $52,486

Vona, CO $51,400

Wild Horse, CO $51,066

Woodland Park, CO $52,566

Yoder, CO $51,633

Colorado Springs, CO $52,609

Clifton, CO $53,058

Fruita, CO $52,926

Gateway, CO $52,554

Glade Park, CO $52,735

Loma, CO $52,945

Mack, CO $52,804

Palisade, CO $52,962

Whitewater, CO $52,732

Glenwood Springs, CO $53,603

Dinosaur, CO $52,718

Aspen, CO $54,607

Snowmass Village, CO $54,605

Avon, CO $54,115

Basalt, CO $54,433

Carbondale, CO $54,231

Collbran, CO $52,910

Craig, CO $53,298

De Beque, CO $52,904

Eagle, CO $53,893

Edwards, CO $54,009

Parachute, CO $53,179

Battlement Mesa, CO $53,130

Gypsum, CO $53,625

Hamilton, CO $53,526

Hayden, CO $53,374

Maybell, CO $52,783

Meeker, CO $53,530

Meredith, CO $54,255

Mesa, CO $52,884

Minturn, CO $53,950

Molina, CO $52,852

New Castle, CO $53,418

Rangely, CO $52,932

Red Cliff, CO $53,943

Rifle, CO $53,286

Silt, CO $53,264

Slater, CO $53,045

Snowmass, CO $54,495

Wolcott, CO $53,926

Woody Creek, CO $54,603

Vail, CO $54,181

Pueblo, CO $51,012

Colorado City, CO $51,361

Aguilar, CO $51,585

Arlington, CO $50,677

Avondale, CO $51,149

Beulah, CO $51,364

Boncarbo, CO $51,611

Boone, CO $51,314

Branson, CO $51,188

Campo, CO $50,999

Cheraw, CO $51,097

Crowley, CO $51,206

Eads, CO $51,133

Fort Lyon, CO $51,077

Fowler, CO $51,223

Gardner, CO $51,724

Granada, CO $51,248

Hartman, CO $51,346

Hasty, CO $51,189

Haswell, CO $50,886

Hoehne, CO $51,527

Holly, CO $51,184

Kim, CO $51,136

La Junta, CO $51,169

Lamar, CO $51,325

Las Animas, CO $51,140

La Veta, CO $51,815

Mc Clave, CO $51,197

Manzanola, CO $51,129

Model, CO $51,207

Olney Springs, CO $51,042

Ordway, CO $50,788

Pritchett, CO $51,138

Rocky Ford, CO $51,056

Rye, CO $51,440

Sheridan Lake, CO $51,153

Springfield, CO $51,243

Sugar City, CO $50,652

Swink, CO $51,118

Trinchera, CO $51,306

Trinidad, CO $51,529

Two Buttes, CO $51,241

Vilas, CO $51,233

Walsenburg, CO $51,542

Walsh, CO $51,179

Weston, CO $51,708

Wiley, CO $51,150

Alamosa, CO $52,208

Antonito, CO $52,175

Arboles, CO $52,281

Arvada, CO $53,780

Aurora, CO $53,743

Bayfield, CO $52,428

Broomfield, CO $54,016

Commerce City, CO $53,654

Dupont, CO $53,756

Eldorado Springs, CO $55,036

Lafayette, CO $54,548

Louisville, CO $54,616

Westminster, CO $53,755

Wheat Ridge, CO $53,753

Agate, CO $51,848

Bennett, CO $53,196

Byers, CO $52,561

Castle Rock, CO $52,794

Deer Trail, CO $52,214

Elbert, CO $52,460

Elizabeth, CO $52,903

Englewood, CO $53,743

Franktown, CO $52,759

Kiowa, CO $52,522

Larkspur, CO $52,623

Littleton, CO $53,690

Lone Tree, CO $53,548

Louviers, CO $53,474

Monument, CO $52,571

Palmer Lake, CO $52,576

Parker, CO $53,352

Sedalia, CO $52,821

Strasburg, CO $53,027

Watkins, CO $53,425

Denver, CO $53,737

Thornton, CO $53,780

Boulder, CO $55,302

Golden, CO $53,749

Alma, CO $53,446

Bailey, CO $53,325

Black Hawk, CO $54,286

Bond, CO $53,920

Breckenridge, CO $53,560

Buffalo Creek, CO $53,140

Burns, CO $53,574

Central City, CO $53,980

Clark, CO $53,066

Climax, CO $53,622

Coalmont, CO $52,975

Como, CO $52,794

Conifer, CO $53,463

Cowdrey, CO $52,761

Dillon, CO $53,528

Dumont, CO $53,788

Evergreen, CO $53,655

Empire, CO $53,542

Fairplay, CO $52,843

Fraser, CO $53,603

Frisco, CO $53,859

Georgetown, CO $53,502

Granby, CO $53,460

Grand Lake, CO $53,431

Grant, CO $53,051

Hartsel, CO $52,561

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $53,388

Idaho Springs, CO $53,697

Idledale, CO $53,693

Indian Hills, CO $53,666

Jamestown, CO $55,213

Jefferson, CO $52,939

Kittredge, CO $53,671

Kremmling, CO $53,383

Leadville, CO $53,557

Mc Coy, CO $53,566

Morrison, CO $53,654

Nederland, CO $54,710

Oak Creek, CO $53,470

Parshall, CO $53,700

Phippsburg, CO $53,523

Pine, CO $53,205

Pinecliffe, CO $54,968

Rand, CO $52,978

Rollinsville, CO $54,455

Shawnee, CO $53,192

Silver Plume, CO $53,276

Steamboat Springs, CO $53,371

Tabernash, CO $53,728

Toponas, CO $53,503

Walden, CO $52,899

Ward, CO $54,567

Winter Park, CO $53,797

Yampa, CO $53,576

Silverthorne, CO $53,813

Longmont, CO $54,346

Allenspark, CO $54,100

Estes Park, CO $53,287

Bellvue, CO $52,605

Berthoud, CO $53,250

Dacono, CO $53,871

Drake, CO $52,624

Erie, CO $54,112

Firestone, CO $53,737

Fort Collins, CO $52,230

Frederick, CO $53,739

Blanca, CO $52,023

Capulin, CO $52,291

Center, CO $52,248

Chama, CO $51,845

Chimney Rock, CO $52,303

Chromo, CO $51,952

Conejos, CO $52,143

Creede, CO $52,417

Crestone, CO $52,048

Del Norte, CO $52,303

Fort Garland, CO $51,906

San Luis, CO $51,695

Homelake, CO $52,254

Hooper, CO $52,080

Ignacio, CO $52,202

Jaroso, CO $51,809

La Jara, CO $52,227

Manassa, CO $52,174

Moffat, CO $52,116

Monte Vista, CO $52,285

Mosca, CO $52,014

Pagosa Springs, CO $52,298

Romeo, CO $52,327

Saguache, CO $52,296

Sanford, CO $52,034

San Pablo, CO $51,767

South Fork, CO $52,355

Villa Grove, CO $52,186

Salida, CO $52,391

Almont, CO $53,740

Buena Vista, CO $53,658

Canon City, CO $52,158

Cimarron, CO $52,510

Coal Creek, CO $51,848

Coaldale, CO $52,263

Cotopaxi, CO $52,117

Crested Butte, CO $54,023

Florence, CO $51,767

Monarch, CO $52,501

Granite, CO $53,289

Gunnison, CO $52,550

Hillside, CO $52,097

Howard, CO $52,357

Lake City, CO $52,507

Nathrop, CO $52,549

Associate Analyst Payroll Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Associate Analyst Payroll roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Associate Analyst Payroll positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Associate Analyst Payroll as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Associate Analyst Payroll

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$64,536	$31.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$61,847	$30.0	15%
Financial Services	$61,847	$30.0	15%
Software & Networking	$61,847	$30.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$59,158	$28.0	10%

Associate Analyst Payroll Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Analyst Payroll'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.

$48,330

Average $53,780/year

$60,530

$4,028

Average $4,482/month

$5,044

$929

Average $1,034/week

$1,164

$23

Average $26/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,530	$5,044	$1,164	$29
Average	$53,780	$4,482	$1,034	$26
25th Percentile	$48,330	$4,028	$929	$23

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