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Payroll Specialist salary

Payroll processing and administration. Based on 16 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 16 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$50,960
Median
$53,560
75th percentile
$72,415
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $25.50/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): San Diego (3).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$50M-$100M$50,96011 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $10M-$20M (1), $20M-$50M (4).

By subsector

Human Services$52,52012 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Crime & Legal-Related (1).

By career level

Staff / Specialist$54,0809 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Entry / Support (4), Manager / Supervisor (3).

Organizations hiring now

U.S. VetsLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$43,680–$58,240View org →ChrysalisLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$49,920–$56,160View org →Hope of the Valley Rescue MissionLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$66,560–$72,800View org →The Arc of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$90,000–$95,000View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 16 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through November 07, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.