Prices verified Nov 10, 2026 from vendor sites. Written by PayrollPriceWatch.
Last checked Nov 10, 2026
QuickBooks Payroll pricing 2026
Sold as QuickBooks Workforce. List prices are Workforce Payroll $50 + $7, Premium $88 + $13, and Elite $134 + $17. New subscribers see 50% off the base fee for 3 months. Comparisons use the list price.
Plans
Workforce Payroll
$50/mo + $7/employee
Tax filing: included · States: $12 each state after the first · Contractors: $7 per contractor
- Full-service payroll and tax filing
- Auto payroll
- 1099 e-file
- Next-day direct deposit
- One state included
Formerly QuickBooks Payroll Core. Card also shows $25/month for the first 3 months (50% off the base). List price is $50.
Workforce Premium
$88/mo + $13/employee
Tax filing: included · States: $12 each state after the first · Contractors: $13 per contractor
- Full-service payroll and tax filing
- Same-day direct deposit
- Time tracking
- Hiring and onboarding
- Expert setup review
- One state included
Formerly QuickBooks Payroll Premium. Card also shows $44/month for the first 3 months. List price is $88. Local taxes are called out for Premium and Elite.
Workforce Elite
$134/mo + $17/employee
Tax filing: included · States: extra states included · Contractors: $17 per contractor
- Full-service payroll and tax filing
- Same-day direct deposit
- Expert setup
- Tax penalty protection up to $25,000
- HR advisor
- Time tracking with projects
Formerly QuickBooks Payroll Elite. Card also shows $67/month for the first 3 months. List price is $134. The $12 additional-state fee in the disclosure is listed for Workforce Payroll and Premium only, so no extra-state fee is added for Elite.
Notes from the source
- Intuit's May 6, 2026 press release names the tiers Workforce Payroll (formerly QuickBooks Payroll Core), Workforce Premium (formerly QuickBooks Payroll Premium), and Workforce Elite (formerly QuickBooks Payroll Elite).
- Introductory offer: 50% off the monthly base price for 3 months for new subscribers. A separate 30-day trial covers the base price only. Neither offer applies to per-employee fees, per-contractor fees, or state tax filing fees.
- Disclosure: one state tax filing is included. Each additional state is $12/month for Workforce Payroll and Workforce Premium only.
- Disclosure: contractor payments via direct deposit are $7/month for Core, $13/month for Premium, and $17/month for Elite, per contractor payment. The disclosure still says Core for the $7 tier. That per-contractor amount is what the calculator uses. The phrase 'per contractor payment' is Intuit's wording.
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Price history
Snapshot 2026-11-10 records public. 1 change entry is stored.
Questions
- How much does QuickBooks Payroll cost?
- QuickBooks Payroll publishes these list prices. Workforce Payroll: $50 a month base, $7 per employee. Workforce Premium: $88 a month base, $13 per employee. Workforce Elite: $134 a month base, $17 per employee.
- When was QuickBooks Payroll last checked?
- Last checked Nov 10, 2026. The source is https://quickbooks.intuit.com/payroll/full-service/.
- What does QuickBooks Payroll cost for 10 employees?
- For 10 employees in one state, Workforce Payroll is $120 a month at list price ($1,440 a year). Introductory discounts are not included.
- Does QuickBooks Payroll file payroll taxes?
- Workforce Payroll, Workforce Premium, Workforce Elite includes payroll tax filing.
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