Salary calculator · Birmingham
Payroll Clerk Salary Calculator For Birmingham
What does a Payroll Clerk earn in Birmingham? Real 2026 market data, not guesswork.
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Payroll Clerk in Birmingham: £32,500–£39,500
Choose an experience level below — the range updates instantly. Figures are a practical market range for a normally scoped permanent role, not an absolute minimum or maximum, and exclude bonus, car allowance, pension and other benefits. Based on a directly published city benchmark.
Medior Payroll Clerk · Birmingham
£34,833 – £37,167
Typical: £36,000 per year
High confidence — direct city benchmark
Payroll Clerk pay in Birmingham typically runs 20% above the UK national average for the role.
About the role
What a payroll clerk does in Birmingham.
A Birmingham business hiring a payroll clerk — or a candidate weighing up an offer — deserves a real figure, not a national average dressed up as local. Day to day, that typically includes calculating ssp, smp & spp — one of several things a payroll clerk in Birmingham is trusted to get right. Locally, that includes internationally recognised brands with large, high-volume finance teams. In a market like Birmingham, that local knowledge is what turns a rough estimate into a figure you can actually act on.
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FAQs
Payroll Clerk salary in Birmingham
How much does a Payroll Clerk earn in Birmingham?+
A Payroll Clerk in Birmingham typically earns £32,500–£39,500 per year, based on a directly published city benchmark. This excludes bonus, car allowance, pension and other benefits.
What does a junior Payroll Clerk earn in Birmingham?+
A junior Payroll Clerk in Birmingham typically earns £32,500–£34,833 per year, with a typical figure of £33,500.
What does a senior Payroll Clerk earn in Birmingham?+
A senior Payroll Clerk in Birmingham typically earns £37,167–£39,500 per year, with a typical figure of £38,500.
Does Payroll Clerk pay in Birmingham differ from the UK average?+
Payroll Clerk pay in Birmingham typically runs 20% above the UK national average for the role.
How is this Payroll Clerk salary calculator figure worked out?+
Every figure is a practical market range for a normally scoped permanent role, built from live placements, current vacancy data and official pay statistics, then adjusted for Birmingham specifically.
Can you help me hire or find a Payroll Clerk role in Birmingham?+
Yes — beyond the calculator, our Market Experts recruit Payroll Clerk positions across Birmingham on both a permanent and temporary basis. Submit a vacancy or your CV and we'll be in touch.