Business services

Payroll Vault franchise

Explore the published figures and operating information for Payroll Vault.

Opening investment: $77,000–$140,010
Average annual revenue: $300,072
U.S. locations: 62

Opening costs and fees

$77,000–$140,010

2026 FDD · Payroll Services Business (printed high $140,010; component highs sum to $114,010)

Operating formats

Payroll Services Business

$77,000–$140,010

2026 FDD Item 7

Includes $55,000 initial franchise fee and $8,000–$15,000 additional funds for three months. Printed Item 7 total is $77,000–$140,010; individual component highs sum to $114,010.

Qualifications and program conditions

These conditions apply to the programs or transactions described below; they are not a universal entry requirement.

financial qualification requirements: Payroll Vault requires the franchisee to represent that it has adequate funding to purchase and operate the business and can undertake the risks; this representation gives no amount.
financial qualification requirements: Payroll Vault considers net worth, creditworthiness and its then-current new-franchisee standards when evaluating a transferee; no numeric threshold is provided in this clause.

Key ongoing fees

Royalty: From the third full month after opening, the greater of 6% of Gross Revenue or $400 per month. After at least 12 full months, an award of an additional contiguous territory with 75,000 or 150,000 individuals raises the monthly minimum to $600 or $800, respectively. Gross Revenue includes pre-existing clients, credit sales whether collected, and barter; sales taxes and the filing’s documented discount, refund and credit deductions are excluded.By the 15th of the following month
National and digital advertising: National advertising is $300 per month; digital marketing is a separate $105 per month. Both start in the third full month after opening. The filing allows annual increases of 4%–6% and further increases beyond that adjustment, with 60 days’ written notice.Monthly with royalties, by the 15th of the following month
Local advertising: The required local advertising spend is currently $0; the franchisor may introduce a monthly requirement of up to 2% of Gross Revenue.
Payroll software: The required software costs $325 per month, plus $2.25 per employee per month and $12 per client per month, from the third full month after opening. The table ties license increases to increased costs and states annual PEPM/PCPM increases of 4%–6% plus further increases. Note 4 also permits these fees to increase by any amount at any time with at least 60 days’ written notice.Monthly with royalties, by the 15th of the following month
CRM, hosting and social marketing: CRM costs $215 per month and technology maintenance costs $175 per month, from the third full month after opening. Managed social marketing adds $300 per month from the third full month; it is required for the first nine months after opening, then voluntary. The franchisor may expand, terminate, reinstate or make that program mandatory on at least 60 days’ written notice. CRM and technology maintenance each have a stated annual 4%–6% adjustment plus further increases on 60 days’ written notice; Note 6 also permits CRM and social-marketing fees to increase at any time and in any amount on that notice. Other service and usage fees also apply.Monthly with royalties, by the 15th of the following month

Selected ongoing charges, not a complete fee schedule. Confirm the current FDD and the terms for your format.

Running the business

preopening support: Full source clause retained; base FDD scope, subject to applicable state addenda and governing agreements.
ongoing support: Full source clause retained; base FDD scope, subject to applicable state addenda and governing agreements.
opening schedule and special projects: Full source clause retained; base FDD scope, subject to applicable state addenda and governing agreements.
location selection: Full source clause retained; base FDD scope, subject to applicable state addenda and governing agreements.

Revenue and performance

$300,072

Calendar 2025 · all 50 full-year reporting single-territory franchise businesses

Annual revenue: $300,072 average revenue in 2025 across 50 full-year reporting Payroll Vault franchise businesses, each operating one territory.Calendar2025

Revenue is sales before expenses, not owner income. Compare matching periods, formats and location samples.

Locations

62 U.S. locations (2025 · Payroll Vault businesses in the 50 states/DC: 61 franchised and one Colorado affiliate-owned business).

Existing locations do not establish that a new territory is available. Confirm your market with the franchisor.

Sources and figure notes

Reporting periods and scope

U.S. locations

62 U.S. operating units at 2025 year end. Payroll Vault businesses in the 50 states/DC: 61 franchised and one Colorado affiliate-owned business. Table 1 total 63 includes one US Virgin Islands business. Explicit state-name classification sums Table 3 to 61, including Virginia 2; affiliate Table 4 adds 1. Raw PC-A-B20-OUT-0036 incorrectly classifies Virginia as territory. This new projection classifies Virginia as a state, preserves the original row, and excludes only US Virgin Islands 1. Book-of-business purchases appear as new/exiting businesses in movement columns; no physical growth inference.

Average annual revenue

$300,072 average revenue in 2025 across 50 full-year reporting Payroll Vault franchise businesses, each operating one territory. Selected April29,2026 FDD. Businesses operated at December31,2025 and reported each month of2025;12 partial-year businesses excluded. No included business operates more than one territory. Table1 contains all50:34 full-time and16 part-time operators. Table2 and the part-time top/bottom halves are alternative populations, not replacements for the all50 mean. The column is titled Total Income and marked(3); note(3) defines Total Revenue as payroll and workforce-management service revenue including taxes, discounts, refunds, allowances and returns. The unusual inclusion wording is preserved without changing it to excluding. Total Income is before COGS and other listed expenses; EBIDTA is separately reported and is not revenue or owner income. Data comes from monthly revenue reports and questionnaire responses. ID100 sold81 of128 dropped clients during2025; no adjustment is made to its reported revenue. Item19 does not separately enumerate cohort states; no narrower region, current run rate, complete earnings or future-result claim is made. Table display rounds the source mean $300,072.43 to the nearest whole dollar; raw and typed cents remain unchanged.

Opening investment

$77,000–$140,010 printed total initial investment for a Payroll Vault payroll services business in the 2026 FDD cover and Item 7 table. Includes $55,000 initial franchise fee, $1,500–$15,000 business setup and marketing, and $8,000–$15,000 additional funds for three months. Note: Item 7 line-item highs sum to $114,010 rather than the printed $140,010 total.

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