Prices verified Nov 10, 2026 from vendor sites. Written by PayrollPriceWatch.
Payroll Price Index, November 2026 baseline
November 2026 is the baseline. Snapshot 2026-11-10 was checked on 2026-11-10. The log has no earlier snapshot, so the median, average, and cheapest price have no change to report.
Initial snapshot. Each figure was read from the vendor source URL on this date. Quote-only and conflicting vendors have no chosen price.
Plans that file payroll taxes
| Employees | Median | Average | Cheapest tax-filing plan | Vendors in the statistic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $55 | $49.70 | Deel, Deel HR + Deel Payroll — US (Core), $22 | 10 |
| 5 | $79 | $81.30 | Patriot Payroll, Full Service Payroll, $62 | 10 |
| 10 | $109 | $120.80 | Patriot Payroll, Full Service Payroll, $87 | 10 |
| 25 | $199 | $239.30 | Patriot Payroll, Full Service Payroll, $162 | 10 |
No change since the last snapshot. This is the first snapshot in the file.
Self-service (you file taxes)
These plans calculate payroll taxes and leave the filing to the customer. They are not in the median above, and a change in one of them does not move the tax-filing index.
| Employees | Median | Average | Cheapest you-file plan | Vendors in the statistic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $21 | $21 | Patriot Payroll, Basic Payroll, $21 | 1 |
| 5 | $37 | $37 | Patriot Payroll, Basic Payroll, $37 | 1 |
| 10 | $57 | $57 | Patriot Payroll, Basic Payroll, $57 | 1 |
| 25 | $117 | $117 | Patriot Payroll, Basic Payroll, $117 | 1 |
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Who is in the statistic
10 vendors have a public plan that files payroll taxes. Quote-only vendors: ADP RUN, BambooHR Payroll, Hourly, Paychex Flex, Rippling. Conflicting vendors, with no chosen price: SurePayroll.
| Vendor | 1 employees | 5 employees | 10 employees | 25 employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deel | $22Deel HR + Deel Payroll — US (Core) | $110Deel HR + Deel Payroll — US (Core) | $220Deel HR + Deel Payroll — US (Core) | $550Deel HR + Deel Payroll — US (Core) |
| Square Payroll | $41Full-service payroll | $65Full-service payroll | $95Full-service payroll | $185Full-service payroll |
| Patriot Payroll | $42Full Service Payroll | $62Full Service Payroll | $87Full Service Payroll | $162Full Service Payroll |
| Wave Payroll | $46U.S. full-access payroll | $70U.S. full-access payroll | $100U.S. full-access payroll | $190U.S. full-access payroll |
| Gusto | $55Simple | $79Simple | $109Simple | $199Simple |
| Homebase Payroll | $55Homebase Payroll | $79Homebase Payroll | $109Homebase Payroll | $199Homebase Payroll |
| OnPay | $55Payroll Essentials | $79Payroll Essentials | $109Payroll Essentials | $199Payroll Essentials |
| QuickBooks Payroll | $57Workforce Payroll | $85Workforce Payroll | $120Workforce Payroll | $225Workforce Payroll |
| Justworks | $58Payroll | $90Payroll | $130Payroll | $250Payroll |
| Roll by ADP | $66Roll | $94Roll | $129Roll | $234Roll |
Changes since the last snapshot
None. There is no previous snapshot, so the change log is not a movement in this index.
Change log entries on file
These notes are stored in the change log. They describe a vendor page, an archive, or a rename. They are not a before-and-after of the index, and they are not used to adjust the median or average.
Nov 10, 2026 · roll · price-increase
Roll by ADP's pricing page, /en/pricing, terms, and FAQ list $59 a month plus $7 for each W-2 employee or 1099 contractor paid that month (checked November 10, 2026). The Internet Archive capture of the pricing page on June 8, 2026 is titled "Unlimited Payroll for $39 / Month" and its description says "$39 per month +$5 per employee." That same capture also contains a $29 variant, so the earlier page was not perfectly clean either. No vendor announcement dated November 5, 2026 was found. Three free months for new U.S. customers are still on the terms page.
Nov 10, 2026 · surepayroll · conflict
SurePayroll's pricing page HTML, fetched November 10, 2026, contains two Full Service prices: $29/month plus $7 per employee, and $39/month plus $7 per employee. The plan where the customer files taxes also appears twice, at $20/month plus $4 per employee and at $29/month plus $4 per employee. The page headlines both "Starting at $29/month" and "Starting at $39/month." No single list price is published in the comparison until those figures agree.
May 6, 2026 · quickbooks · rename
Intuit announced QuickBooks Workforce on May 6, 2026. The press release names three tiers: Workforce Payroll (formerly QuickBooks Payroll Core), Workforce Premium (formerly QuickBooks Payroll Premium), and Workforce Elite (formerly QuickBooks Payroll Elite). On November 10, 2026 the public payroll pages list regular prices of $50 + $7, $88 + $13, and $134 + $17 per month, before a 50% discount on the base fee for the first 3 months. This entry records the rename. A separate before-and-after list-price change, and an October 22 effective date, were not verified on an Intuit page.
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PayrollPriceWatch. Payroll Price Index, November 2026 baseline (median $109 at 10 employees). Snapshot 2026-11-10, checked Nov 10, 2026. https://payrollpricewatch.com/payroll-price-index/2026-11.
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<table> <caption>Payroll Price Index, November 2026 baseline. Plans that file payroll taxes, same rule as the PayrollPriceWatch headcount pages. Source: PayrollPriceWatch, https://payrollpricewatch.com/payroll-price-index/2026-11. Prices verified Nov 10, 2026. Snapshot 2026-11-10. One snapshot, so this table is the baseline and has no trend. Quote-only vendors: 5. Conflicting vendors: 1.</caption> <thead><tr><th>Employees</th><th>Median</th><th>Average</th><th>Cheapest tax-filing plan</th><th>Vendors in the statistic</th></tr></thead> <tbody> <tr><td>1</td><td>$55</td><td>$49.70</td><td>Deel Deel HR + Deel Payroll — US (Core) $22</td><td>10</td></tr> <tr><td>5</td><td>$79</td><td>$81.30</td><td>Patriot Payroll Full Service Payroll $62</td><td>10</td></tr> <tr><td>10</td><td>$109</td><td>$120.80</td><td>Patriot Payroll Full Service Payroll $87</td><td>10</td></tr> <tr><td>25</td><td>$199</td><td>$239.30</td><td>Patriot Payroll Full Service Payroll $162</td><td>10</td></tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Self-service (you file taxes), not included in the table: Patriot Payroll Basic Payroll $57 at 10 employees. Vendors with a published you-file plan: 1.</p>
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