Paylocity

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Paylocity Holding Corporation
Company type Public
Nasdaq:  PCTY
S&P 400 Component
ISIN US70438V1061
Industry Payroll service bureau
Software as a service
PredecessorAmeripay Payroll, Ltd. (until December 2005)
Founded Illinois, U.S. (1997 (1997))
Founder Steve Sarowitz
Headquarters,
Number of locations
Schaumburg, Illinois
Lake Mary, Florida
Rochester, New York
Meridian, Idaho
Area served
North America
Key people
Steve Sarowitz
 (Founder and Chairman)
Steve Beauchamp
 (CEO)
Toby Williams (CFO)
Michael Haske (COO)
Cheryl Johnson (CHRO)
Mitch Hood (CISO)
Andy Cappotelli (CAO)
Meera Mehta (CMO)
ProductsHR & Payroll
Time & Labor
Web Link
Recruiting
Expense Management
Web Benefits
Onboarding
Performance Management
Compensation Management
Community
ServicesOnline payroll and HR
Revenue $1.17 billion (2023) [1]
OwnerSteve Sarowitz, and
Adams Street Partners (private equity)
Number of employees
6,200 (2023) [2]
Website www.paylocity.com

Paylocity is an American company that provides cloud-based payroll and human capital management software. It has been based in Illinois since its founding in 1997.

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History

The company was founded as Ameripay Payroll Ltd. by Steve Sarowitz in 1997. [3] It was renamed Paylocity in December 2005. [3] [4] It relocated from Franklin Park, Illinois to Elk Grove Village, and later to Arlington Heights. The company has leased 309,000 square feet of office space in the former headquarters of Zurich Insurance North America in Schaumburg, Illinois. The move was completed in 2019. [5]

It was one of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies according to Inc. Magazine in 2003, 2004, and from 2007 to 2014. [6] The company was also included in the Deloitte Fast 500 as one of the fastest growing technology companies in 2013, [7] 2014, [8] and 2015. [9]

Paylocity held an initial public offering (IPO) in March 2014, raising about $120 million. [10]

The company was listed in Glassdoor's Best Places to Work in 2019. [11]

In 2021, Paylocity was listed at #51 in Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies for 2021 [12]

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