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  "name": "HRPair PEO and Payroll Pricing Index",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "HRPair",
    "url": "https://hrpair.com"
  },
  "page": "https://hrpair.com/peo-pricing-index",
  "verifiedOn": "2026-10-18",
  "verifiedOnLabel": "October 18, 2026",
  "refreshIntervalDays": 45,
  "citation": "HRPair, PEO and Payroll Pricing Index, verified October 18, 2026, https://hrpair.com/peo-pricing-index",
  "license": "Free to reuse with attribution to HRPair and with the verification date attached. See https://hrpair.com/editorial-process.",
  "licenseNote": "Free to reuse with attribution and the verification date attached. See https://hrpair.com/editorial-process.",
  "units": {
    "base": "USD per month, flat. 0 means the provider publishes no base fee.",
    "perWorker": "USD per worker per month. See each row's unit field."
  },
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      "id": "payroll",
      "label": "Payroll software, you stay the sole employer",
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        {
          "id": "payroll-gusto-simple",
          "provider": "Gusto",
          "product": "Simple",
          "base": 49,
          "perWorker": 6,
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          "covers": "Single-state payroll, tax filings and payments, basic PTO policies.",
          "caveat": null,
          "source": {
            "label": "Gusto, published pricing",
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          }
        },
        {
          "id": "payroll-gusto-plus",
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          "perWorker": 12,
          "unit": "employee",
          "covers": "Multi-state payroll, time tracking and scheduling, contractor invoice management.",
          "caveat": null,
          "source": {
            "label": "Gusto, published pricing",
            "url": "https://gusto.com/product/pricing",
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          }
        },
        {
          "id": "payroll-gusto-premium",
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          "base": 180,
          "perWorker": 22,
          "unit": "employee",
          "covers": "A named advisor, HR guidance and tools, Gusto Business Compliance, same-day and instant pay.",
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          "source": {
            "label": "Gusto, published pricing",
            "url": "https://gusto.com/product/pricing",
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          }
        },
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          "product": "Workforce Payroll",
          "base": 88,
          "perWorker": 7,
          "unit": "employee",
          "covers": "Full-service payroll with tax calculation, filing, and payments, bundled with Simple Start accounting.",
          "caveat": "The published page leads with a promotional $44 base for the first three months. The $88 undiscounted base is the baseline and the only figure this index carries.",
          "source": {
            "label": "QuickBooks, payroll pricing",
            "url": "https://quickbooks.intuit.com/payroll/pricing/",
            "verifiedOn": "2026-10-18"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "payroll-justworks-payroll",
          "provider": "Justworks",
          "product": "Payroll",
          "base": 50,
          "perWorker": 8,
          "unit": "employee",
          "covers": "Payroll, HR tools, time tracking, expert support. No co-employment.",
          "caveat": null,
          "source": {
            "label": "Justworks, published pricing",
            "url": "https://www.justworks.com/pricing",
            "verifiedOn": "2026-10-18"
          }
        }
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    },
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      "id": "peo",
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          "provider": "Justworks",
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          "perWorker": 79,
          "unit": "employee",
          "covers": "Co-employment, payroll, compliance support, HR consulting, 401(k), 24/7 support, time tracking.",
          "caveat": "Benefits administration is not included at this tier.",
          "source": {
            "label": "Justworks, published pricing",
            "url": "https://www.justworks.com/pricing",
            "verifiedOn": "2026-10-18"
          }
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          "id": "peo-justworks-peo-plus",
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          "unit": "employee",
          "covers": "Everything in PEO Basic plus medical, dental, and vision administration, HSA and FSA accounts, mental health, and fertility benefits.",
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          "source": {
            "label": "Justworks, published pricing",
            "url": "https://www.justworks.com/pricing",
            "verifiedOn": "2026-10-18"
          }
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          "provider": "Deel",
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            "label": "Deel, published pricing",
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        }
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      "label": "Employer of record, global payroll, and contractors",
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          "covers": "Global hiring, global HR support, global compliance support.",
          "caveat": null,
          "source": {
            "label": "Justworks, published pricing",
            "url": "https://www.justworks.com/pricing",
            "verifiedOn": "2026-10-18"
          }
        },
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          "id": "global-deel-eor",
          "provider": "Deel",
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            "verifiedOn": "2026-10-18"
          }
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            "verifiedOn": "2026-10-18"
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          "unit": "contractor",
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          "id": "global-remote-contractor-management-plus",
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          "base": 0,
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          "unit": "contractor",
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    {
      "name": "Insperity",
      "note": "Publishes no PEO rate. Proposals are built from census, states, industry risk class, and plan selections.",
      "publishedRate": null,
      "source": {
        "label": "Insperity, pricing",
        "url": "https://www.insperity.com/pricing/"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "TriNet",
      "note": "Publishes no PEO rate. Every published page routes to a custom quote.",
      "publishedRate": null,
      "source": {
        "label": "TriNet, pricing",
        "url": "https://www.trinet.com/pricing"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "ADP TotalSource",
      "note": "Publishes no PEO rate. TotalSource pricing is quoted per client.",
      "publishedRate": null,
      "source": {
        "label": "ADP TotalSource",
        "url": "https://www.adp.com/what-we-offer/products/adp-totalsource.aspx"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Paychex PEO",
      "note": "Publishes no PEO rate. Paychex publishes payroll-only pricing, not the PEO arrangement.",
      "publishedRate": null,
      "source": {
        "label": "Paychex, PEO",
        "url": "https://www.paychex.com/peo"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Rippling",
      "note": "Publishes a starting platform rate and quotes the full PEO and benefits stack, so the published number is not a comparable all-in rate.",
      "publishedRate": null,
      "source": {
        "label": "Rippling, pricing",
        "url": "https://www.rippling.com/pricing"
      }
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    "socialSecurityRate": 0.062,
    "medicareRate": 0.0145,
    "socialSecurityWageBase": 184500,
    "note": "The employer pays 6.2% Social Security up to the annual wage base and 1.45% Medicare on all wages. Neither is optional and neither changes when a PEO is involved.",
    "source": {
      "label": "IRS, Topic no. 751, Social Security and Medicare withholding rates",
      "url": "https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc751",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-10-18"
    }
  },
  "referenceWages": {
    "allWorkersMedianAnnual": 50980,
    "hrSpecialistMedianAnnual": 75940,
    "note": "May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Both figures are the median annual wage for the occupation.",
    "sourceLabel": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/human-resources-specialists.htm",
    "source": {
      "label": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook",
      "url": "https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/human-resources-specialists.htm",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-10-18"
    }
  }
}