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Choosing restaurant payroll and HR help
Written by Back of House Ops, which is one of the options compared. Checked on October 1, 2026. General information, not legal or tax advice.
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How restaurant payroll services, PEOs, HR consultants and in-house hires are priced, what moves the number, and BOHO's own flat monthly rates.
Read the guideShould a restaurant hire an HR or office manager, or outsource HR and payroll preparation? What each costs, what each covers and when to switch.
Read the guideYes, Toast sells payroll built into its restaurant POS. What Toast says it does, what payroll software leaves to the restaurant, and where an HR service fits.
Read the guideWhat a restaurant HR consultant does, what an HR administration service does, and how to tell which one your restaurant needs.
Read the guideThe headcounts at which Massachusetts restaurant HR obligations begin: 1, 6, 11, 20, 25 and 50 employees, and what changes at each one.
Read the guideThe questions to ask before you sign with a restaurant payroll company, PEO or HR service: who does the work, tips, Massachusetts rules, price and exit.
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More comparisons
- HR service vs PEO vs payroll softwareThe three models side by side.
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- Restaurant payroll softwareThe main systems and who each suits.
- Payroll transition checklistWhat to line up before you switch.
How these guides are written
- BOHO is one of the options, and each guide says where another option is the better fit.
- We publish our own prices and no one else’s, because other companies’ prices change.
- What another product does is described only as its own site describes it.
Your restaurant remains the employer of record and approves payroll and employment decisions. BOHO is not a PEO, a staffing agency, or legal counsel.
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Your restaurant remains the employer of record and approves payroll and employment decisions. BOHO is not a PEO, a staffing agency, or legal counsel.