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The median payroll processing time for Toast Payroll Suite customers is 15 minutes or less — and less than 5 minutes for restaurants with 10 or fewer employees.*

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Simplify shifts and tips

Toast Payroll is built for both retail- and restaurant-specific scenarios like overtime, tip‑outs, and employees working different roles with different pay rates.

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Quick onboarding

Give yourself one less thing to worry about while hiring. Plus, employees get visibility into pay, benefits, and tip info.

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Connected to your POS

Restaurant payroll shouldn’t require a separate system. Consolidate vendors with Toast.

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Thousands of businesses trust Toast to process payroll for more than half a million employees every month.

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Overtime Laws for Restaurant Employees

Learn about federal and state overtime laws for restaurants, including employee eligibility requirements, compliance best practices, and legal considerations for restaurant owners.

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How to Calculate Overtime for Restaurant Employees

Overtime doesn’t have to be tricky — read on for a step-by-step guide to getting it right, including formulas and best practices.

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What is Tip Pooling?

With varying views on tip pooling and tip pooling laws, it’s important to understand how your staff feels about pooling tips so you can implement it effectively.

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Toast Payroll FAQs

What are the benefits of using restaurant payroll software that's integrated with POS?

Toast Payroll with schedules and time tracking helps simplify payroll by automatically syncing hours worked, shift edits, breaks, and tips from Toast POS system. This not only reduces manual entry, saving you time with each payroll run, but it also helps minimize errors so that you can get the right pay for your employees.

Why do restaurants need payroll solutions designed specifically for the industry?

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¹ Access is typically available instantly after the employee's shift; however, if restaurants tip pool using Toast Tips Manager, Toast PayOuts of tips are available after the tip pool is approved and sent to Toast Payroll, typically the next calendar day.

*Based on Toast internal data from 1/1/24 to 10/31/24 among restaurants using Toast Payroll. Individual results will vary.

**Toast Pay Cards are issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to license by Mastercard®. Mastercard and the circles design are registered trademarks of Mastercard International Incorporated. Toast PayOuts are funded by a 0% line of credit issued to employers by Toast, Inc. or WebBank, as set forth in the employer's Credit Agreement. Toast and WebBank each reserve the right to change or discontinue this program at any time. Toast Pay Card and PayOut is not available in all jurisdictions and is available to Toast Payroll customers only.