Payroll Specialist salary in North Port-Bradenton, FL

Pay in North Port-Bradenton against Florida and the US

The middle half of payroll specialists in North Port-Bradenton earns $43,220–$65,250. The top tenth earns $72,720 or more, 2.1 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.1 times. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $22,030 wide, wider than in Florida as a whole ($18,720) and the US ($21,610), so what a payroll specialist earns in North Port-Bradenton depends more on the employer.

What to budget for a payroll specialist here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $12,340 a year in pay and about $15,923 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $9,690 in pay. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $58,260 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in North Port-Bradenton, and the Florida statewide median of $51,910 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in North Port-Bradenton

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $15,361 to the $52,910 median and brings it to $68,271 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in North Port-Bradenton

Of the 17 roles we track in North Port-Bradenton, this one ranks #9 by median pay, between sales development representatives ($57,780) and bookkeepers ($50,460). Project Coordinator is the highest at $96,510.

Measured against the US median, payroll specialists rank #14 of the 17 roles we track in North Port-Bradenton (-9.2%), between e-commerce order specialists (-8.9%) and recruiters (-11.6%). The typical role here is at -5.5%, so, measured against the US, payroll specialists cost less in North Port-Bradenton than the area's general pay level would suggest. Payroll specialists hold 1.1% of the jobs in these 17 roles in North Port-Bradenton, 0.9% across Florida and 1.0% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Florida

Across the 22 areas of Florida with data for this job, the median runs from $40,580 in the North Florida nonmetro area to $59,560 in Naples-Marco Island, a gap of $18,980 a year. Of the 4 areas in Florida with more payroll specialists than North Port-Bradenton, 3 pay less: Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL ($50,440), Orlando-Kissimmee, FL ($49,830) and Jacksonville, FL ($48,210).

North Port-Bradenton against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, North Port-Bradenton is #63 of 482 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Florida, Knoxville and Lafayette-West Lafayette pay just above North Port-Bradenton and Tulsa and Battle Creek just below. All four are within $250 a year of the median in North Port-Bradenton. Of the three markets with about as many payroll specialists, two pay more.

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