Key takeaway: $79 per employee per month is the starting price of Justworks PEO. Its pricing page, read on 24 October 2026, lists PEO Basic at $79 and PEO Plus at $124 per employee a month with no base fee, Justworks Payroll at $8 per employee plus a $50 monthly base fee, and an international Employer of Record (EOR) at $599 per employee a month. For a 25-person team that is $250 a month on Payroll, $1,975 on PEO Basic and $3,100 on PEO Plus, before benefit premiums and workers' comp.
Justworks is a professional employer organization (PEO): it co-employs your staff, runs payroll and tax filings, and gives small companies access to group health plans. It is one of the few PEOs that publishes its prices, which is why it shows up next to Gusto, Rippling and Deel on most small-business shortlists, including our roundups of payroll software and HRIS platforms.
Every price below was read in a rendered browser on 24 October 2026, with each FAQ answer on the pricing page opened and read, and the arithmetic comes from a script committed with this article. Justworks shows one price per plan; there is no annual or monthly billing toggle on the page.
How much does Justworks cost per month?
Justworks sells three US plans and one global plan. All prices are in US dollars per month.
| Plan | Price | Base fee | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll | $8 per employee | $50 a month | Payroll and HR tools, access to time tracking |
| PEO Basic | $79 per employee | None | Payroll, HR essentials, support and compliance, applicant tracking |
| PEO Plus | $124 per employee | None | Everything in Basic plus medical, dental and vision administration |
| EOR (global) | $599 per employee | None | Full-time international employees, available on Basic and Plus |
The FAQ confirms the same numbers: "Justworks PEO pricing starts at $79 per month per employee for our Basic plan and $124 per month per employee for our Plus plan. Justworks Payroll customers pay $8 per month per employee plus a $50 base fee." The page also states there is no implementation fee.
How much is Justworks for 10, 25, 50 or 100 employees?
Because PEO plans have no base fee, the monthly bill is headcount times the plan rate. Payroll's $50 base fee spreads thinner as you grow, from $13.00 per employee at 10 people to $8.50 at 100.
| Team size | Payroll | PEO Basic | PEO Plus | PEO Basic per year | PEO Plus per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 employees | $66 | $158 | $248 | $1,896 | $2,976 |
| 10 employees | $130 | $790 | $1,240 | $9,480 | $14,880 |
| 25 employees | $250 | $1,975 | $3,100 | $23,700 | $37,200 |
| 50 employees | $450 | $3,950 | $6,200 | $47,400 | $74,400 |
| 100 employees | $850 | $7,900 | $12,400 | $94,800 | $148,800 |
These are Justworks' administrative fees only. Health insurance premiums are not part of them (Vendr notes that Justworks passes benefits costs through from carriers), and PEO customers must carry workers' comp: the plan grid marks "Access to Workers' Comp (Required for PEO)," and PEO enrollment completes only once your company is approved for workers' comp coverage.
What is the difference between PEO Basic and PEO Plus?
PEO Plus costs $45 more per employee a month than Basic, or $540 more per employee a year, a 57% premium. What the extra buys is mostly health benefits.
- Both plans include payroll, compliance support, HR consulting and tools, 401(k), health insurance reimbursements through a CHOICE arrangement, and the Justworks applicant tracking system.
- PEO Plus adds "access to medical, dental, and vision coverage through large group or small group plans," plus what Justworks calls premium wellness perks: health advocacy services, on-demand patient care, talk therapy, and family building and fertility services.
Teams that do not need group medical coverage through Justworks can stay on Basic. Teams that want medical, dental and vision plans through Justworks need Plus.
What do Justworks add-ons cost?
Add-ons are billed per person per month and can be added at any time.
| Add-on | Price | Available on |
|---|---|---|
| Time Tracking | $8 per employee | Payroll, Basic, Plus |
| US-based contractors | $8 per paid contractor | Payroll, Basic, Plus |
| International contractors | $39 per paid contractor, plus exchange rate fees | Payroll, Basic, Plus |
| Employer of Record (EOR) | $599 per employee | Basic, Plus |
| Payroll + Health Insurance | $8 per benefits-eligible employee | Payroll |
| Dedicated HR Consulting | $30 per employee | Basic, Plus |
| Health Insurance Reimbursements (CHOICE) | $25 per enrolled employee | Payroll, Basic, Plus |
Two details change the bill. Contractors are charged only "for months you process payments." Dedicated HR Consulting is priced per employee, not per account, so adding it lifts PEO Basic to $109 and PEO Plus to $154 per employee a month. Adding Time Tracking to Payroll for 25 people takes the bill from $250 to $450 a month.
Who counts as a billable employee?
PEO customers are billed monthly "for each employee with active status on the platform." Justworks says that includes full-time and part-time staff, employees on leave of absence, and seasonal employees who are not working but have not been terminated.
Part-time employees (29 or fewer expected hours a week) cost the same $79 on PEO Basic and PEO Plus, and they are not eligible for benefits on either plan. On Payroll, part-time staff cost $8 a month like everyone else. Seasonal and part-time-heavy employers should model this carefully, because an inactive seasonal worker still on the platform still counts.
The PEO plans need at least two W-2 employees, full-time or part-time; any size company can use Justworks Payroll. You can switch between Basic and Plus, or between Payroll and PEO, and Justworks asks for a month's notice where possible.
What do buyers actually pay for Justworks?
Vendr, a software purchasing platform, lists a $43,320 average contract value for Justworks on its marketplace page, read 24 October 2026. That is a buyer-reported estimate, not a Justworks price. Vendr also says buyers with 10 to 50 employees commonly see blended rates of $100 to $200 per employee per month, depending on benefits elections and plan tier, because Justworks typically quotes a blended rate that includes estimated benefits costs. Vendr adds that carrier benefit rates typically rise every year, often by 5% to 15%.
Treat those as directional third-party figures. The list prices in the tables above are the only numbers Justworks itself publishes.
How does Justworks compare to Gusto and Deel?
Gusto's pricing page lists payroll plans priced as a base fee plus a per-person fee. Deel sells a US PEO and a global EOR. All prices were read on each vendor's own pricing page on 24 October 2026.
| Vendor and plan | Price per month | Model |
|---|---|---|
| Justworks Payroll | $50 + $8 per employee | Payroll software |
| Gusto Simple | $49 + $6 per person | Payroll software, one state |
| Gusto Plus | $80 + $12 per person | Payroll software, multi-state |
| Gusto Premium | $180 + $22 per person | Payroll software with HR advisor |
| Justworks PEO Basic | $79 per employee | PEO (co-employment) |
| Justworks PEO Plus | $124 per employee | PEO with medical, dental, vision |
| Deel US PEO | $125 per employee | PEO, benefits included |
| Justworks EOR | $599 per employee | International EOR |
| Deel EOR | $599 per employee | International EOR, 130+ countries |
For a 25-person team, the monthly list cost works out to:
| Option | 25 employees, per month | 25 employees, per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gusto Simple | $199 | $2,388 |
| Justworks Payroll | $250 | $3,000 |
| Gusto Plus | $380 | $4,560 |
| Gusto Premium | $730 | $8,760 |
| Justworks PEO Basic | $1,975 | $23,700 |
| Justworks PEO Plus | $3,100 | $37,200 |
| Deel US PEO | $3,125 | $37,500 |
Justworks PEO Basic is $46 per employee a month below Deel's published US PEO rate, and PEO Plus is $1 below it. On international hiring the two match at $599 per EOR employee. Against Gusto, Justworks Payroll costs $51 a month more than Gusto Simple at 25 people and $130 less than Gusto Plus; Gusto describes Simple as basic payroll in one state and puts multi-state payroll in Plus. For deeper single-vendor breakdowns see our Gusto pricing, Deel pricing and Rippling pricing pages.
Does Justworks include recruiting tools?
Yes, at a basic level. PEO Basic and Plus include the Justworks Applicant Tracking System, which lets you "post jobs, reach candidates, track applicants, and move new hires into onboarding." It can share every role to external job boards automatically, send automated candidate emails, and collect interviewer feedback. Justworks positions it as "built for growing teams, not recruiting departments." For the onboarding side, see our list of employee onboarding software.
How does Noon fit next to Justworks?
Justworks' ATS handles inbound hiring: you post a job, it goes to job boards, and you manage whoever applies. Its listed features center on job posts and applicants; the page lists no outbound candidate sourcing. That gap matters for roles where too few qualified people apply.
Noon is an AI sourcer built for that outbound side. It searches the whole web for candidates, not just LinkedIn, evaluates them against your role's criteria, finds their contact details, runs personalized email and SMS outreach and books interviews, with 20+ ATS integrations. Noon sells one plan with unlimited sourcing, unlimited email enrichment, unlimited contacts, unlimited agents and unlimited seats. Noon does not publish a dollar price; the pricing page explains how to get a quote. Small teams building a full hiring stack can start with our guide to recruiting software for small businesses, and our recruiting software pricing index collects list prices across the category.
Sources and methodology
- Justworks pricing page, read rendered in Chrome via Playwright on 24 October 2026: plan cards, the features-by-plan grid, the add-ons section, and every FAQ answer, each opened in turn.
- Justworks Applicant Tracking System page and payroll services page, read rendered on 24 October 2026.
- Vendr's Justworks page, read 24 October 2026, for the buyer-reported average contract value and blended-rate range.
- Gusto pricing and Deel pricing, read rendered on 24 October 2026. TriNet's and Insperity's /pricing URLs returned 404 that day, so neither is compared.
- Demand check: DataForSEO Google Ads volume, US, 24 October 2026: 320 searches a month each for "justworks pricing" and "justworks price," 40 for "justworks peo pricing" and 20 for "justworks cost."
- Team-size tables, annual totals and price differences come from
seo/research/stats/justworks-pricing-2026/compute.py. Exact quotes and fetch times are in the committedsources.json.
Limitations
- These are point-in-time list prices in US dollars on 24 October 2026, before tax.
- The tables cover Justworks' administrative fees only. Health insurance premiums, workers' comp premiums and state taxes are billed on top and vary by state, carrier and employee elections.
- Vendr's figures are buyer-reported and blended with benefits costs, so they are not comparable line for line with the list prices.
- The Gusto rows are payroll plans, not PEO plans, so they are not a like-for-like comparison with Justworks PEO.
- Justworks shows one price per plan; any negotiated, partner or multi-year discount is not reflected.
FAQ
How much does Justworks cost per employee?
PEO Basic costs $79 and PEO Plus $124 per employee per month with no base fee. Justworks Payroll costs $8 per employee per month plus a $50 base fee. EOR employees abroad cost $599 a month each.
Does Justworks have a minimum number of employees?
The PEO plans need at least two W-2 employees, full-time or part-time. Justworks Payroll has no minimum.
Does Justworks charge a setup fee?
No. The pricing page says Justworks does not charge an implementation fee to get set up.
Does Justworks charge for part-time employees?
Yes, at the full rate: $79 per part-time employee on PEO Basic and PEO Plus, and $8 on Payroll. Part-time employees are not eligible for benefits on Basic or Plus.
Is health insurance included in the Justworks price?
No. The plan fee covers administration. PEO Plus gives access to medical, dental and vision plans, but premiums are billed on top of the $124 per employee fee.
About the author
Rey Sivji is Head of Growth at Noon AI and checked these prices on 24 October 2026. Spotted a price change or a figure we should add? Email rey@noon.ai.
