7 Best Nanny Payroll Services for Household Employers

HomePay scored well for its complete payroll, tax, and HR features. Although pricier than the other providers, its an all-in-one solution for $75 per month. It even files new hire reports, tracks PTO accruals for you and provides you with a lifetime access to payroll records and pay stubs. HomePay also coordinates with state and federal agencies and deals with alerts and notices including managing correspondences on your behalf. It also provides unlimited support for you and your employees by a team of household employee payroll experts.

Savvy Nanny Payroll is an affordable, do-it-with-you payroll service. It provides the software needed to file and pay all state and federal taxes, pay wages via direct deposit, create pay stubs, and download payroll details to QuickBooks, if you need to. Taxes are paid monthly instead of a quarterly schedule and you even get email reminders when it’s time to pay.

Paychex Flex provides dedicated payroll specialist and employment and income verification services to improve your nanny payroll experience. It is custom priced based on your needs, so you can adjust it until you find a package that meets your budget.

There’s also online and mobile app payroll processing via check or direct deposit in addition to new hire reporting, automatic payroll tax administration, accounting, HR, productivity tools, and time tracking integrations. In order to provide a more personalized experience, it comes with a self-service portal that your nanny can use to access the data they have on file. When you need help, you can call its 24/7 live phone support.

HomeWork Solutions is an all-in-one labor and tax compliance solution. It offers a free HR consultation in which you can get answers to questions like, “Am I paying my employee correctly?” It also provides employer and employee online management, prepares and pays payroll through direct deposit, prepares tax payroll returns, and makes tax payments.

When you need help, you’ll have unlimited telephone consultations with HomeWork Solution’s tax experts that will keep you up to date with the latest domestic employer laws and regulations. The service supports both federal and state reporting for all 50 states.

SurePayroll is a cloud-based, affordable household employer payroll service that includes all the features you could need to manage your nanny payroll. You can issue direct deposit, withhold and pay payroll taxes, and gives nannies mobile access to their payroll records at half the cost of some outsourced household employer payroll services.

Patriot’s basic payroll for nanny services is the cheapest among all the services in the list, $14 monthly for one employee, and it gives you options. For families who prefer a do-it-yourself plan, it offers federal and state taxes calculations only. It can help you input employer information into its software, but you would need to get your employer tax ID from the state.

Patriot can also set up your payroll, or you can use its payroll setup wizard. You can pay your nanny using direct deposit, and your employees can get access to an employee portal. Workers’ compensation integration with AP Intego is also available. Once you are signed up, you can get support via phone, email, or chat.

NannyChex is a pay-as-you-go solution, meaning you don’t have to prepay any payroll processing fees before employees are actually paid like you would with HomePay. It provides services such as establishing employer tax accounts, processing employee payroll, preparing and filing payroll taxes, and preparing year-end tax forms. It also tracks sick, vacation, and PTO accruals and handles workers’ compensation, employment verification, and unemployment insurance claims for you.