Square Payroll
Easily run payroll, pay taxes, and stay ahead of compliance so you can focus on running your business.
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Square Payroll helps you pay your people and protect your business so everyone is happy and productive.
Integrated with your POS
Pay employees from your dashboard, import timecards and tips, and process payroll faster.
Taxes, compliance, and expert advice
Get help with the hard stuff like filing taxes, staying up to date on compliance, and managing HR.
Flexible pricing
Get unlimited pay runs per month, make no commitment, and cancel anytime.
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Switching is easy.
Make the switch to quick and simple payroll processing. Our support team is here to help along the way.
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Simplify HR, benefits, and bookkeeping.
HR, benefits, and accounting solutions that automatically sync with your payroll.
HR Experts
Add HR Experts to your Payroll subscription to get advice, tailored to your business, from certified HR professionals.
Get help with compliance and policies
Health insurance
Choose medical, dental, and vision plans with no-hassle enrollment for you and your team.
Offer health benefits to your staff
Retirement
Support your team’s future with a modern retirement plan that features affordable, transparent pricing.
Enable 401(k) plans for your employees
Accounting
Save time and make bookkeeping easy by syncing your data automatically with QuickBooks Online.
Sync your books with your business
Health insurance
Choose medical, dental, and vision plans with no-hassle enrollment for you and your team.
Offer health benefits to your staff
Retirement
Support your team’s future with a modern retirement plan that features affordable, transparent pricing.
Enable 401(k) plans for your employees
Accounting
Save time and make bookkeeping easy by syncing your data automatically with QuickBooks Online.
Sync your books with your business
Built for every type of business
Import your team’s hours and tips from the Square Restaurant POS to run payroll faster.
Retail
Save time by automatically tracking commission rates across your team from the Square Retail POS, and pay employees with multiple pay rates.
Run payroll in the office or in the field in a matter of minutes, not hours, through the Square Dashboard or Square Team App. Learn more about our home and repair service software.
Small business
As you start to grow your business, free up valuable time and let Square handle small business payroll and tax filings for you.
Contractor-only
No need for complicated paperwork. Square Payroll for Contractors will generate, prepare, and file Form 1099-NEC online for you.
Here’s what they’re saying
“I love that Square takes care of everything behind the scenes (taxes, paychecks, employee personal info, etc.)”
— Lauren N., Unfurl Madison & Laura Novak Massage
“Square Payroll takes all of my payroll stress away and frees my time up so that I can better manage my business. I sleep better knowing that my workers’ comp, payroll taxes, etc. are all managed for me. It’s a total lifesaver!”
— Kelly A., Blueprint Lighting
Pricing to meet your needs
Full-service payroll
$35/mo + $6 monthly fee per person paid
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Contractor-only payroll
$6/mo per person paid
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Everything works together with Square Staff.
Customize the way you manage your team. Square Staff tools work together seamlessly so your team can, too.
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- Square Team Communication
- Square Shifts
- Square Payroll
- HR Experts
- Team App
Square Team Communication
Square Shifts
Square Payroll
HR Experts
Team AppHave questions?
How do I run payroll myself?
Square Payroll is integrated with the rest of Square, so it’s easy and fast to pay your team. You can import timecards and manage payroll processing within the Payroll section of your online Square Dashboard. Make sure to process payroll by 8 p.m. PT to ensure that your employees receive their pay via direct deposit on payday. Learn about running payroll
How do I run payroll processing for contractors?
You can pay contractors within the Payroll section of your online Square Dashboard. Be sure they complete proper onboarding and include their personal information in order to pay them. Learn about running payroll for contractors
What payroll tax filing forms do I need to submit for my business?
Square online payroll services automate your federal and state tax filings and payments on your behalf at no additional charge. Learn about tax filings and payments
How do I pay multistate payroll taxes?
With Square online payroll services, you can set up locations spanning multiple states and localities and leave the tax calculations to us. You can also add work locations for employees who work from home to make sure that you pay unemployment tax correctly to those employees’ home states. Learn more about multistate payroll
How long does payroll take to process?
Square Payroll offers multiple solutions for faster payroll. With Two-Day Payroll you can submit payroll up to two business days from your team’s pay date. With Instant Payments you can use funds in your Square balance to run payroll as little as one day prior to your employees’ pay date. Learn more about Instant Payments
