Salary calculator · Southampton
Payroll Clerk Salary Calculator For Southampton
What does a Payroll Clerk earn in Southampton? Real 2026 market data, not guesswork.
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Payroll Clerk in Southampton: £29,500–£36,500
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 · Southampton
£31,833 – £34,167
Typical: £33,000 per year
High confidence — direct city benchmark
Payroll Clerk pay in Southampton typically runs 10% above the UK national average for the role.
About the role
What a payroll clerk does in Southampton.
A Southampton 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 Southampton is trusted to get right. Locally, that includes port, cruise-line and freight-forwarding businesses tied to the docks. In a market like Southampton, that local knowledge is what turns a rough estimate into a figure you can actually act on.
FAQs
Payroll Clerk salary in Southampton
How much does a Payroll Clerk earn in Southampton?+
A Payroll Clerk in Southampton typically earns £29,500–£36,500 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 Southampton?+
A junior Payroll Clerk in Southampton typically earns £29,500–£31,833 per year, with a typical figure of £30,500.
What does a senior Payroll Clerk earn in Southampton?+
A senior Payroll Clerk in Southampton typically earns £34,167–£36,500 per year, with a typical figure of £35,500.
Does Payroll Clerk pay in Southampton differ from the UK average?+
Payroll Clerk pay in Southampton typically runs 10% 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 Southampton specifically.
Can you help me hire or find a Payroll Clerk role in Southampton?+
Yes — beyond the calculator, our Market Experts recruit Payroll Clerk positions across Southampton on both a permanent and temporary basis. Submit a vacancy or your CV and we'll be in touch.