Gusto
Published pricing, benefits and onboarding included, single-state payroll from $49/mo + $6/person. The easiest first payroll you can buy.
Independent · Verified · Updated September 2026
Small-business payroll, priced honestly.
Most payroll pricing pages hide the per-employee fee and the add-ons until a salesperson calls you. We publish the prices vendors list on their own pages, show the monthly math at your headcount, and name the tradeoffs in plain terms.
Our picks at a glance
OnPay
One plan: $49/mo + $6/worker with federal, state, and local filing and unlimited multi-state included. No upgrade pressure.
Square Payroll
$35/mo + $6/person, and it imports timecards from Square POS directly. Contractor-only plan is $6/person with no base.
Patriot Full Service
$37/mo + $5/worker with all tax filings. Bare-bones interface, US-based phone support, no long-term contract.
Verified pricing
| Provider | Base | Per person | 10 people | Tax filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot Basic | $17/mo | $4 | $57/mo | You file |
| Patriot Full Service | $37/mo | $5 | $87/mo | Included |
| Square Payroll | $35/mo | $6 | $95/mo | Included |
| Gusto (Simple) | $49/mo | $6 | $109/mo | Included |
| OnPay | $49/mo | $6 | $109/mo | Included |
| QuickBooks Workforce (Core) | $50/mo | $6.5 | $115/mo | Included |
Verified pricing as of 2026-09-03, sorted by cost for a 10-person team. Each row is checked against the vendor's own pricing page.
ADP RUN is excluded from the sort because it requires a sales quote. Third-party reviews place typical small-business quotes around $79/mo plus $6 per person — verify by phone. Source: adp.com (no public pricing).
Price your own team
Payroll cost calculator
Estimates the monthly service fee a payroll company charges you. Wages and employer taxes are not included.
$109per month
$1,308per year
Fee inputs default to Gusto Simple pricing, verified September 3, 2026. Change them to match any quote you're holding.
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