Average Payroll Specialist Salary in New Zealand

Annual Base Salary - $68,618.00/year

The average annual salary of Payroll Specialist is $68,618.00

$56,180.00
Low
$68,618.00
Average
$81,120.00
High

The starting salary of Payroll Specialist is between $47,753.00 and $56,180.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $81,120.00 and $93,288.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$47,753.00$93,288.00
Average Hourly Pay - $28.86/hour

The average hourly pay of Payroll Specialist is $28.86.

$26.00
Low
$28.86
Average
$37.40
High

The starting hourly rate is between $22.00 and $26.00 for Payroll Specialist whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $37.40 and $43.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$22.00$43.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$1,080.00 - $4,200.00
$1,080.00
$93,288.00
Commission: Tooltip
$0.00 - $4,240.00
$0.00
$93,288.00
  • Currency : NZD
  • Annual Salary : $68,618.00
  • Hourly Pay : $28.86
  • Weekly Pay : $1,245.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $2,490.00
  • Monthly Salary : $5,395.00

Payroll Specialist Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Payroll Specialist. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, female employees are involved significantly more as Payroll Specialist compared to male. Their involvement is 92% while of male is only 8%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Payroll Specialist salary in New Zealand on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Payroll Specialist having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around $62,992.25.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Payroll Specialist salary would increase again to a total of $69,798.69, adding $6,806.44 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of $70,806.73.

And finally, once the Payroll Specialist gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $68,415.27.

Prominent Skills Affecting Payroll Specialist Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Payroll Specialist's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Payroll Specialist when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Payroll Specialist is Payroll Tax Compliance which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 10% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Payroll Tax Compliance.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Payroll Administration with 2%. It can be said that Payroll Administration skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Payroll Specialist. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is $64,501.00 whereas the highest earning is $70,677.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Mid Carrer person will earn the maximum salary of $70,677.00 at 3%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 6% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 3% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 3% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 2% less than the average salary.