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UK salary report · 2026

Payroll Manager Salary in Yorkshire and The Humber

Official ONS earnings for Yorkshire and The Humber, covering 20,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary — Yorkshire and The Humber

£25,692

gross, per year

▲ 2.5% change on the previous year

Mean

£25,366

Jobs measured

20,000

What most payroll managers actually earn

Half of payroll managers across the UK earn between £19,148 and £35,464. Earning above £35,464 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of payroll managers earn less than this.

10th
£10,000
20th
£16,042
25th
£19,148
30th
£21,600
40th
£25,000
50th
£27,743
60th
£30,000
70th
£33,564
75th
£35,464
80th
£37,979
90th
£45,998
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How Yorkshire and The Humber ranks for payroll manager pay

9th

of 10 GB regions with a published figure

London tops the table on £33,217 and East Midlands sits at the bottom on £25,187. Yorkshire and The Humber is £7,525 short of the top.

Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
SOC 2020 code
4122
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “payroll manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks”, which includes this role alongside others.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Payroll Manager salary FAQs

What is the average Payroll Manager salary in Yorkshire and The Humber?

The median is £25,692 a year and the mean is £25,366, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Payroll Manager salary?

Half of payroll managers earn between £19,148 and £35,464. Anything above £35,464 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 20,000 jobs in this occupation.

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