What are the main factors that influence an External Payroll Manager's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for External Payroll Manager?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for External Payroll Manager roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An External Payroll Manager's salary?

An External Payroll Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $145,458 for beginners, reaching about $147,677 at mid-level, and approach $152,925 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an External Payroll Manager?

External Payroll Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for External Payroll Manager roles are District of Columbia $155,200, California $154,600, Massachusetts $152,500. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of External Payroll Manager roles make?

Salaries for External Payroll Manager level roles vary by specialization: External Affairs Manager: $148,097; Manager External Manufacturing: $140,574; Payroll Services Manager: $140,084; Manager, External Reporting: $129,825; External Audit Manager: $123,380.

External Payroll Manager Salary in Connecticut

How much does an External Payroll Manager make in Connecticut?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an External Payroll Manager in Connecticut is $149,800 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $72.

However, an External Payroll Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $173,872
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $138,200 to $162,400
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $127,639

10% $127,639

50% (Median) $149,800

90% $173,872

External Payroll Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$162,400	$13,533	$3,123	$78
Average	$149,800	$12,483	$2,881	$72
25th Percentile	$138,200	$11,517	$2,658	$66

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Key Factors That Influence External Payroll Manager Salaries

An External Payroll Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects External Payroll Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an External Payroll Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $145,458
Early Career (1-2 years): $145,970
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $147,677
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $149,725
Expert (over 8 years): $152,925

Levels	Salary
Entry Level External Payroll Manager	$145,458
Intermediate Level External Payroll Manager	$145,970
Senior Level External Payroll Manager	$147,677
Specialist Level External Payroll Manager	$149,725
Expert Level External Payroll Manager	$152,925

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How Do External Payroll Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract External Payroll Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $155,200.
California: $154,600.
Massachusetts: $152,500.

District of Columbia $155,200 California $154,600 Massachusetts $152,500 Washington $151,900 New Jersey $151,900 Alaska $151,700 Connecticut $149,800 New York $149,000

Hawaii $146,500 Rhode Island $145,300 Maryland $144,500 Minnesota $143,400 Colorado $143,000 Illinois $142,800 Oregon $142,300 Delaware $141,900

New Hampshire $141,700 Virginia $141,100 Pennsylvania $139,500 Nevada $138,700 North Dakota $138,400 Michigan $138,000 Wisconsin $137,900 Vermont $137,500

Texas $136,700 Maine $136,600 Arizona $136,500 Ohio $136,400 Georgia $135,200 Indiana $134,500 Wyoming $134,400 Utah $134,200

Iowa $134,100 Kansas $133,400 Louisiana $133,200 North Carolina $133,200 Missouri $133,100 Florida $132,600 Montana $132,300 Nebraska $132,000

Kentucky $131,900 South Carolina $131,300 Tennessee $131,000 Idaho $130,800 New Mexico $129,800 Oklahoma $129,600 Alabama $128,700 South Dakota $127,400

Arkansas $126,600 West Virginia $126,200 Mississippi $125,000

Top Paying Cities for External Payroll Managers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Old Mystic: $147,400
Oneco: $147,000
Avon: $147,700

Old Mystic, CT $147,400 Oneco, CT $147,000 Avon, CT $147,700 Bloomfield, CT $147,700 Windsor, CT $147,800 Bristol, CT $147,700 Burlington, CT $147,700 Broad Brook, CT $146,900

Canaan, CT $147,000 Canton, CT $147,600 Canton Center, CT $147,600 Colebrook, CT $147,000 Collinsville, CT $147,600 East Berlin, CT $147,500 East Canaan, CT $147,200 East Glastonbury, CT $147,800

East Granby, CT $146,900 East Hartland, CT $146,600 East Windsor Hill, CT $147,600 Ellington, CT $146,600 Farmington, CT $147,500 Falls Village, CT $147,500 Glastonbury, CT $147,800 Granby, CT $146,600

Berlin, CT $147,500 Lakeville, CT $147,700 Manchester, CT $147,700 Bolton, CT $147,500 New Britain, CT $147,400 New Hartford, CT $147,700 Norfolk, CT $147,400 North Canton, CT $147,400

North Granby, CT $146,200 Pine Meadow, CT $147,600 Plainville, CT $147,500 Barkhamsted, CT $147,300 Poquonock, CT $147,600 Riverton, CT $147,100 Vernon Rockville, CT $147,300 Rocky Hill, CT $147,600

Salisbury, CT $146,700 Sharon, CT $148,800 Simsbury, CT $147,500 Somers, CT $145,400 Somersville, CT $145,400 South Glastonbury, CT $147,700 South Windsor, CT $147,700 North Windham, CT $147,300

Pomfret Center, CT $147,200 Putnam, CT $147,100 Quinebaug, CT $147,200 Rogers, CT $147,100 Scotland, CT $147,400 South Willington, CT $147,000 South Windham, CT $147,400 South Woodstock, CT $147,200

Storrs Mansfield, CT $147,300 Thompson, CT $147,100 Ashford, CT $147,000 Willington, CT $147,000 Windham, CT $147,400 Woodstock, CT $147,100 Woodstock Valley, CT $147,100 New London, CT $147,400

Baltic, CT $147,400 Canterbury, CT $147,300 Central Village, CT $147,200 East Lyme, CT $147,400 Bozrah, CT $147,400 Gales Ferry, CT $147,400 Gilman, CT $147,400 Mashantucket, CT $147,400

Ledyard, CT $147,400 Groton, CT $147,400 Hanover, CT $147,400 Jewett City, CT $147,300 Montville, CT $147,400 Moosup, CT $147,100 Mystic, CT $147,400 Niantic, CT $147,400

North Stonington, CT $147,300 Norwich, CT $147,300 Preston, CT $147,300 Oakdale, CT $147,400 Old Lyme, CT $147,700 Stafford, CT $146,400 Stafford Springs, CT $146,400 Staffordville, CT $146,200

Suffield, CT $145,300 Taconic, CT $147,200 Tariffville, CT $147,300 Enfield, CT $145,200 Tolland, CT $146,900 Unionville, CT $147,600 East Windsor, CT $146,700 Weatogue, CT $147,700

West Granby, CT $147,000 West Hartland, CT $146,600 West Simsbury, CT $147,500 West Suffield, CT $145,300 Winchester Center, CT $147,500 Windsor Locks, CT $146,700 Winsted, CT $147,500 Hartford, CT $147,900

West Hartford, CT $147,800 East Hartford, CT $147,900 Wethersfield, CT $147,700 Newington, CT $147,500 Plainfield, CT $147,200 Quaker Hill, CT $147,400 South Lyme, CT $147,500 Sterling, CT $147,000

Stonington, CT $147,400 Pawcatuck, CT $147,300 Taftville, CT $147,300 Uncasville, CT $147,400 Versailles, CT $147,300 Voluntown, CT $147,200 Waterford, CT $147,400 Wauregan, CT $147,200

West Mystic, CT $147,400 Yantic, CT $147,400 Ansonia, CT $150,300 Beacon Falls, CT $149,900 Botsford, CT $152,700 Branford, CT $148,900 Cheshire, CT $148,600 Centerbrook, CT $148,200

Chester, CT $148,200 Clinton, CT $148,800 Cobalt, CT $147,800 Colchester, CT $147,600 Cromwell, CT $147,600 Deep River, CT $148,300 Derby, CT $151,000 Killingworth, CT $148,600

Salem, CT $147,500 Durham, CT $148,300 East Haddam, CT $147,800 East Hampton, CT $147,800 Essex, CT $148,000 Guilford, CT $149,100 Haddam, CT $148,100 Hadlyme, CT $147,900

Hawleyville, CT $152,300 Higganum, CT $148,200 Ivoryton, CT $148,200 Madison, CT $148,900 Marion, CT $148,200 Marlborough, CT $147,700 Meriden, CT $147,800 Middlefield, CT $147,900

Middle Haddam, CT $147,900 Middletown, CT $147,800 Milford, CT $153,100 Milldale, CT $148,000 Monroe, CT $154,700 Moodus, CT $147,900 Newtown, CT $152,600 North Branford, CT $148,900

Northford, CT $148,900 North Haven, CT $148,700 North Westchester, CT $147,600 Old Saybrook, CT $148,100 Orange, CT $149,400 Oxford, CT $151,100 Plantsville, CT $148,000 Portland, CT $147,700

Rockfall, CT $147,800 Sandy Hook, CT $152,500 Seymour, CT $150,400 Shelton, CT $154,200 South Britain, CT $151,700 Southbury, CT $151,600 Southington, CT $147,600 Stevenson, CT $155,000

Wallingford, CT $148,600 Stratford, CT $157,100 Westbrook, CT $148,500 New Haven, CT $148,500 East Haven, CT $148,600 Hamden, CT $148,700 West Haven, CT $148,700 Bethany, CT $149,300

Woodbridge, CT $149,000 Willimantic, CT $147,400 Abington, CT $147,200 Amston, CT $147,500 Andover, CT $147,500 Ballouville, CT $147,000 Brooklyn, CT $147,200 Chaplin, CT $147,300

Columbia, CT $147,500 Coventry, CT $147,400 Danielson, CT $147,000 Dayville, CT $147,000 Eastford, CT $147,100 East Killingly, CT $146,900 East Woodstock, CT $147,200 Fabyan, CT $147,200

Grosvenor Dale, CT $147,200 Hampton, CT $147,300 Hebron, CT $147,600 Lebanon, CT $147,400 Mansfield Center, CT $147,300 Mansfield Depot, CT $147,300 North Franklin, CT $147,400 North Grosvenordale, CT $147,200

Pomfret, CT $147,200 Bridgeport, CT $157,500 Trumbull, CT $156,700 Easton, CT $156,600 Waterbury, CT $149,100 Prospect, CT $149,100 Wolcott, CT $148,300 Bantam, CT $149,700

Bethlehem, CT $150,000 Cornwall, CT $148,900 Cornwall Bridge, CT $149,800 Gaylordsville, CT $151,200 Goshen, CT $148,600 Kent, CT $150,100 Lakeside, CT $149,800 Litchfield, CT $149,100

Middlebury, CT $150,200 Morris, CT $149,600 Naugatuck, CT $149,800 New Milford, CT $151,600 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $150,400 Northfield, CT $148,600 Oakville, CT $149,200 Pequabuck, CT $148,100

Plymouth, CT $148,600 Roxbury, CT $151,500 Sherman, CT $151,800 South Kent, CT $150,500 Terryville, CT $148,200 Thomaston, CT $148,800 Torrington, CT $148,100 Harwinton, CT $148,200

Washington, CT $150,700 Washington Depot, CT $150,800 Watertown, CT $149,400 West Cornwall, CT $148,500 Woodbury, CT $150,600 Bethel, CT $152,500 Brookfield, CT $152,200 Cos Cob, CT $158,900

Danbury, CT $152,300 New Fairfield, CT $152,300 Darien, CT $158,800 Fairfield, CT $157,400 Georgetown, CT $156,200 Greenwich, CT $158,800 Greens Farms, CT $157,300 New Canaan, CT $158,200

Norwalk, CT $158,300 Old Greenwich, CT $158,900 Redding Center, CT $154,700 Redding Ridge, CT $154,700 Ridgefield, CT $153,300 Riverside, CT $158,900 Westport, CT $157,300 Weston, CT $156,700

Southport, CT $157,400 Redding, CT $154,300 Wilton, CT $156,900 Stamford, CT $158,900 Bridgewater, CT $152,000

External Payroll Manager Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

External Payroll Manager salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $167,408. While startup companies pay approximate $141,610.

External Payroll Manager Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$141,610
Growth Stage	51~500	$149,767
Established	501~5000	$161,654
Enterprise	5000+	$167,408

External Payroll Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For External Payroll Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, External Payroll Manager positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view External Payroll Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an External Payroll Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$179,760	$86.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$172,270	$83.0	15%
Chemicals	$164,780	$79.0	10%
Insurance	$164,780	$79.0	10%
Software & Networking	$164,780	$79.0	10%

External Payroll Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an External Payroll Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$138,200

Average $149,800/year

$162,400

$11,517

Average $12,483/month

$13,533

$2,658

Average $2,881/week

$3,123

$66

Average $72/hour

$78

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$162,400	$13,533	$3,123	$78
Average	$149,800	$12,483	$2,881	$72
25th Percentile	$138,200	$11,517	$2,658	$66

External Payroll Manager Salary Growth & Career Path

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For an External Payroll Manager, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Business Process Advising Senior Manager role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $197,400 - a projected growth of 32% over your current level.

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