Payroll Officer Salary Australia

Payroll Officer Salary / Wage

Salary and wage information for payroll officer is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.

The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Code (ANZSCO) for payroll officers is 551311.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are payroll clerk, payroll officer, pay clerk and senior payroll officer.

Accounting clerks and bookkeepers in 2010 earned an average of $995 a week in ordinary earnings rising to $1006 including overtime and worked an average of 38 hours a week.*

Payroll Officer Salaries / Wages in 2011 – 2012

Job Title	Salary / Wage $	Location
Payroll Officer	50,000 – 60,000	Sydney
Senior Payroll Officer	65,000 – 70,000	Sydney
Senior Payroll Officer	80,000- 100,000	Sydney
Payroll Officer	50,000 – 70,000	Melbourne
Payroll Officer	26 – 29 per hour	Melbourne
Payroll Officer	40,000 – 45,000	Melbourne
Payroll Officer	25 – 29 per hour	Brisbane
Payroll Support Officer	53,000	Adelaide
Payroll Officer with SAP	65,000 – 75,000	Perth
Payroll Officer	65,000	Perth

*Source: ABS