Wave Payroll vs Justworks
This comparison is for 10 employees, no contractors, and one state. It counts only plans that file payroll taxes. Wave Payroll is cheaper at $100 a month on its cheapest matching plan.
Wave Payroll
U.S. full-access payroll is $40 a month plus $6 per active employee and $6 per independent contractor paid. The employee fee applies even in a month the person is not paid, as long as they are active and not on leave.
$100
U.S. full-access payroll · $1,200 / year at list price
- U.S. full-access payroll · $40 + $6/employee
Justworks
Payroll is $50 a month plus $8 per employee. U.S. contractors are $8 per paid contractor. PEO Basic is $79 per employee and PEO Plus is $124 per employee, with no base fee. PEO is a different product and is off by default in the comparison.
$130
Payroll · $1,560 / year at list price
- Payroll · $50 + $8/employee
- PEO Basic · $0 + $79/employee
- PEO Plus · $0 + $124/employee
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