PEO pricing per employee: $79 to $125 a month where published, TriNet and Rippling by quote only
*Last updated 2026-10-03. Justworks figures as read 2026-09-06 (its page could not be re-read on 2026-10-03). Deel, Remote, TriNet and Rippling pages re-read 2026-10-03.*
Short version
- Three PEO vendors publish a per-employee rate, four plans in all, and none of them lists a base fee: Justworks PEO Basic $79, Remote PEO (US) from $99, Justworks PEO Plus $124, Deel PEO $125 per employee per month.
- At 10 employees that is $790, $990, $1,240 and $1,250 a month. The same 10 people on payroll software cost $109 at Gusto Simple and $130 on Justworks' own Payroll plan.
- TriNet and Rippling publish no rate. TriNet's FAQ carries one worked example, 20 employees at $150 PEPM for a $3,000 monthly administrative fee, and says a minimum worksite employee count applies.
- Deel is running a promotion to 2026-12-31: three months of platform fees credited on new two-year PEO agreements.
- Justworks' pricing page returned a 403 error on 2026-10-03, so $79 and $124 are as read on 2026-09-06.
The published rates, and what they come to by headcount
With no base fee, the monthly bill is the rate times the headcount, and the effective cost per employee is the rate at every size.
| PEO plan | Per employee per month | 1 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 100 | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justworks PEO Basic | $79 | $79 | $395 | $790 | $1,975 | $3,950 | $7,900 | 2026-09-06 |
| Remote PEO (US) | from $99 | $99 | $495 | $990 | $2,475 | $4,950 | $9,900 | 2026-10-03 |
| Justworks PEO Plus | $124 | $124 | $620 | $1,240 | $3,100 | $6,200 | $12,400 | 2026-09-06 |
| Deel PEO | $125 | $125 | $625 | $1,250 | $3,125 | $6,250 | $12,500 | 2026-10-03 |
| TriNet PEO | not published (FAQ example: $150) | quote | quote | quote | quote | quote | quote | 2026-10-03 |
| Rippling | not published | quote | quote | quote | quote | quote | quote | 2026-10-03 |
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Over a year at 10 employees: Justworks Basic $9,480, Remote $11,880, Justworks Plus $14,880, Deel $15,000. For your own headcount, the calculator's PEO view takes any number.
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What the per-employee fee is paying for
A PEO works through co-employment, and its price is quoted per employee per month (PEPM). What each pricing page says the fee covers: Justworks PEO Basic lists payroll, compliance, HR consulting, 24/7 support and a 401(k). Plus adds medical, dental and vision, HSA/FSA, mental health and fertility benefits. Deel PEO is recorded in this site's data with tax filing and multi-state payroll included. Remote PEO (US) is recorded with multi-state included and requires billing in US dollars. TriNet states that its PEPM administrative fee is separate from the cost of benefits, workers' comp, payroll taxes and add-ons. Whether the other vendors fold any of those into the rate is not something their pages, as read, say.
Where payroll software stops and a payroll service begins, meaning who makes the deposits and filings and where the liability stays, is covered in what payroll software does and where a service takes over.
The two vendors with no number
TriNet's PEO page says pricing depends on factors including company size and sends you to a quote form. The FAQ line about 20 employees at a $150 PEPM rate and a $3,000 monthly fee is an illustration, not a price list. The same FAQ says TriNet requires a minimum worksite employee count, without giving the number.
Rippling's pricing page shows no dollar figure for any product, only a "Get my free quote" button (2026-10-03). On this site's transparency index, TriNet and Rippling each publish 0 of the 6 items the index tracks.
Conditions attached to the rates
- Deel: new two-year agreements signed between 2026-07-15 and 2026-12-31 get three months of platform fees credited. The two-year minimum term is the condition. On 2026-09-27 the same page's Pay tab showed different figures, "PEO Starter $110" and "PEO Pro $120", while the Hire tab showed $125; this site kept $125, and on 2026-10-03 the page showed $125. Justworks vs Deel PEO goes through this in detail.
- Justworks: neither Basic nor Plus states a base fee. The "3 Months Free!" promotion recorded on 2026-09-06 was attached to the Payroll plan ($50 + $8), not to the PEO plans.
- Remote: $99 is a "from" figure, a floor. Billing must be in USD. The page says there are no platform, onboarding or setup fees.
The same headcount on payroll software
| Employees | Gusto Simple ($49 + $6) | Justworks Payroll ($50 + $8) | Justworks PEO Basic ($79) | PEO Basic minus Gusto Simple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $109 ($10.90 each) | $130 ($13 each) | $790 ($79 each) | $681 a month, $8,172 a year |
| 25 | $199 ($7.96 each) | $250 ($10 each) | $1,975 ($79 each) | $1,776 a month |
The gap is the price of what the PEO takes on (benefits provision, HR consulting, compliance), not a verdict on either. How pricing is shaped when payroll and HR sit in one product is in should payroll and HR live in the same software, and the headcount-by-headcount gap between Justworks PEO and Gusto is in Justworks PEO vs Gusto. An employer of record, which both Deel and Justworks sell at $599 per employee, is a different product for hiring abroad and lives in the Employer of Record section.
What is left open
Only published list prices appear here. TriNet's and Rippling's actual rates, anything above Remote's "from", and whatever any vendor concedes in a quote are unknown. Service quality, the content of the benefit plans and insurance rates are outside this site's scope, and the table covers US PEOs and US payroll software only.
Sources
- https://www.justworks.com/pricing, checked 2026-09-06 (returned 403 on 2026-10-03)
- https://www.deel.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-03
- https://remote.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-03
- https://www.trinet.com/solutions/peo, checked 2026-10-03 (no price list, FAQ example only)
- https://www.rippling.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-03 (no price list)
- https://gusto.com/pricing, checked 2026-09-27 (returned 403 on 2026-10-03)
- https://seatbill.com/payroll-pricing/d/justworks, checked 2026-10-03
- https://seatbill.com/payroll-pricing/d/deel, checked 2026-10-03
- https://seatbill.com/payroll-pricing/d/remote, checked 2026-10-03
- https://seatbill.com/payroll-pricing/d/trinet, checked 2026-10-03
- https://seatbill.com/payroll-pricing/research/transparency-index, checked 2026-10-03
Related on this site
- Justworks pricing: Payroll $50 + $8, PEO $79 and $124
- Deel pricing: PEO $125, EOR $599
- Remote pricing: PEO from $99
- TriNet pricing: quote only
- What payroll software does, and where a payroll service takes over
- Should payroll and HR live in the same software?
- Justworks vs Deel PEO: $79 or $124 against $125
Written by Kaz (pen name). Figures are copied from vendors' published pricing pages on the dates shown. We have not used these products.
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Published September 27, 2026. The figures above come from the government and vendor pages listed under Sources.
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