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500 ~ Globally unified systems Job Description Job Description Entry Level 0-2 years of experience Maintain all payroll data, ensuring the highest level of accuracy and confidentiality Verify accuracy of timesheets and c…
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Payroll Specialist jobs in Seattle, WA
Payroll specialists make sure people are paid correctly and on time. They process pay runs, handle deductions, and keep payroll compliant with federal, state, and local requirements.
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$27–$54/hr
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flexibility and nimbleness of a startup. We are searching for an energetic, service oriented, up and coming professional who has some payroll and HR experience, but would like to grow that knowledge to be able to own tho…
Job Description Job Description Are you a Payroll Manager open to a new opportunity and ready to get to work NOW? We have this position, and many others, so let's talk. This Payroll & Benefits Manager would be working on…
As a Fortune 500 company, Expeditors employs more than 17,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 300 locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of interna…
$84.38k - $103.08k
SEIU 775 Payroll Specialist Based in Seattle, WA About SEIU 775 SEIU 775 represents more than 60,000 long-term care workers providing quality home care, nursing home care, and residential services in Washington, Montana,…
$90k - $130k
review with possibility of increase based on performance and tenure Job Description Supervise the bi-weekly multi-state payroll for 1,700 + employees. The Payroll Supervisor coaches and supports two payroll staff members…
$23.49 - $29.59 per hour
Requisition Number: 231486 Job Description Cintas is seeking a New Account Installer to successfully ensure that new customers are highly satisfied with Cintas's products and services. Responsibilities include interactin…
$80k - $120k
Job Title: Senior Payroll Specialist Location (city, state): Fully on-site in Bellevue, WA Compensation: $80-120K Benefits: This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and 401(k). Qualifications: Minimum 7 yea…
iSpot's growth through fiduciary responsibility, real-time financial visibility, operational excellence, and investor trust.As the Payroll Manager, you are not just an operator; you are the strategic architect of our pay…
$29.1 - $36.38 per hour
Association (DSA) works every day to make our city clean, safe, welcoming, and economically vibrant. We are seeking an Operations & Payroll Coordinator to coordinate key administrative, operational, and compliance functi…
$50k - $60k
experience joy, flexibility and rewarding compensation. We are a fast growing, modern, 100% remote organization delivering bookkeeping, payroll, bill-pay, invoicing and sales tax filing services to hundreds of customers…
$17.13 - $20.03 per hour
serve over 95,000 businesses and process over $135B in annual payroll. As a "One Employer Solution” headquartered in Chandler, Arizona... ...visiting . Position Summary The Payroll Distribution Specialist is responsible…
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What payroll specialists earn in Seattle
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $27–$35 | $56k–$72k |
| Mid level | $33–$43 | $69k–$90k |
| Senior | $42–$54 | $88k–$112k |
Adjusted for the Seattle market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Payroll processingADP, Paychex, or WorkdayMulti-state payroll taxWage and hour complianceGarnishments and deductionsBenefits administration basicsExcelDiscretion and confidentialityAccuracy under deadlines
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Walk me through a full payroll cycle you have run.
Cover collecting time data, validating changes, processing, review, and post-run reporting. Emphasize your checks before anything is finalized.
How do you handle a payroll error after employees have been paid?
Show urgency and correctness: quantify the error, follow the legal rules for corrections, communicate honestly with those affected, and fix the root cause.
What experience do you have with multi-state payroll?
Name the states and the wrinkles you managed, such as local taxes, differing overtime rules, or remote-worker registrations.
How do you process garnishments and other involuntary deductions?
Show you know the order of priority, response deadlines, and the documentation trail, and that you treat these with strict confidentiality.
Which payroll systems have you used, and have you been through a conversion?
Name the platforms and your depth in each. Conversion or implementation experience is a strong differentiator worth detailing.
How do you keep payroll data confidential?
Mention access controls, clean-desk habits, and declining to discuss compensation outside proper channels, even under social pressure.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For payroll specialists specifically — generic advice costs you here
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State the payroll size you ran: employee count, pay frequencies, and number of states or entities.
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Quantify accuracy, such as error rates or consecutive on-time pay runs, since that is the core promise of the role.
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Name your platforms exactly — ADP Workforce Now, Paychex Flex, Workday, Gusto — as job posts filter on them.
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Include compliance wins, like clean payroll tax filings, resolved agency notices, or year-end W-2 cycles delivered without corrections.
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List certifications such as FPC or CPP; they carry real weight in payroll hiring.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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Payroll Clerk
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Payroll Specialist
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Senior Payroll Specialist
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Payroll Manager
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