Payroll that pays off
for your business.
Wave Payroll is the easy, accurate way to pay employees, contractors, and yourself — with automatic tax filings, direct deposit, and a clean tie-in to your books. No setup fees. No hidden charges.
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Simplified payroll software
Everything a business actually needs to run payroll.
No bloated HR suite. No surprise invoices. Just the tools that move money on payday and keep the tax office happy.
Pay employees and contractors
Cut paychecks for W-2 employees and 1099 contractors in the same run, and generate the right year-end forms automatically.
Automatic tax payments & filings
Wave's full tax service pays and files your federal and state payroll taxes — now available in all 50 US states.
Direct deposit, on time
Send pay straight to bank accounts on payday. Less work for you, and your team gets paid without chasing paper.
Auto journal entries
Every payroll run posts cleanly into Wave Accounting — no double-entry, no month-end clean-up.
Self-serve employee portal
Employees log in to grab pay stubs and W-2s, and update their own banking and contact info.
Easy to switch
Migrating from another provider is a few-minute import. Your prior payroll history comes with you.
Make managing payroll easy
Save time and stress with payroll on autopilot.
Wave was built for the people running the business — not for full-time HR. Approve a pay run in a few clicks, and Wave handles deposits, filings, and the bookkeeping afterwards.
- Unlimited free direct deposits
- 100% payroll accuracy guaranteed
- Tax service available in all 50 states
- Pay W-2 employees and 1099 contractors in one run
Payroll pricing
Honest pricing. No setup fees. No hidden charges.
One transparent monthly fee plus a flat per-person rate. Tax service is included in every US state.
Available in all 50 US states.
- 100% payroll accuracy guaranteed
- Unlimited free direct deposits
- Automatic federal & state tax filings
- Pay yourself, employees, or contractors
- Seamless Wave Accounting integration
- Wage & tax payment reporting
- Employee self-serve portal & W-2s
- Generate W-2, W-3 & 1099-NEC
Pricing reflects new payroll customers who signed up after April 2, 2025. Final pricing confirmed in your custom quote.
"Payroll can be tedious, but Wave makes it fast, reliable, and worry-free. The automation around tax remittance means I get to focus on what I love about running the business — without unexpected surprises."
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