# Paychex

Paychex, Inc. is an American company that provides human resources, payroll, and employee benefits outsourcing services for small- to medium-sized businesses. Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Rochester, New York, the company has more than 100 offices serving approximately 740,000 payroll clients in the U.S. and Europe. Paychex is ranked 681st on the Fortune 500 list of largest corporations by revenue.

## History

Paychex was founded in 1971 by Tom Golisano, who started the company with only $3,000.
The operation grew to include 18 franchises and partnerships, which were eventually consolidated into one private company in 1979. In 1983, the company became a public company via an initial public offering.

### Acquisitions

| Company | Year | Price |
| Pay-Fone | 1995 | Undisclosed |
| Payday | 1995 | Undisclosed |
| Olsen Computer Systems, Inc. | 1996 | Undisclosed |
| National Business Solutions | 1996 | $142.5 million |
| Advantage Payroll Services, Inc. | 2002 | $240 million |
| InterPay Inc. | 2003 | $155 million |
| Time In A Box product from Stromberg | 2003 | Undisclosed |
| Stromberg | 2004 | Undisclosed |
| Hawthorne Benefit Technologies | 2007 | Undisclosed |
| SurePayroll, Inc. | 2010 | $115 million |
| ePlan Services, Inc. | 2011 | Undisclosed |
| Icon Time Systems | 2012 | Undisclosed |
| ExpenseWire | 2012 | Undisclosed |
| myStaffingPro | 2013 | Undisclosed |
| NETtime solutions | 2014 | Undisclosed |
| Advance Partners | 2015 | Undisclosed |
| Human Resources Outsourcing, Inc. | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| Lessor Group | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| Oasis | 2018 | $1.2 billion |

### Small Business Employment Watch

Paychex and IHS Markit launched a Small Business Jobs Index in 2014 that measures the health of businesses employing 50 people or less. Today, the Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch shares small business jobs data going back to 2005 and wage data from 2011 to present. The Employment Watch is frequently used by financial experts, analysts, and journalists assessing the economic outlook. Paychex CEO Martin Mucci regularly appears in the media to provide analysis of Small Business Employment Watch data, as well as insight into what the health of Paychex as a company says about the health of small business and the economy in general.

### Awards and honors

* Paychex named to HR Examiner's 2020 Watchlist for the use of AI in HR
* In 2019, Paychex was named to the FORTUNE list of Future 50 companies
* Paychex was listed as number 211 on Forbes 2019 list of the World's Best
* In 2018, Paychex was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for an 11th time
* In 2018, Forbes placed Paychex at number 76 on their list of the World's Most Innovative Companies
* Rochester Democrat and Chronicle named Paychex one of the Best Places to Work in Rochester in 2016
* Paychex Flex received the 2016 TekTonic Award from HRO Magazine for being a best-in-class mobile and cloud-based technology suite

### Chief executives

| Name | Tenure |
| Tom Golisano | 1979 – October 2004 |
| Jonathan J. Judge | October 2004 – July 2010 |
| Martin Mucci | October 2010 – October 2022 |
| John Gibson | October 2022 − present |