Part-time Payroll Specialist jobs

What a Payroll Specialist earns by level

Rates in the United States for the regular role format. Companies pay 15% on top of these figures; you keep all of it.

Full US rate table · How rates are built

• Regular role$50
• One-off task$55
• Task bundle$50

What the work looks like

Payroll Specialist tasks are small enough to fit around a full-time job. Typical examples:

• Payroll Provider Migration: Moves payroll to a new provider with a parallel run.
• Bi-Weekly Payroll Run: Collects changes, runs the payroll and checks the register.
• Payroll Tax Filing Check: Confirms deposits and returns were filed correctly and on time.
• New Hire and Termination Processing: Sets up new hires and finals correctly, including state forms.
• Multi-State Payroll Setup: Registers accounts and rules for employees working in new states.
• Payroll Audit: Samples payroll across a year and tests rates, deductions and overtime.
• Year-End Payroll Reconciliation: Ties payroll totals to the ledger and the year-end forms.
• Contractor Payment and 1099 Preparation: Collects forms, tests contractor status risks and prepares the year-end filings.
• P11D and Benefits Reporting: Collects benefits in kind and prepares the P11D figures before the July deadline.
• RTI Payroll Submission Check: Checks the monthly FPS and EPS submissions against the payroll run.
• T4 and T4A Slip Preparation: Reconciles the year and prepares the slips and summary for the CRA deadline.
• Record of Employment Filing: Prepares accurate Records of Employment for leavers.
• Lohnabrechnung Plausibility Check: Checks the German monthly payroll before it goes out.
• DSN Payroll Declaration Check: Checks the monthly French social declaration against payroll.
• Payroll Provider Handover Pack: Prepares a clean handover when a company changes payroll provider in Europe.