Generally, payroll administrators handle a companies payroll. If it is a smaller company, they will have several different tasks. These are usually payroll related, such as health insurance, 401K, and updating employee files. In much larger companies, a payroll administrator will usually have several employees under him/her that complete those tasks.Then the administrator just verifies work done
. and approves weekly or bi-weekly payroll. Salary for a payroll administrator ranges from the high 20's to the low 50's, depending on company size.
