Payroll Cost Calculator

If your payroll software is provided by a third party who hosts the software for you then enter the total annual charges for this service.

Charges for any maintenance or system upgrades.

Costs of software required by the hardware the payroll software runs on and hardware that the payroll users operate.

Costs of software required by the hardware the payroll software runs on and hardware that the payroll users operate.

Costs of software required by the hardware the payroll software runs on and hardware that the payroll users operate.

Costs of software required by the hardware the payroll software runs on and hardware that the payroll users operate.

Anualised cost of payroll staff including super, payroll tax, kiwisaver etc.

Time spent supporting payroll production e.g. approving timesheets, leave applications, handling queries/issues.

Time spent supporting payroll production e.g. handling queries/issues, updating records etc.

Time spent supporting payroll production e.g. banking, payments, GL interface, analysis for reporting, etc.

A suitable percentage overhead cost for the people cost above to cover management, office, leave, training, recruitment, etc.

If your payroll software is "purchased" then enter the amount you pay annually for software maintenance (to get tax updates etc.).

Cost of maintaining any other software used to support the payroll processing such as Time & Attendance, Rostering, etc.

Cost of maintaining other payroll software modules eg. Award Interpreter

Annualised costs of hardware purchases and hardware maintenance contracts for equipment that your current payroll system requires to operate.

Annualised costs of hardware purchases and hardware maintenance contracts for equipment that your current payroll system requires to operate.

Cost of data backup systems (hardware, tapes, etc).

Costs of hardware provisioned for use as test systems.

Costs of maintaining duplicate hardware systems in another location for use in the event of a disaster.

Anualised cost of payroll staff including super, payroll tax, kiwisaver etc.

Time spent supporting payroll production e.g. approving timesheets, leave applications, handling queries/issues.

Time spent supporting payroll production e.g. handling queries/issues, updating records etc.

Time spent supporting payroll production e.g. banking, payments, GL interface, analysis for reporting, etc.

A suitable percentage overhead cost for the people cost above to cover management, office, leave, training, recruitment, etc.

Approximate supplier costs for payroll system upgrades per year.

Estimate of cost of time spent on doing upgrades of software.

Any average charges per year by payroll supplier for application support.

Costs for network and user support.

Costs for Database support.

Costs for operating backups/restores, offsite storage etc.

Costs for Hardware Support.

Cost of any other software charges related to payroll production.