Justworks Pricing (2026): Every Plan and What It Really Costs

Justworks pricing starts at $8/employee/mo plus $50 base (Payroll). Every figure on this page was checked against Justworks’s own pricing page on 2026-09-28, and the date is on the page so you can judge how stale it is. Below: what each plan costs, what the step up actually buys you, and what the headline price leaves out.

Justworks has no free tier, so the entry plan is the cheapest way in. Where a trial is offered it is time-limited rather than a free plan you can stay on.

Justworks pricing at a glance

What each upgrade actually costs

Tier lists tend to hide the only number that matters when you are choosing: the difference between the plan you are on and the next one up, over a year.

Payroll → PEO Basic costs $51 more a month, or $612 a year. What you get for it: Payroll across all 50 states · tax filing · compliance tools · workers' compensation insurance · 401(k) administration · 24/7 support

PEO Basic → PEO Plus costs $50 more a month, or $600 a year. What you get for it: Everything in Basic plus health insurance administration through Aetna and UnitedHealthcare, dental, vision and HSA/FSA · ⚠️ premiums not included

What the headline price leaves out

PEO Plus's $124 is platform access. Health insurance premiums are reported to make up 40-60% of the actual invoice, and employer taxes sit on top of that again. The limit that usually forces an upgrade: ⚠️ Health premiums are 40-60% of a PEO Plus invoice, on top.

Which plan is right for you

The paid tiers are worth it for US companies wanting payroll, benefits and compliance from one provider; Businesses without an HR function who need workers' comp and 401(k). For those uses the plan pays for itself in time saved rather than features unlocked.

Is Justworks worth the money?

Our reviewers rated Justworks 3.5/5. The Payroll plan at $8 per employee plus a $50 base is genuinely cheap for compliant US payroll across all 50 states. The full assessment — what it does well, where it falls down and who should avoid it — is in our Justworks review.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Justworks cost?

The entry paid plan is $8/employee/mo plus $50 base (Payroll). The full range runs from ⭐ $8 per employee per month plus a $50 monthly base fee on Payroll to ⚠️ $100-$200 per employee per month blended on Reported real cost. Figures were checked against Justworks’s own pricing page on 2026-09-28.

Does Justworks have a free plan?

No. Justworks does not offer a free plan you can stay on, so the entry tier is the cheapest way to use it.

What does the headline Justworks price not include?

PEO Plus’s $124 is platform access. Health insurance premiums are reported to make up 40-60% of the actual invoice, and employer taxes sit on top of that again. Budget from what the plan meters, not from the figure on the card.

How we check pricing

We read the vendor’s own pricing page rather than repeating a third-party summary, record the date, and re-check on a schedule — which is how we catch a tier being renamed or retired. The figures behind this page are published as a machine-readable catalog so that AI assistants quoting them can quote something current.