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Payroll Specialist

Saia

Johns Creek, GAJob$21.75–25.1/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$21.75–25.1/hr
Location
Johns Creek, GA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Payroll Specialist supports payroll-related activities by maintaining accurate records and helping ensure compliance with federal and state regulations. The role audits time sheets and mileage rates, processes employee verifications and deductions, assists with payroll adjustments, and resolves discrepancies. It also supports payroll systems and document imaging. Preferred qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, basic payroll experience, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Payroll ProcessingMicrosoft Office

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDBasic Payroll Experience

Full job description

Ready To Go Further?

Saia is a different kind of logistics and transportation company. We do things the right way. You‘ll see it in our commitment to our people, customers, and community. You‘ll feel it in the support you get on day one – from leadership and from your team. A job with Saia is packed with opportunity – from learning new skills and advancing to competitive compensation and great benefits. It's all here and it’s exactly what going further is all about.

Position Summary

Supports in processing payroll-related activities, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations.

Major Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Audits time sheets and mileage rates to ensure accuracy and submission.

  • Processes employee verifications and payroll deductions.

  • Scans documents and performs quality assurance on document imaging.

  • Assists in payroll adjustments, including overtime, deductions, bonuses, and variances.

  • Collaborates with cross-functional teams to process payroll-related requests.

  • Resolves variances and discrepancies in a timely manner.

  • Supports maintaining and updating payroll systems and software.

Preferred Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED.

  • Basic payroll experience.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Pay Rate: $21.75 - $25.10 per hour, based on experience

Benefits

At Saia, your success is our success! That’s why we work hard to provide you with what you need to build an awesome career. We are committed to rewarding superior employee performance so that when you work hard, your achievements won’t go unnoticed.

Make Your Move

At Saia, our people are the reason we’ve been successful for over a century in the industry. Together, we’ve created a positive culture that’s driven by our core values – like dignity and respect, a customer-first approach, safety and more. With hundreds of terminals across the country and growing, we’re always looking for more collaborative and motivated individuals to join our team. So, if you’re ready to put your career on a solid path, let’s go further.

Saia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

How this job compares

Set against the 611 open Payroll Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$21.75–25.1/hr
  • US median$26–32/hr175 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $23.43/hr, is 18% below the US median midpoint ($29/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Payroll Specialist hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 20 open Payroll Specialist jobs in Georgia and 611 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Georgia
Experience
Payroll Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (426 postings).
Education
36 of the 611 open Payroll Specialist jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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