Payroll clerks collect, verify and process payroll information and compute pay and benefit entitlements for employees within a department, company or other establishment.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Payroll clerks - from R10 395 to R29 179 per month - 2025.
- A Payroll clerks typically earns between R10 395 and R19 985 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R12 168 and R24 226 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- Maintaining records of employee attendance, leave and overtime to calculate pay and benefit entitlements, using manual or computerized systems
- Preparing and verifying statements of earnings for employees, indicating gross and net salaries and deductions such as taxes, union dues, garnishments and insurance and pension plans
- Preparing employee payments and benefit payments by cheque or electronic transfer
- Reviewing time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies
- Verifying attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and posting information into designated records
