ChurchSoftware Payroll
ChurchSoftware Payroll lets churches and ministries pay staff through the ChurchSoftware dashboard.
What ChurchSoftware Payroll is
ChurchSoftware Payroll lets churches and ministries pay staff through the ChurchSoftware dashboard. It handles withholdings, tax filings, and reporting, including local and federal tax compliance, and supports payroll in all 50 states. Employee payments can be made by direct deposit. Payroll sits alongside people, groups, and finances in the platform, with no separate login or vendor required for this integration. The payroll add-on is paid, priced at $25/mo plus $9 per employee; the core platform is described as free for 501(c)3 organizations, including churches, parachurch organizations, nonprofits, and mission organizations. The service is web-based and has no free trial. The payroll page directs users with questions to email support, with replies typically sent within 1–2 business days. The listed payroll details do not identify a security certification or name an external payroll integration.
Good
- Supports payroll in all 50 states.
- Handles withholdings, filings, and reporting.
- Includes employee direct deposit.
- Managed within the ChurchSoftware dashboard.
Watch out
- Costs $25/mo plus $9 per employee.
- No free trial is listed.
- Web is the only listed platform.
Who it suits
ChurchSoftware Payroll is designed for churches and ministries that want to handle payroll alongside people, groups, and finances in the ChurchSoftware dashboard.
Verdict
This paid add-on covers payroll processing and tax work within the ChurchSoftware dashboard. Consider the monthly fee and per-employee charge when evaluating the total cost.
Plans and prices
From ChurchSoftware Payroll's own pricing page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Payroll | $25 a month | $25/mo + $9 per employee · $25/mo + $9 per employee |
The facts
Each one read from ChurchSoftware Payroll's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Coverage
- The payroll page says the service supports payroll in all 50 states.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Direct deposit
- The service includes direct deposit for employee payments.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Eligible organizations
- The maker says its core platform is free for 501(c)3 organizations, including churches, parachurch organizations, nonprofits, and mission organizations; payroll is a paid add-on.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The payroll page describes integration with the ChurchSoftware dashboard and does not name an external payroll integration.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes payroll as designed for churches and ministries and says the platform serves organizations from church plants to multi-site megachurches.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Pricing detail
- The pricing page lists payroll at $25/mo + $9 per employee.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ChurchSoftware Payroll lets churches pay staff, handle taxes, and run payroll from the ChurchSoftware dashboard.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- The maker says payroll includes direct deposit and automated local and federal tax compliance, but the payroll page does not identify a security certification.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- The payroll page directs users with unanswered questions to email support, and says the team typically replies within 1–2 business days.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Tax handling
- The service handles withholdings, filings, and reporting, including local and federal tax compliance.checked 2 Oct 2026
Money
- Free trial
- The maker says the core platform has no fees and no trials; payroll is listed separately as a paid add-on.checked 2 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Other platform features
- The maker lists people and group management, volunteer management, online giving, check-in, event registration and forms, sermon library, mobile app, custom reports, and customer support among its included features.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Platform integration
- Payroll is managed within ChurchSoftware alongside people, groups, and finances, with no separate login or vendor required.checked 2 Oct 2026
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