Managed Payroll for Small Business
Payroll you can trust, every cycle.
PADE runs your small-business payroll on OnPay — accurate pay runs, clean employee data, and reporting you can rely on, cycle after cycle. Your W‑2s and tax documents are handled, and every run is reviewed, balanced, and approved on time. We’re not a PEO and we’re not payroll software — we’re the team that owns the operating rhythm, so you can stay focused on the business.
How it works
We run the payroll. You keep control.
PADE helps small businesses onboard and pay employees on OnPay, configured to your company’s policies. We own the day-to-day operating rhythm so your team doesn’t have to — while you keep ownership of everything that matters.
What PADE runs
Your payroll operating rhythm
Payroll setup, pay-run review, reporting, employee data, system administration, document management, integrations, and process improvement — owned end to end, so nothing slips between cycles.
- Payroll funds, bank & tax accounts
- Vendor contracts
- Final payroll approval
- Stay yours — always
PADE is not payroll software, a PEO, or a tax or legal advisor. Your company keeps ownership of payroll funds, bank and tax accounts, vendor contracts, and final payroll approval. OnPay files your payroll taxes and generates your W‑2s; PADE makes sure every run behind them is accurate, on time, and reconciled.
What we cover
Common support areas
Every engagement is scoped to your business. These are the areas PADE most often owns for small-business clients on OnPay.
Onboarding & pay-run support
OnPay onboarding, employee setup, payroll-policy configuration, and support on every pay run.
Calendars & exception review
Payroll calendars, exception review, balancing, and approval tracking — so each cycle closes clean.
HRIS & employee data
HRIS administration, employee data, workflows, and EEO reporting support where applicable.
Owner reporting & visibility
Monthly owner reporting, configuration setup, and workforce-data visibility you can act on.
Integrations & vendor files
Integration and vendor-file monitoring, issue tracking, and coordination across your systems.
Process improvement
The steady work of tightening the process cycle over cycle — fewer surprises, less rework.
The platform
Why we run payroll on OnPay
OnPay is modern, full-service payroll built for small businesses — it files your payroll taxes, handles year-end W‑2s and 1099s, and keeps compliance current. PADE configures it to your policies and runs it for you, so you get the platform’s power without having to learn or manage it yourself.
What it costs
Managed payroll, from $395/mo
Pricing depends on your payroll frequency, number of entities and states, data condition, reporting needs, and integrations. Most clients land at the “from” rate; your final tier is confirmed after your Health Check — before you commit.
- Managed payroll — from $395 / mo
- Onboarding & setup — from $750 (one-time)
- OnPay platform — billed separately
The OnPay platform subscription is separate from PADE’s service. OnPay currently lists $49/month plus $6 per active worker per month; platform pricing is subject to OnPay’s terms. Additional payrolls, off-cycle corrections, data cleanup, custom reporting, and project work are scoped separately.
Start here
Start with a free PADE Health Check.
Contact us to learn more and start with a free Health Check. We review your setup, identify risks, confirm fit, set up the reporting you need, and recommend the right monthly tier — before you commit to anything.