# Worklio

> Worklio supplies white-label payroll, tax, benefits and HCM infrastructure to PEOs, payroll bureaus, staffing firms and software platforms. Partners sell under their own brands while Worklio runs the underlying software and operations. The company says its platform has processed more than $35 billion in payroll and taxes since its 2018 go-live.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** San Ramon, United States
- **Founders:** Robert Österlund (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Embedded payroll and tax, White-label HCM platform, Embedded payroll API, Certified and union payroll, Expanded people operations API
- **Notable:** More than $35 billion in payroll and taxes paid on the platform since go-live, company reported., More than 2.8 million employees paid cumulatively, company reported., SOC 2 Type II certification announced in 2022.

## Products & services

- **Embedded payroll and tax** — Multi-state payroll processing, direct deposit, ACH, tax calculation and filing, multi-entity management and employee self-service.
- **White-label HCM platform** — Branded HR, onboarding, time, benefits, workers compensation and workforce workflows for service providers and software platforms.
- **Embedded payroll API** — REST API and webhooks for partners to build payroll into their own products.
- **Certified and union payroll** — Prevailing wage calculations, WH-347 reporting, union rate tables, dues and benefits within payroll.
- **Expanded people operations API** — Time and attendance, benefits and deductions, general ledger, electronic W-4 and detailed payroll run endpoints.

## Achievements

- More than $35 billion in payroll and taxes paid on the platform since go-live, company reported.
- More than 2.8 million employees paid cumulatively, company reported.
- SOC 2 Type II certification announced in 2022.
- Launched API-embedded payroll in 2022.
- Added certified projects and union payroll modules in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published guides to switching payroll vendors and evaluating a payroll platform RFP.
- **2026-06** — Expanded API with time and attendance, benefits and deductions, general ledger, electronic W-4 and detailed payroll run capabilities; redesigned dashboard released.
- **2026-06** — Founder Robert Österlund published Payroll Unlocked, a 388-page payroll operator manual.
- **2026-03** — Added certified projects, union payroll, Plaid bank verification, Spanish onboarding and more than 30 client-level reports.

## Links

- Website: https://www.worklio.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/worklio/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/worklio
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worklio/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worklio

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Last updated: 2026-09-28