The Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation predicts that the demand for payroll supervisors in the state will increase by more than 13 percent from 2008 through 2018. This increase in the demand for payroll supervisors in Florida will create more than 240 new jobs across the state. The salary of payroll supervisors in Central Florida varies among experience levels, industries and geographic areas.
Northport, Bradenton and Sarasota
Payroll supervisors in the Northport, Bradenton and Sarasota area earned the most among those in Central Florida as of 2009, according to the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. The cities were also the second highest-paying statewide. Salaries in the cities averaged $58.20 per hour and $121,063 per year. Entry-level supervisors in the Northport, Bradenton and Sarasota area made an average of $42.97 per hour and $89,287 per year, while the most experienced received an average of $65.84 per hour and $136,951 per year.
Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater
Payroll supervisors employed in Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg earned an average of $54.64 per hour and $113,651 per year as of 2009, estimates the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. Starting wages for payroll supervisors in the Tampa Bay area averaged $33.89 per hour and $70,495 per year. The most experienced payroll supervisors in the area made an average of $65.01 per hour and $135,229 per year. Holding and management companies paid the highest wages at an average of $61.03 per hour and $126,941 per year. Retail establishments had the lowest wages at an average of $42.64 per hour and $88,691 per year.
Orlando and Kissimmee
Payroll supervisors in Orlando and Kissimmee made an average of $47.54 per hour and $98,899 per year as of May 2009, reports the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. Wages in the cities were the lowest in Central Florida. Salaries ranged from an average of $29.26 per hour and $60,876 per year at the entry level to $56.69 per hour and $117,910 per year for experienced supervisors. Supervisors who worked for holding companies and other managing firms in Orlando and Kissimmee earned the most at an average of $50.98 per hour and $106,036 per year. In the accommodations and food service industry, payroll supervisors earned an average of $39.18 per hour and $81,481 per year.
Other Areas
Lakeland had the second-highest wages for payroll supervisors in Central Florida at an average of $56.38 per hour and $117,274 per year as of 2009, reports the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. Entry-level supervisors in Lakeland made an average of $36.31 per hour and $75,537 per year. Experienced supervisors in the Lakeland area averaged $66.42 per hour and $138,142 per year. In the Palm Bay, Melbourne and Titusville area, payroll supervisors received an average of $55.99 per hour and $116,453 per year. Salaries ranged from $28.28 per hour and $58,831 per year at the entry level to $69.84 per hour and $145,264 per year at the experienced level.
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