Pay your team in minutes with payroll made for restaurants
Pay your team in minutes with payroll made for restaurants
Pay your team in minutes with payroll made for restaurants
7shifts Payroll connects your team's schedules, time, tips, and pay in one platform—so you can pay your crew faster while avoiding data headaches. No math required!
7shifts is trusted by 55,000+ quick and full-service restaurants
7shifts Payroll helps your restaurant team
Save valuable time
No more bouncing between tools, re-entering the same info twice, or exporting. With everything in one place—from hiring to payroll—you'll save hours and run smoother.
Increase accuracy & compliance
Automatic calculations for regular hours, overtime, and tip credits ensure employees are paid correctly every time, in accordance with all labor laws.
Have one team app for everything
Employees access schedules, clock in/out, view pay stubs, and manage tax documents all in the same app, leading to a happier team that sticks around.
Save money by consolidating software
Replace your patchwork of expensive, disconnected systems with one integrated platform that does scheduling, labor, tips, and payroll for less.
“It takes me about 3 to 4 clicks—tops.”
One platform. One workflow. Zero headaches.
No credit card required
Get the payroll features your restaurant team
*actually* needs
You'll never have to do calculations for wages, breaks, overtime, tips, taxes, or PTO again.
Payroll Processing
Custom documents
Time off policies
Custom earnings
Reimbursements
Unlimited regular and off-cycle runs
Payroll reminders and notifications
Direct deposit payments
Downloadable paper checks
Taxes + Compliance
W-4s and local/state tax
Automatic calculations for labor, tips, and PTO
Tipped minimum wage
Benefits and post-tax deductions
Payroll journals and reports
Paper and paperless W-2s
Team Management
Digital employee onboarding
Employment eligibility (l-9)
Employee pay stubs on mobile app
Benefits + Integrations
Benefits marketplace access
Quickbooks accounting integration
Simple, transparent pricing
No setup or implementation costs
Free employee onboarding
Unlimited on and off-cycle payroll runs
$39.99/mo
per location
+
$6/mo
per employee
paid
You don't pay until you run your first payroll
$39.99/mo
per location
+
$6/mo
per employee paid
You’ll have real human support from day 1
Your dedicated payroll specialists make starting for the first time or switching over incredibly simple:
Complete data migration from your current provider
Custom payroll setup tailored to your restaurant’s needs
Hands-on guidance for your first two pay runs
Getting started with 7shifts Payroll is simple
Restaurants can get up and running in as little as two weeks*.
Step 1
Tell us about your restaurant.
Step 2
Link your bank account.
Step 3
Invite and onboard your team.
*Timeline based on new restaurants starting fresh. Switching from another provider? We'll handle the transfer of your payroll history, which may add a few more weeks to setup.
"[7shifts Payroll] allows us to automate the entire payroll process with just one click. It imports hours for multiple positions, calculates both cash and credit tips, and automatically manages paid time off and sick leave. This automation has reduced our payroll processing time from over three hours to just a few minutes."
Avery Ward
CEO, Little Italy Ristorante
"California's Paid Sick Leave requirements are a perfect example of how easy the 7shifts Payroll system makes compliance a breeze. I made one call and was guided through how to set up the policy. The time off accruals calculated the correct balances and I didn’t have to struggle through manual calculations or explanations to the Support Team…"
Cindy Rea
Operator, Bahama Buck's Redland's
"7shifts Payroll is wonderful! I love the simplicity of the platform as it is pretty straightforward in how to use it—and with tips and timesheets already integrated in the same program it makes it a very smooth experience."
Michele Bryant
Director of Operations, Jamba 591
"I switched to 7shifts Payroll from one of the “big” payroll companies. It has been an amazing experience from beginning to end. The price is great. Implementation was a breeze. Running payroll is extremely simple and the dashboard is user friendly and up to date."
Lewis Sharp
Owner & Operator, Cold Brew Management
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Everything you need to know about 7shifts Scheduling + Payroll
- It's $39.99/month per location, plus $6/month per employee paid, and can be added to any 7shifts paid plan. If an employee didn't earn anything that pay period, that $6 is waived.
Implementation and employee onboarding are completely free, and you'll always have unlimited regular and off-cycle payroll runs.
Additional fees apply for services like rush payments and late tax filing. See the full list here. - Switching your payroll to 7shifts is simple and can be completed in 4 steps:
- Enter your restaurant's information.
- Connect to your bank account.
- Invite and onboard your employees.
- Export and upload your YTD payroll information from your previous provider.
- If you're a new restaurant starting payroll for the first time, depending on your timelines for opening, you can get set up in as little as a few days.
If you're switching over from another provider, migrating your year-to-date date takes up to 2 weeks because we need to communicate with your current provider and get all your information transferred. But that's something we take on, not you. - Unlike standalone payroll systems, 7shifts Payroll is built specifically for restaurants with direct integration to your time clocking and compliance tools. Your team clocks in, those hours automatically flow to payroll with proper labor classifications, and compliance checks happen automatically—all in one system. This eliminates the data transfer headaches, reduces errors, and ensures your team gets paid correctly every time without you having to jump between multiple platforms or manually reconcile time data.
While other providers require you to export/import time data or maintain separate systems, 7shifts gives you a single source of truth for all labor management—from scheduling to clock-ins to tip distribution to payroll processing—designed specifically for restaurant operations. - If you run a small to medium sized restaurant—7shifts Payroll is built for you. Our system serves everyone from first-time operators opening their dream café to multi-generation family businesses transitioning from pen-and-paper systems to established restaurant groups with multiple locations.
Whether you're a quick-service spot, fine dining establishment, neighborhood bar, hotel restaurant, or food truck, 7shifts Payroll adapts to your specific operation. Our customers range from small teams of 5 to large operations with hundreds of employees across multiple locations. The common thread? They all wanted a payroll system that actually understands restaurant workflows, tipped employees, and the unique compliance challenges that come with food service—without requiring a payroll expert to run it. - You can find information on benefit types that 7shifts Payroll supports here.
- Nope! Our team will work closely with you to ensure a smooth transition of payroll without any missed payments to employees.
- Absolutely! Automatic tip credit calculations ensure your tipped minimum wage employees' wages are adjusted and employees are paid correctly every time.
- 7shifts Payroll handles all required tax filings and stays updated with changing local labor laws to keep you compliant.
- Yes! Employees can view schedules, clock in/out, access pay stubs, and manage tax documents all through the 7shifts mobile app. It's one of the top reasons teams love 7shifts—they finally have one central hub to access their work-related information.