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    Less Pain. More Peace of Mind.

    PEOPLE | PAYROLL | PARTNERSHIP

    We help make your business better for you and your employees.

    Rooted in Durango, CO - Serving Local, Mountain West, Small Business Communities for over 33 Years!

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    What Makes Us Unique

    Discover what makes our locally based service the trusted partner for payroll and HR solutions.

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    Deep Industry Expertise

    Our team has "go to" experience in payroll and HR, ensuring that you receive expert guidance (one of our employees has twenty five years!). When you call, we answer without phone trees, and your pain point gets resolved.

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    People First Service

    Technology is a great, but people helping people is where human potential is unleashed. In a world racing towards AI, we are doubling down on the human connection to serve you. We use AI to save time and check our work, but our service is people first. Call us, or come into our office and lets explore how we can help make your business better together.

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    We Understand Your Pain

    We understand local small business needs because we are one! Payroll and HR are complex and mistakes are costly. Partner with us to find greater peace of mind.

    Three Reasons to Switch to Us

    Switch for people who care, payroll you can trust, and a partner who’s invested in your success.
    We Have Human Connection

    Real People Who Know You

    This guy gets it! When you call us, you reach someone who actually knows your business. The Problem with Nationals: You get lost in call centers, long hold times, and ticket systems. Each issue means starting over with a new rep. With us, you get less artificial intelligence, and more human intelligence!

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    Partnership, Not Just Processing

    We’re invested in the success of your business and employees, not just your payroll volume. The Problem with Nationals: You’re one of thousands of accounts — no proactive advice, no understanding of your growth goals. With us you are a name not just a number.

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    Accountability and Accuracy You Can Trust

    We take ownership of your payroll — and fix problems before they cost you. The Problem with Nationals: Big processors push volume. Errors can take weeks to correct, and you often absorb the fallout.

    Our Purpose & Passion:
    Serving Local Small Business Communities

    Our purpose is helping local small businesses thrive by providing expert payroll and HR solutions that make businesses better for owners and employees.
     
    Our passion is building lasting partnerships with local small businesses, delivering people first service, that reduces pain and provides peace of mind. We help local small businesses communities thrive across the Mountain West and beyond.

    Our Core Values

    Our Core Values light the way for our team to be better tomorrow than we are today. We strive to live out our core values daily. 

    • Serve
    • Commit
    • Give
    • Grow
    • Right
    • Own
    • Adapt

    We serve our clients with care and concern

    We aim to exceed expectations and serve our clients in unexpected ways.

    We’ll take on only what we can do right. Our business may be payroll, tax and HR tools, but our success is all about service - exceptional human led service. When you call us, we answer and talk to you. With The Payroll Department, you are a person not a number and you matter!

    We commit to solutions

    We share ideas openly, and encourage healthy debate that focuses on solving the root cause of the problem, not treating symptoms. We question respectfully, but once a solution is identified we COMMIT fully.

    We give back

    We Give back to our community, we donate to local non-profits, volunteer at their organizations, and shop locally wherever we can. Our staff serves on non-profit boards, we offer 1 day off a year to volunteer, and match employee non-profit donations up to $500. As a company, we consistently give back over 5 - 10% of our profits to our community

    We grow our people and our business

    We’ve evolved greatly since we started in 1993, expanding ourselves and our business purpose.

    We want to embrace change and ensure every person has the opportunity to grow and contribute. We want our people to soar.

    We do the right thing for our team and our clients

    We strive to do things right and recognize that we are a business of humans: mistakes will happen.

    Therefore, our promise is to do the right thing: act with integrity, own our actions, correct mistakes, and learn from experience. Everyone on the team makes a difference and their contribution is valued.

    We own the problem

    At The Payroll Department, it’s not enough to do our own jobs well.

    Making sure our clients are satisfied is everyone’s job. So if something needs fixing, we step up to the plate: “OWN” the problem and make things right.

    We adapt to change

    We operate in an environment of TRUST and encourage transparency and flexibility.

    We hire positive people who are forward-thinking. Our goal is to ”manage towards yes.”

    Industries We Support

    We specialize in providing tailored payroll and HR solutions for a variety of industries, ensuring each client receives expert support tailored to their unique needs.

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    Breweries

    Streamline payroll and HR for your brewery, ensuring compliance and efficiency.

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    Regional Hospitals and Medical Centers

    Expert payroll and HR solutions for healthcare providers, focusing on accuracy and compliance.

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    In-Home Care

    Simplify payroll and HR processes for in-home care services, supporting caregivers and clients alike.

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    Nonprofits

    Tailored payroll and HR services for non-profits, helping you focus on your mission.

    Real Success Stories

    Discover how our payroll and HR solutions have helped businesses like yours thrive.

    We assisted local regional hospital, Animas Surgical Hospital, in implementing new payroll software and workforce scheduling to address staffing challenges and improve operational efficiency. By leveraging data-driven insights, the hospital was able to optimize staffing levels, reduce costs, and enhance patient care quality.

    We helped local Ska Brewing streamline their payroll processes, reducing administrative time by implementing onboarding, and ensuring compliance with labor laws. This allowed them to focus more on brewing and less on paperwork, resulting in increased efficiency and productivity across their operations.

    Our payroll and HR solutions helped San Juan Mountains Association, a leading nonprofit organization streamline their administrative processes, allowing them to allocate more resources to their mission. By automating payroll and enhancing HR management, they were able to improve employee satisfaction and reduce administrative burdens.

    We helped an award winning In-Home Care company, Visiting Angels Southwest Colorado, streamline their payroll processes, reducing administrative time by consolidating multiple operations and labor groups to increase reporting capability and data insights. 

    What Our Clients Say

    Hear from our satisfied clients about their experiences with our payroll and HR services

    You guys are worth your weight in gold! I have paid more in penalties to the IRS before using you than three years worth of your services. As long as I have a business I will use you.

    Gary Peach

    Pura Vida Cafe

    The Payroll Department has taken the worry out of payroll processing. They are current on regulations and rules and we feel confident when submitting reports, taxes, etc. They are very responsive to all of our needs in a timely manner. The web based time clock makes it easy for employees to clock in and out and for us to keep tabs on staffing.

    Christie Crager

    Integrated Physical Therapy

    We have a unique business model and The Payroll Department came up with quick innovative solutions to meet our needs! It's been a pleasure to work with them--- their customer service is phenomenal!

    Joelle Riddle

    Medical Horticultural Services

    The Payroll Department has taken the worry out of payroll processing. They are current on regulations and rules and we feel confident when submitting reports, taxes, etc. They are very responsive to all of our needs in a timely manner. The web based time clock makes it easy for employees to clock in and out and for us to keep tabs on staffing.

    Christie Crager

    Integrated Physical Therapy

    We have a unique business model and The Payroll Department came up with quick innovative solutions to meet our needs! It's been a pleasure to work with them--- their customer service is phenomenal!

    Joelle Riddle

    Medical Horticultural Services

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    Stay updated with the latest payroll and HR insights, trends, and best practices from our experts.

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    Take the first step towards simplifying your payroll and HR processes. Reach out to our team for more information or to discuss your needs.

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