Payroll Auditor Salary in Des Moines, Iowa

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Payroll Auditor in Des Moines, IA is $64,456. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Payroll Auditor in Des Moines, IA can go up to $76,492 and the lowest down to $54,252, but most earn between $59,115 and $70,756. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Payroll Auditor in the United States.

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What does a Payroll Auditor do?

Common responsibilities of a Payroll Auditor

Create, input and edit audit reports prior to payroll release to clients.

October 11, 2022

Document reporting errors and omissions.

December 26, 2022

Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of responsibilities and requirements of the job.

January 12, 2023

Communicate with employers to resolve and/or obtain representations regarding any potential discrepancies.

March 14, 2023

Manages internal data requests for the business needs of various departments including payroll, HR, Accounting, IT and Executive Management.

April 03, 2023

Review system generated exception reporting and other payroll audit reports and take action as necessary.

April 20, 2023

Required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, viewing a computer screen, extensive reading.

April 29, 2023

Obtain a thorough understanding of payroll and benefit polices.

May 04, 2023

Complete audit checklist/report for each audit and communicate results to appropriate payroll representative .

May 10, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Payroll Auditor in Des Moines, IA

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59115

70756

64456

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

60571

73544

66553

What is the average salary for Payroll Auditor in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Payroll Auditor in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Payroll Auditor ranges from $59,115 to $70,756 with the average base salary of $64,456. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $60,571 to $73,544 with the average total cash compensation of $66,553.

View Average Salary for Payroll Auditor as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$64,456	$59,115 - $70,756
Bonus	$2,097	$1,456 - $2,788
Total Pay	$66,553	$60,571 - $73,544

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Payroll Auditor Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,854 - $70,444	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,854 - $70,444	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,306 - $69,787	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,945 - $65,765	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,416 - $66,328	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,310 - $69,793	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA

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About Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines (/dɪˈmɔɪn/ (listen)) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 217,521 as of the 2017 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 89th in terms of population in ...

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