Payroll Supervisor
Salary surveys & compensation benchmarks
33 compensation survey reports publish salary benchmarks for Payroll Supervisor. Compare what each vendor covers and pick the right one for your organization.
Supervises the payroll department to ensure that the organization's payroll is processed accurately and on time. Activities of the team may include accounting, distributing and preparing payments, benefits, taxes, and payroll deductions; calculating overtime, shift payments, sales commissions, and bonuses; maintaining payroll records. Coach and mentor team members and respond to more complex,…
Reports covering Payroll Supervisor
ERI Economic Research Institute
- All Manufacturing Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- General Industry Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- All Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Health Care Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Engineering and Environmental Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Nonprofits Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Information Technology, Software Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Retail Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Financial Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Transportation and Distribution Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Food and Beverage Manufacturing Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Construction Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Wholesale Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Research and Development Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Agriculture Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Energy and Mining Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Lodging and Hospitality Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Insurance Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Supervisory Management Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Accounting and Finance Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Human Resources Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
Mercer
Western Management Group
- COMPBASE® USA Compensation Survey, Winter 2026United States (national + geographic cuts)
- Credit Union Salary SurveyUnited States
- Distillers and Brewers Compensation Survey, 2026United States
- Financial Services Compensation Survey, 2026United States
- Government Contractors Compensation Survey, 2026United States
- Senior Living Compensation Survey, 2026United States
- Wine Industry Compensation Survey, 2026United States
Payroll Supervisor salary survey FAQ
- Which compensation surveys cover Payroll Supervisor pay?
- 33 surveys publish Payroll Supervisor benchmarks, including data from ERI Economic Research Institute, Mercer, PAS, Inc. and other publishers. The full list is on this page; click into any one for scope, methodology, and pricing.
- How does Payroll Supervisor pay vary by industry and geography?
- Compensation for Payroll Supervisor varies by industry, region, company size, and revenue. Most surveys above publish cuts on those dimensions. Industry-specific surveys (healthcare, tech, financial services, etc.) typically report meaningfully different ranges than cross-industry surveys for the same role.
- What is the typical salary range for Payroll Supervisor?
- CompShop is a directory of compensation-survey publishers, not a salary aggregator. Actual Payroll Supervisor ranges live in the surveys listed on this page. Most publishers report 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile salary data plus total cash compensation.
- How often should I refresh Payroll Supervisor pay benchmarks?
- Annually is the standard cadence for primary roles. Survey data older than two years is generally too stale for setting current pay ranges, especially in hot segments. Most publishers above release annual editions; a few offer semi-annual updates for fast-moving markets.