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r/Payroll↗

News for Payroll Professionals

Subreddit for payroll and HRIS professionals

36k subscribers242 posts / mo in Sep 2026208 authors / mosince 2008

r/Payroll has 36k members (+99% over the last 12 months). It gets about 242 posts a month from 208 people. Top topics: Hour Cuts, Passed Exams and Paycheck Info.

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Size and growth

How r/Payroll has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+99%in 12 months · +5.9% in 3 months · +1.4% in 1 month
Oct 202636k
Growing36k subscribers
Data since Jun 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+3.0%vs Sep 2025 · −2.3% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026242
BusierPeaked at 301 in Jun 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Payroll

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Hour Cuts6.4%
  2. Passed Exams3.7%
  3. Paycheck Info3.1%
  4. W2 and Tax Access2.4%
  5. IRS Taxes2.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

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Timing and removals

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Who writes here

Who posts on r/Payroll

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research