# Hro Price Index

> For payroll bureau, the median published figure in the Hro Price Index is 6 USD across 9 figures from the sources' own pages (range 4 to 10 USD; 11 sources publish a figure), read 12 October 2026.

Payroll Services Quotes · https://payrollservicesquotes.com/datasets/hro-price-index/ · computed 2026-10-23

**Median for payroll bureau:** 6 USD (range 4 to 10 USD; 10 published figures; 11 of 33 sources read publish one).

11 of the 33 named sources read in full publish a figure; 22 publish none, read 12 October 2026.

## By model

| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| model payroll bureau | 6 USD | 4 to 10 USD | 9 |
| model payroll bureau | 6 USD per month | 6 to 6 USD per month | 1 |
| model PEO | 79 USD | 79 to 79 USD | 1 |

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Justworks pricing](https://www.justworks.com/pricing) | 79 USD | PEO | 2026-10-11 |
| [Fingercheck pricing](https://fingercheck.com/pricing/) | 10 USD | payroll bureau | 2026-10-12 |
| [QuickBooks Payroll pricing](https://quickbooks.intuit.com/payroll/pricing/) | 7 USD | payroll bureau | 2026-10-12 |
| [Gusto pricing](https://gusto.com/product/pricing) | 6 USD | payroll bureau | 2026-10-11 |
| [Square Payroll pricing](https://squareup.com/us/en/payroll/pricing) | 6 USD per month | payroll bureau | 2026-10-12 |
| [OnPay pricing](https://onpay.com/pricing) | 6 USD | payroll bureau | 2026-10-12 |
| [Homebase pricing](https://joinhomebase.com/pricing/) | 6 USD | payroll bureau | 2026-10-12 |
| [APS Payroll pricing](https://apspayroll.com/pricing/) | 6 USD | payroll bureau | 2026-10-12 |
| [PrimePay pricing](https://primepay.com/pricing/) | 5 USD | payroll bureau | 2026-10-12 |
| [CoAdvantage pricing](https://www.coadvantage.com/pricing) | 5 USD | payroll bureau | 2026-10-12 |
| [Wagepoint pricing](https://wagepoint.com/pricing/) | 4 USD | payroll bureau | 2026-10-12 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (11)

- [Justworks pricing](https://www.justworks.com/pricing), read 2026-10-11: "$79/month per employee"
- [Fingercheck pricing](https://fingercheck.com/pricing/), read 2026-10-12: "+$10 per Employee"
- [QuickBooks Payroll pricing](https://quickbooks.intuit.com/payroll/pricing/), read 2026-10-12: "$44/mo + $7/employee/mo"
- [Gusto pricing](https://gusto.com/product/pricing), read 2026-10-11: "+ $6/mo per person"
- [Square Payroll pricing](https://squareup.com/us/en/payroll/pricing), read 2026-10-12: "$6/mo"
- [OnPay pricing](https://onpay.com/pricing), read 2026-10-12: "Get everything we do starting at $49/month + $6/worker."
- [Homebase pricing](https://joinhomebase.com/pricing/), read 2026-10-12: "$39/month + $6/month per employee paid"
- [APS Payroll pricing](https://apspayroll.com/pricing/), read 2026-10-12: "Starting at just $6/month per employee + a $50/month base fee ($416.67/month minimum), APS delivers powerful tools, unmatched service, and real ROI."
- [PrimePay pricing](https://primepay.com/pricing/), read 2026-10-12: "+ $5 per employee"
- [CoAdvantage pricing](https://www.coadvantage.com/pricing), read 2026-10-12: "+ $5 per employee"
- [Wagepoint pricing](https://wagepoint.com/pricing/), read 2026-10-12: "+ $4 per employee/contractor"

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [Wave payroll pricing](https://www.waveapps.com/pricing), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Deel pricing](https://www.deel.com/pricing), read 2026-10-10: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Paycor pricing](https://www.paycor.com/pricing/), read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- [CheckMark payroll pricing](https://www.checkmark.com/payroll-software/pricing), read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Toast Payroll pricing](https://pos.toasttab.com/pricing), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Clergy Financial Resources church payroll pricing](https://www.clergyfinancial.com/services/pricing/), read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- [PayEscape pricing (GB)](https://www.payescape.com/pricing), read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [G&A Partners - HR outsourcing costs](https://www.gnapartners.com/resources/articles/hr-outsourcing-costs), read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [SurePayroll pricing](https://www.surepayroll.com/pricing), read 2026-10-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Rippling pricing](https://www.rippling.com/pricing), read 2026-10-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Paylocity pricing](https://www.paylocity.com/pricing), read 2026-10-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Netchex pricing](https://netchex.com/pricing/), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Hourly pricing](https://www.hourly.io/pricing), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Everee pricing](https://www.everee.com/pricing), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Payroll4Free](https://www.payroll4free.com/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [FrankCrum pricing](https://www.frankcrum.com/pricing), read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [VensureHR pricing](https://www.vensure.com/pricing), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [BBSI pricing](https://www.bbsi.com/pricing), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Nextep - demystifying PEO pricing](https://www.nextep.com/blog/demystifying-peo-pricing-in-5-steps/), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Moorepay pricing (GB)](https://www.moorepay.co.uk/pricing/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [BrightPay pricing (GB)](https://www.brightpay.co.uk/pricing/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Wise - PEO pricing guide](https://wise.com/us/blog/peo-pricing), read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 11 of the 33 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 22 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 5 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 147 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the median, minimum and maximum PUBLISHED price per employee per month across every provider that publishes one, split by model (payroll bureau, ASO, PEO) and by pricing shape (flat per-employee, base fee plus per-employee, percent of payroll, per-location, flat annual licence), plus the number that publishes NOTHING - which on this market is the finding: of the payroll bureaux read, most post a rate; of the PEOs read, almost none does. The base-fee-plus-per-employee shape means the real figure is a CURVE, so the index computes the all-in monthly cost at 5, 10, 25 and 100 employees for every provider that publishes both components, which is the number a buyer cannot get anywhere and every comparison post estimates. Repriced-since the previous read.

## Sources

- [Gusto pricing](https://gusto.com/product/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [OnPay pricing](https://onpay.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Square Payroll pricing](https://squareup.com/us/en/payroll/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [QuickBooks Payroll pricing](https://quickbooks.intuit.com/payroll/pricing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Wave payroll pricing](https://www.waveapps.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Justworks pricing](https://www.justworks.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Deel pricing](https://www.deel.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Paycor pricing](https://www.paycor.com/pricing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [APS Payroll pricing](https://apspayroll.com/pricing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Fingercheck pricing](https://fingercheck.com/pricing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Homebase pricing](https://joinhomebase.com/pricing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Wagepoint pricing](https://wagepoint.com/pricing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [CheckMark payroll pricing](https://www.checkmark.com/payroll-software/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Toast Payroll pricing](https://pos.toasttab.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Clergy Financial Resources church payroll pricing](https://www.clergyfinancial.com/services/pricing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [PayEscape pricing (GB)](https://www.payescape.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [G&A Partners - HR outsourcing costs](https://www.gnapartners.com/resources/articles/hr-outsourcing-costs) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [SurePayroll pricing](https://www.surepayroll.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Rippling pricing](https://www.rippling.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Paylocity pricing](https://www.paylocity.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Netchex pricing](https://netchex.com/pricing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Hourly pricing](https://www.hourly.io/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Everee pricing](https://www.everee.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Payroll4Free](https://www.payroll4free.com/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [FrankCrum pricing](https://www.frankcrum.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [VensureHR pricing](https://www.vensure.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [BBSI pricing](https://www.bbsi.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Nextep - demystifying PEO pricing](https://www.nextep.com/blog/demystifying-peo-pricing-in-5-steps/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Moorepay pricing (GB)](https://www.moorepay.co.uk/pricing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [BrightPay pricing (GB)](https://www.brightpay.co.uk/pricing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Paychex payroll pricing](https://www.paychex.com/payroll/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Patriot Software payroll pricing](https://www.patriotsoftware.com/payroll/pricing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Insperity pricing](https://www.insperity.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [PrestigePEO pricing](https://www.prestigepeo.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [PrimePay pricing](https://primepay.com/pricing/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [CoAdvantage pricing](https://www.coadvantage.com/pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [every provider's own price page](https://www.google.com/search?q=payroll+services+pricing+per+employee+per+month) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Wise - PEO pricing guide](https://wise.com/us/blog/peo-pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- For payroll bureau, the median published figure in the Hro Price Index is 6 USD across 9 figures from the sources' own pages (range 4 to 10 USD; 11 sources publish a figure), read 12 October 2026.
- 11 of the 33 named sources read in full publish a figure; 22 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
- Hro Price Index, model payroll bureau: median 6 USD across 9 sources, read 12 October 2026.
- Hro Price Index, model payroll bureau: median 6 USD per month across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- Hro Price Index, model PEO: median 79 USD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.

Cite as: "Payroll Services Quotes Hro Price Index", updated 2026-10-23, https://payrollservicesquotes.com/datasets/hro-price-index/.

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