Easy, Accurate Payroll Software Without the Headache
Why choose BambooHR® Payroll?
No more double entry
Automatically synchronized data means no more tedious manual entry or costly mistakes.
On-hand tax specialists
Our tax specialists help you stay compliant and file your taxes, giving you peace of mind.
Flexible for every business
Custom access levels, payrolls, and pay types businesses of all sizes.
Better employee experience
Secure, easy access to pay stubs and important financial info from any device boosts trust.
Pay your US-based employees on time, every time
STATE & FEDERAL TAX FILING
No more filing taxes—we do it for you
Say goodbye to forgotten forms, miscalculations, and expensive penalties. We take care of all federal, state, and local taxes for your US-based workers.


EMPLOYEE SELF-SERVICE
Empower employees to manage their own information
BambooHR payroll software prioritizes the employee experience. Employees can easily find pay stubs and edit information like withholdings and direct deposit in their BambooHR profile or the mobile app. This means less work for HR and a better experience for everyone.
CUSTOM JOURNAL ENTRY
Sync payroll data with your accounting software
Take full control of your accounting data with the Custom Journal Entry Report Builder. Effortlessly create and customize journal entries to fit your organization’s unique needs.

See how BambooHR Payroll works
We make payroll easier, so you can set people free to do great work
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Our Payroll customers say it best

Saving 50% time on payroll prep
“Entering and preparing payroll used to be very time-consuming. It would take me over 6 hours from start to finish. BambooHR has saved me 3 hours. Everything is so streamlined and easy to make changes."
Terri Pedone | VP, Finance & HR | Giant Partners
Frequently Asked Questions
How does BambooHR Payroll handle benefits and deductions?
If you have BambooHR® Benefits Administration, elections will flow automatically into BambooHR Payroll. Additional non-benefit deductions, such as garnishments, tax levies, and loan repayments, are also managed on the employee profile under the Pay Info tab.
Can I pay 1099 contractors via BambooHR?
Yes! You can include contractors in Payroll as long as they are active in BambooHR and use their Social Security Number, and not EINs or TINs. They’ll be paid using the direct deposit on file on the Pay Info tab in BambooHR.
How do my employees receive their pay stubs?
On payday, employees will receive an automated email with a quick link to their latest pay stub. They can also find new and previous pay stubs by going into their profile within BambooHR.
What kind of payroll reporting capabilities does BambooHR have?
BambooHR has numerous standard payroll reports that can be filtered by pay cycle or date range and downloaded in a PDF or Excel format. Some of these reports include:
- Payroll Summary
- Payroll Register
- Cash Requirement
- All Deductions
- New Hire List
- A Complete Summary by Employee
- And many more!
How is our sensitive data kept secure and private?
We use a Zero Trust model to keep your data locked down at every level, and we take multiple measures to ensure it stays that way.
BambooHR customer data is hosted in the United States, Canada, or Ireland, depending on the location and needs of individual customers, as well as applicable laws. All information is encrypted in transit, and sensitive fields remain encrypted. In addition, the data center in Ireland meets all of the data requirements of the European Union, European Economic Area, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Here are just some of the measures we take to prevent data leaks and unauthorized data access:
- Defense in Depth multi-level data security
- Annual third-party SOC II security audit
- Frequent vulnerability scans
- SAML Support
- Web application firewall
- Annual penetration test
