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Payroll Services – Industry Research, Analysis, Statistics, and Forecasts

SIC 8721  |  NAICS 541214

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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts


Industry Research Reports
Payroll & Bookkeeping Services  (view report)
Benefit Administration Services  (view report)
Comprehensive industry research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Topics addressed in the reports include:
Sample report and selected industry statistics including market size, five-year average growth rate, number of businesses, and total employment are available free online.

APA
Publications available from this trade association include:

PAYTECH Magazine
https://www.americanpayroll.org / digital-issues
Monthly trade journal provides news and information for APA members, with topics covered in recent issues of this publication including virtual workforce management, disaster preparedness, HR trends, on-demand pay, systems security and data privacy, navigating mergers and acquisitions, preventing fraud, and year-end challenges and best practices. Current and prior issues are available free online.

Survey of Salaries and the Payroll Profession
https://www.americanpayroll.org/
Biennial publication provides a comprehensive overview of the profession, with topics covered in the report including average current and starting staff salaries, staff composition, education, and training, methods used to input data, processing frequency, delivery methods, department recordkeeping and processing functions, in-house processing systems and software, and outsourced services providers.

Delloite Global Benchmarking Survey Report
https://www.americanpayroll.org/
Global benchmarking survey provides an in-depth multi-level look at trends shaping the payroll of the future, with topics covered by the survey including demographics, operations, outsourcing, accuracy, efficiency, and metrics, service delivery, next-gen technology, and employee experience, and survey results reported by industry, region, and employee population size. Report can be viewed free online.


GPMI
Global Payroll Magazine
https://www.gpminstitute.com/  Select issues from "Publications" drop-down menu

Monthly journal provides news and feature articles focused on helping payroll professionals manage the challenges of operating on an increasingly global scale, with features in each issue including the "Country Spotlight" which focuses on a different country each month and the "Professional Spotlight" which features insights from leading professionals. Current and prior issues are available free online.


NelsonHall
Payroll Services
https://research.nelson-hall.com/

Comprehensive report provides an in-depth analysis of the global market for this service sector, with topics addressed in this report including changing market dynamics, customer requirements, market size and growth, vendor market shares, service offerings and targeting, service delivery, and vendor challenges and success factors. Key findings and highlights from the report are available free online.


Technavio
Payroll Outsourcing Services
https://www.technavio.com/

Market research report provides a detailed analysis of this sector on a global and regional basis, with information provided in the report including market size and forecast by application (e.g., mid-market, national, international), product (e.g., hybrid, fully-outsourced), and region (e.g., Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, South America, Middle East-Africa). Detailed table of contents is available free online.


BizMiner Market Analysis Reports
Payroll Services
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "541214" to see available reports

Market analysis reports provide industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.


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Financial Statements and Financial Ratios


BizMiner Industry Financial Ratios
Payroll Services
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "541214" to see available reports
Five-year financial statement analysis reports provide income statements, balance sheets, and key industry financial ratios for companies of all sizes, with financial data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metropolitan area level including:
Sample financial statement and ratio analysis report is available free online.

Industry Research Reports
Payroll & Bookkeeping Services
(see links for individual reports)  (sample spreadsheet)

Key statistics section of these reports provides detailed income statements and balance sheets on a common-size basis and over twenty-five industry financial ratios, with financial ratios provided for the each of the four most recent calendar years and on a historical average basis for 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year time periods. Sample spreadsheet with breakdowns by asset size can be viewed free online.


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Compensation and Salary Surveys


APA
Survey of Salaries and the Payroll Profession
https://www.americanpayroll.org

Biennial survey provides average current and starting base salaries for seventeen job positions, with salary data reported by job position for all respondents and for respondents with CPP certification for each of the following categories: practitioner/administrator, management, technical/professional staff, and systems/information technology. Survey is available for download free online by APA members.


PayScale, Inc.
Payroll Services
https://www.payscale.com/

Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as operations manager, account manager, implementation manager, implementation supervisor, tax specialist, payroll specialist, and customer service representative, with employers for which salary or hourly wage rate data is provided including Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) and Paychex, Inc.


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BV Guides and Databases


BVMarketData
Private Company Sales Transaction Databases
https://www.bvresources.com/
Free "Visitor Search" allows users to search the DealStats, BIZCOMPS, and FactSet/BVR databases for public and private company sales transactions by SIC or NAICS Code. These databases provide detailed information for sales transactions including sales price and terms, purchase price allocation, target financial data, and deal-derived valuation multiples. Sample reports can be viewed free online.

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