Is it possible to pay some employees weekly and some monthly?

PaulLIA — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 06:51:48 GMT

Re: Is it possible to pay some employees weekly and some monthly?

_Violet — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 21:05:57 GMT

Hi @PaulLIA - Thanks for reaching out to us here on the Square Seller Community👋 I'm happy to provide some more info to answer your question.

Square Payroll offers four pay period schedules: monthly, weekly, semi-monthly (2 pay periods per month), and bi-weekly (every two weeks).

At this time, the ability to have multiple pay cadences is not available through Square Payroll, it would be considered a feature request. However, you are able to process the additional pay cadence as an off cycle payment.

To make an off-cycle payment:

Log in to the Payroll section of your online SquareDashboard or Square Payroll app > click Pay Employees > Off-Cycle Payment.
Select the Pay Period you would like to pay your employee(s) for, or define a custom period.
Select the Payment Type that applies to the payment. Selecting Regular Pay will calculate taxes based on the tax rates and W-4 information at the time the off-cycle payment is sent. If you’re sending a bonus, select that Payment Type and taxes will be calculated using the supplemental withholding rate. To learn more about withholding rates, refer to IRS Publication 15 and your state’s employer’s tax guide.
Select the Payment Method you would like to use to pay your employee(s). You can pay all employee(s) by their default payment method or select Manual Payment.
Select the employee(s) that you wish to pay and enter the number of hours worked and any additional pay for each employee. If you’re using Square Point of Sale’s timecards or a supported third-party timecard application, click Import time and wages to import your employee’s hours worked for the pay period. If you are using Tip Importing or Commission Importing, your team’s commission wages and tips will automatically be imported into your payroll run.
After entering in this information for all employees that need to be paid, click Continue.
You will be taken to the Adjustments screen where you can add reimbursements if needed. If you’ve set up employee benefits or post-tax deductions, you can also confirm deduction/contribution amounts and make any necessary edits. Once complete, click Continue.
You will be taken to the Review screen containing a detailed breakdown of the off-cycle payroll and bank withdrawal. Click to confirm that your off-cycle payment has been successfully processed, you must confirm it’s reflected in the History & Reports tab of your Square Payroll dashboard.

If you make an error, you have until 7 PM PT that evening to cancel your off-cycle payment using the Cancel button on the home screen of the Payroll section of your Square Dashboard. Learn more about sending off-cycle payments here in our Support Center.

The Payroll team is constantly improving the product based on feedback like this, so keep an eye out for any updates in our Seller Community.

I hope this information is helpful but please do let us know if you have any additional questions.

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