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OnPay pricing in 2026: what each plan costs
US list prices for each plan, read from OnPay’s own pricing page on October 11, 2026, with what each plan covers and how the price has moved.
OnPay plans and prices
| Plan | List price | Priced | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll Essentials | $49 a month | Base fee, plus $6 per worker per month | $49 base plus $6 per worker, billed monthly; no annual option and no worker minimum |
Prices read from the vendor’s pricing page on October 11, 2026. StackWatch reads this page every day and has done so on 30 days since September 12, 2026. “Priced” says what the figure is charged per.
How OnPay pricing works
OnPay is payroll software sold as a single base plan, Payroll Essentials, with optional HR and compliance add-ons.
A base fee plus a per-worker fee, both monthly: $49 base plus $6 per worker per month. There is no annual billing option and no minimum number of workers.
What to check before you quote an OnPay price
“Pricing starts at $55” is the base plus one worker
The page title and footer advertise a starting price of $55 a month. That is the $49 base fee plus $6 for one worker, a combined headline figure and not the base fee.
Calculator examples are not plan prices
A worker-count calculator on the page shows example totals such as $79 for five workers. These are worked examples; use the base fee and the per-worker rate and work out your own total.
A “free month” is a promotion
The page advertises a free first month. It is a recurring promotion that can appear and disappear without any list-price change, so do not subtract it from the list price.
Add-ons are shown in the same base-plus-per-worker style
Optional add-ons (HR, compliance resources and live HR support) are priced beside the plan in the same style. Add them only if you choose them; they are not part of the $49 plus $6 plan price.
What these prices do not include
To keep like-for-like comparisons, this page leaves out:
- The HR add-on
- Compliance Resources
- Live HR Support
- The free-month promotion
OnPay price history in brief
| Plan | Earliest price found | Latest price | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base plan | $36† Oct 17, 2019 | $49 as of Oct 11, 2026 | +$13 (+36%) |
The full OnPay price history lists every dated data point with its source. Percentages compare list prices only; what a plan includes can change over time.
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How much does OnPay cost?
As of October 11, 2026, the OnPay pricing page lists Payroll Essentials $49 a month (base fee, plus $6 per worker). These are US list prices in US dollars, excluding tax, promotions and add-ons.
How is OnPay priced?
A base fee plus a per-worker fee, both monthly: $49 base plus $6 per worker per month. There is no annual billing option and no minimum number of workers.
Has OnPay raised its prices?
Reported prices have risen: Base plan went from $36 (Oct 17, 2019) to $49 (as of Oct 11, 2026). The sources do not give effective dates for the individual increases, so this page shows the readings and not the change dates.
How much have OnPay’s prices gone up?
Base plan went from $36 (Oct 17, 2019) to $49 (as of Oct 11, 2026), +36%. These percentages compare list prices only; what a plan includes can change over time.
Where do these prices come from?
They are read from OnPay’s own pricing page every day, and every historical figure is linked to its source on the price history page. How we verify prices