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  "name": "Payroll Services",
  "edition_label": "October 2026",
  "edition_updated_at": "2026-10-11",
  "slug": "payroll-services",
  "kind": "subcategory",
  "parent_slug": "accounting-tax-services",
  "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services",
  "scope": "Category research. Parent-industry AOV benchmark shown as a separate reference.",
  "directory_status": "deferred",
  "page_readiness": "published",
  "directory_notice": null,
  "benchmark": {
    "status": "unavailable_insufficient_cohort",
    "slug": "payroll-services",
    "parent_slug": "accounting-tax-services",
    "cohort_scope": "exact_child",
    "median_aov_usd": null,
    "p25_aov_usd": null,
    "p75_aov_usd": null,
    "metric_window": null,
    "scope_label": "The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate.",
    "methodology": "No publishable AOV benchmark is available for this category. Parent and sibling benchmarks are not substituted.",
    "read_at": "2026-10-11T14:06:10.912915+00:00",
    "period_label": "No publishable aggregate",
    "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Payroll Services: no publishable AOV benchmark. The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. Status reviewed 2026-10-11T14:06:10.912915+00:00. https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#benchmark",
    "source": {
      "name": "Madgicx Research & Labs",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#benchmark"
    }
  },
  "metric_definitions": [],
  "metric_definitions_scope": "Definitions only; no ACV, MRR or ARPU benchmark or measured correlation is supplied.",
  "brands": null,
  "answers": [
    {
      "group": "In this category",
      "id": "answer-caa-payroll-services-1",
      "question": "What tasks can a full-service payroll offer name?",
      "text": "ADP describes paying employees and contractors, calculating payroll taxes, filing and payment services, and expert access. State the applicable plan's scope rather than promise that every employer obligation is handled. A sales inquiry, payroll run and service payment are different actions; this edition does not publish an AOV benchmark for payroll services.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#answer-caa-payroll-services-1",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Payroll Services. What tasks can a full-service payroll offer name? ADP describes paying employees and contractors, calculating payroll taxes, filing and payment services, and expert access. State the applicable plan's scope rather than promise that every employer obligation is handled. A sales inquiry, payroll run and service payment are different actions; this edition does not publish an AOV benchmark for payroll services.  Source: https://www.adp.com/what-we-offer/payroll/payroll-for-1-49-employees.aspx?demoform=yes Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#answer-caa-payroll-services-1",
      "source_url": "https://www.adp.com/what-we-offer/payroll/payroll-for-1-49-employees.aspx?demoform=yes"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this category",
      "id": "answer-caa-payroll-services-2",
      "question": "Is time tracking itself a completed payroll run?",
      "text": "Paychex describes syncing hours with payroll and flagging issues such as missing approvals before payroll runs. Show the handoff between time capture, approval and payroll processing. These are different workflow stages; integration does not prove accurate wages, faster processing or a paid payroll-service purchase.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#answer-caa-payroll-services-2",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Payroll Services. Is time tracking itself a completed payroll run? Paychex describes syncing hours with payroll and flagging issues such as missing approvals before payroll runs. Show the handoff between time capture, approval and payroll processing. These are different workflow stages; integration does not prove accurate wages, faster processing or a paid payroll-service purchase.  Source: https://www.paychex.com/time-attendance Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#answer-caa-payroll-services-2",
      "source_url": "https://www.paychex.com/time-attendance"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this category",
      "id": "answer-caa-payroll-services-4",
      "question": "Is global payroll through owned entities the same as an employer-of-record offer?",
      "text": "Rippling distinguishes payroll through a company's own entities from its employer-of-record service where the client lacks an entity. Show which service is advertised without giving a legal recommendation or promising compliance in every country. Employee salary totals and the provider's service revenue remain different; no measured global payroll ACV is established.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#answer-caa-payroll-services-4",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Payroll Services. Is global payroll through owned entities the same as an employer-of-record offer? Rippling distinguishes payroll through a company's own entities from its employer-of-record service where the client lacks an entity. Show which service is advertised without giving a legal recommendation or promising compliance in every country. Employee salary totals and the provider's service revenue remain different; no measured global payroll ACV is established.  Source: https://www.rippling.com/products/global/global-payroll-and-hiring Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#answer-caa-payroll-services-4",
      "source_url": "https://www.rippling.com/products/global/global-payroll-and-hiring"
    },
    {
      "group": "Category research",
      "id": "answer-benchmark-status",
      "question": "Which AOV benchmark is shown?",
      "text": "The reference benchmark is for Accounting & Tax Services.",
      "context": "Parent industry benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#answer-benchmark-status",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Payroll Services. Which AOV benchmark is shown? The reference benchmark is for Accounting & Tax Services. Parent industry benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#answer-benchmark-status",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Use this research",
      "id": "answer-download-research",
      "question": "Can I download this industry research?",
      "text": "The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#answer-download-research",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Payroll Services. Can I download this industry research? The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#answer-download-research",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#reuse"
    },
    {
      "group": "Use this research",
      "id": "answer-cite-research",
      "question": "How should I cite a finding from this page?",
      "text": "Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#answer-cite-research",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Payroll Services. How should I cite a finding from this page? Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#answer-cite-research",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services/payroll-services#reuse"
    }
  ],
  "parent_benchmark_reference": {
    "scope": "parent_industry",
    "parent_slug": "accounting-tax-services",
    "parent_name": "Accounting & Tax Services",
    "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services#benchmark",
    "benchmark": {
      "status": "verified_aggregate",
      "slug": "accounting-tax-services",
      "parent_slug": null,
      "cohort_scope": "root_and_children",
      "median_aov_usd": 57.85,
      "p25_aov_usd": 27.59,
      "p75_aov_usd": 236.8,
      "metric_window": null,
      "scope_label": "Equal-weight AOV benchmark",
      "methodology": "Median and middle 50% of observed account-level average order values in USD, with each account weighted equally. Use this range as a comparison, not a profitability measure.",
      "read_at": "2026-10-11T14:06:10.912915+00:00",
      "period_label": "Dated snapshot",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Accounting & Tax Services account AOV: median $57.85; middle 50% $27.59 to $236.80. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services#benchmark",
      "source": {
        "name": "Madgicx Research & Labs",
        "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services#benchmark"
      }
    },
    "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Accounting & Tax Services account AOV: median $57.85; middle 50% $27.59 to $236.80. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/accounting-tax-services#benchmark"
  }
}