Payroll Specialist salary in Orlando-Kissimmee, FL

Pay in Orlando-Kissimmee against Florida and the US

Payroll specialists at the 90th percentile earn $73,070, 1.9 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.1. The middle half of payroll specialists in Orlando-Kissimmee earns $47,530–$62,200. The mean ($54,570) is 10% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $14,670 wide, against $18,720 across Florida and $21,610 nationally: employers in Orlando-Kissimmee pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a payroll specialist here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $12,370 over the median, the 25th only $2,300 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $15,961 a year in employer cost. 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 Orlando-Kissimmee, and the Florida statewide median of $51,910 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Orlando-Kissimmee

At the $49,830 median, a local hire costs about $64,297 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $14,467 here. 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 Orlando-Kissimmee

Of the 17 roles we track in Orlando-Kissimmee, this one ranks #9 by median pay, between sales development representatives ($58,870) and bookkeepers ($48,460). Project Coordinator is the highest at $96,390.

Measured against the US median, payroll specialists rank #15 of the 17 roles we track in Orlando-Kissimmee (-14.5%), between medical administrative assistants (-14.0%) and executive assistants (-15.0%). The typical role here is at -9.3%, so, measured against the US, payroll specialists cost less in Orlando-Kissimmee than the area's general pay level would suggest. Payroll specialists hold 1.0% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Orlando-Kissimmee, 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. All 2 areas in Florida with more payroll specialists than Orlando-Kissimmee also pay more, among them Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ($57,450) and Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL ($50,440).

Orlando-Kissimmee against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Orlando-Kissimmee is #20 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, Amarillo and Utica-Rome pay just above Orlando-Kissimmee and Idaho Falls and Sioux Falls just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in Orlando-Kissimmee. Of the three markets with about as many payroll specialists, all three pay more.

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