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Payroll Clerk Salary Calculator For Reading
What does a Payroll Clerk earn in Reading? Real 2026 market data, not guesswork.
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Payroll Clerk in Reading: £35,500–£43,000
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 · Reading
£38,000 – £40,500
Typical: £39,500 per year
High confidence — direct city benchmark
Payroll Clerk pay in Reading typically runs 30% above the UK national average for the role.
About the role
What a payroll clerk does in Reading.
A Reading 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 generating p45s & p60s — one of several things a payroll clerk in Reading is trusted to get right. Locally, that includes corporate uk head offices with large, structured finance teams. In a market like Reading, that local knowledge is what turns a rough estimate into a figure you can actually act on.
FAQs
Payroll Clerk salary in Reading
How much does a Payroll Clerk earn in Reading?+
A Payroll Clerk in Reading typically earns £35,500–£43,000 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 Reading?+
A junior Payroll Clerk in Reading typically earns £35,500–£38,000 per year, with a typical figure of £37,000.
What does a senior Payroll Clerk earn in Reading?+
A senior Payroll Clerk in Reading typically earns £40,500–£43,000 per year, with a typical figure of £42,000.
Does Payroll Clerk pay in Reading differ from the UK average?+
Payroll Clerk pay in Reading typically runs 30% 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 Reading specifically.
Can you help me hire or find a Payroll Clerk role in Reading?+
Yes — beyond the calculator, our Market Experts recruit Payroll Clerk positions across Reading on both a permanent and temporary basis. Submit a vacancy or your CV and we'll be in touch.