Managed Payroll · 50 employees
Three options are genuinely on the table at this size, and they price very differently. A payroll coordinator costs $55,000 to $70,000 plus loading. A PEO such as Justworks starts around $79 per employee per month, roughly $3,950 a month at 50 people, and brings co-employment with it. BEG manages the entire payroll function for $1,250 to $2,250 a month, all-inclusive, with no co-employment and no migration required.
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TL;DR
At 50 employees BEG runs $1,250 to $2,250 a month. The honest field: payroll software is cheaper on the invoice at roughly $340 to $900 and leaves the work with you; a payroll coordinator costs $69,000 to $91,000 loaded per year; a PEO runs about $3,950 a month and co-employs your staff. Managed payroll sits between them on cost and removes the work without the co-employment.
What Changes At This Size
At 50 employees payroll is a defined role somewhere in the org chart, whether or not anyone has formally been given the title. The decision is who holds it.
The Numbers
Published figures where they exist, and our own rate stated plainly. Payroll software is genuinely cheaper on the invoice. The comparison only becomes useful once the work it leaves behind is priced too.
| Option | BEG managed payroll | The alternative |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $1,250-$2,250 all-in | See each alternative |
| Payroll software | $340-$900, work stays with you | |
| Payroll coordinator (loaded) | $5,750-$7,600 per month | |
| PEO, e.g. Justworks basic | about $3,950 per month | |
| Co-employment | None, you keep control | PEO: yes |
| Migration required | No, we work in your system | PEO and new hire: yes |
BEG at 50 employees: $1,250 to $2,250 per month, $25 to $45 PEPM, the published band. Payroll software at this size runs roughly $340 to $900 per month. The internal alternative is a dedicated payroll coordinator at $55,000 to $70,000 base, at $69,000 to $91,000 fully loaded, roughly $5,750 to $7,600 a month.
What Is Included
$25 per employee per month inside your existing platform, or $45 on BEG isolved. A $500 monthly minimum applies.
How It Works
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This page uses 50 employees as the example. Your actual rate depends on states, pay types, and platform. A fifteen minute scope review gets you a firm number, and if managed payroll is the wrong call at your size we will say so rather than quote you anyway.
FAQ
With BEG, $1,250 to $2,250 a month at the $25 to $45 PEPM band, all-inclusive. For comparison, published buyer guides put payroll software for 50 employees at roughly $340 to $900 a month, and PEO service around $3,950 a month at Justworks basic pricing.
On cost, outsourcing wins clearly at this size. A payroll coordinator runs $69,000 to $91,000 loaded, roughly $5,750 to $7,600 a month, against $1,250 to $2,250 for managed payroll. Hiring makes sense when payroll is bundled with broader HR responsibilities you also need filled.
It depends on whether you need pooled benefits. A PEO can offer benefits pricing a 50-person company cannot get alone, which is a real advantage. It costs roughly double managed payroll and it makes the PEO a co-employer of your staff. If benefits access is not the driver, managed payroll is the cheaper and less entangled option.
No. BEG manages payroll inside your existing system at $25 PEPM. Moving to BEG isolved at $45 PEPM is an option, not a requirement, and there is no implementation fee either way.
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