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You run the restaurant. Let Surf help with payroll.

Keep employee pay, payroll records, and tax workflows organized while you focus on your team and your guests.

Keep your team paid while you keep service moving.

Manage payroll, employee onboarding, and people records while keeping the focus on your restaurant and your guests.

Payroll behind every shift

Manage payroll for your W-2 team and eligible 1099 contractors in one place.

Get new team members ready

Organize employee details, compensation information, and required onboarding documents from the start.

Keep hours organized

Review employee timesheets, regular hours, overtime, and submitted time records before payroll.

Stay on top of payroll taxes

Keep payroll tax calculations, supported filing workflows, and important deadlines organized.

Organize employee expenses

Collect and review reimbursement requests, with approvals based on the configured workflow.

See what payday requires

Review payroll totals and available funding information before processing payroll.

Built for restaurant teams

Keep the team moving from shift to payday.

Restaurant operations move quickly. Keep employee pay information, time records, and payroll preparation organized without adding unnecessary administrative steps to the day.

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Team records

Organize employee and eligible contractor information.

Hours review

Review recorded hours and overtime before approval.

Payday preparation

Keep upcoming payroll requirements in view.

Get new team members ready for their first shift.

Keep onboarding information, compensation details, and employment documents organized as new people join your restaurant.

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Onboarding details

Organize employee and compensation information.

Employment documents

Keep relevant paperwork and records together.

Self-service access

Make relevant employee information easier to access.

Review hours before they reach payroll.

Gather timesheets, check regular and overtime hours, and validate entries before approval. Make time-record review a clearer part of payroll preparation.

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Timesheet imports

Enter hours manually or upload Excel and CSV files.

Overtime review

Check regular and overtime hours before approval.

Entry validation

Preview and validate time records before approving.

Keep the back office organized behind every service.

Follow payroll dates, organize reimbursement approvals, and review supported tax workflows without losing sight of the details behind payday.

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Payroll calendar

Track paydays, deadlines, and company holidays through supported feeds.

Reimbursements

Organize employee submissions and configured approvals.

Tax and reporting

Review payroll reports and supported tax workflows.

Nationwide coverage

Built for teams in every supported state.

Whether you run one location or many, Surf supports payroll in 48 states including D.C.

47 of 50 states + D.C. live

Payroll supported in 48 states including D.C. · 3 more coming soon

Live Coming soon: Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania

Payroll should feel simpler.

Spend less time managing payroll details and more time running your business. Surf brings payroll, people information, and supported tax workflows together in one place.

Make switching easier

Guided onboarding and AI-assisted historical payroll migration help organize the information you need to get started.

Stay ahead of payday

Review payroll details, important dates, and funding information before you process payroll.

Keep your people organized

Manage employee records, onboarding documents, and self-service in one connected experience.

Get help from Surf AI

Use the AI chatbot for supported questions, and expanded AI workflows available through the beta plan.

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Surf

Payroll, right at your fingertips.

Run payroll on the go with the Surf app. Pay your team, review payroll details, and keep every pay run on track — wherever work takes you.

Surf pricing

More than payroll.
Built around your business.

Everything you need to manage payroll and your people, with AI capabilities to help you get more done.

Payroll

Complete payroll and essential people management.

$0for the first 3 months

Then $15/month

+ $1 per user/month

3 Months on Us

Everything included

  • Unlimited W-2 employees
  • Unlimited 1099 contractors
  • Unlimited payroll runs
  • Unlimited direct deposits
  • Payroll calculations and pay statements
  • Supported federal and state tax-filing workflows
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Beta

Payroll + AI Workflow

Payroll plus expanded AI-powered workflows.

$0for the first 3 months

Then $49/month

+ $1 per user/month

Join the Beta

Everything in Payroll, plus

  • Advanced AI workflow assistance
  • Natural-language requests for supported tasks
  • AI-assisted payroll preparation
  • Historical payroll migration assistance
  • AI-assisted employee data extraction and organization
  • AI-assisted onboarding data entry

AI workflow capabilities are in beta and may vary by task.

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