Square Payroll
Make payroll a breeze.
Easily run payroll, pay taxes, and stay ahead of compliance so you can focus on running your business.
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 and compliance
Get help with the hard stuff like filing taxes and staying ahead of compliance.

Flexible pricing
Get unlimited pay runs per month, make no commitment, and cancel anytime.
Simplify benefits and bookkeeping.
Benefits and accounting solutions that automatically sync with your payroll.
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Health insurance
Choose medical, dental, and vision plans with no-hassle enrollment for you and your team.
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Retirement
Support your team’s future with a modern retirement plan that features affordable, transparent pricing.
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Accounting
Save time and make bookkeeping easy by syncing your data automatically with QuickBooks Online.
Simplify benefits and bookkeeping.
Benefits and accounting solutions that automatically sync with your payroll.
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Health insurance
Choose medical, dental, and vision plans with no-hassle enrollment for you and your team.
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Retirement
Support your team’s future with a modern retirement plan that features affordable, transparent pricing.
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Accounting
Save time and make bookkeeping easy by syncing your data automatically with QuickBooks Online.
Built for every type of business
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
Contractor-only payroll
$6/mo per person paid
Have 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