Best payroll plugins for WordPress
The most popular payroll plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. HR Press Lite leads with 60+ active installs, ahead of Pay Check Mate (20+) and PratikHesap Net Brüt Maaş Hesaplama Aracı (fewer than 10). All 6 plugins tagged “payroll” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 payroll plugins
- 1.
HR Press LiteThe most installed payroll plugin, with 60+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 day ago.
- 2.Pay Check Mate
20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.PratikHesap Net Brüt Maaş Hesaplama Aracı
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 4.ReadyStack Payroll Tax Spreadsheet
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.Layers 13th Month Pay Calculator
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 days ago.
- 6.
MF StaffCore LiteFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “payroll”

HR Press Lite
Down in the last 7 days:39#19,704by CODECLOVE1 day ago
Free WordPress HR plugin — employee check-in/check-out, attendance tracking, break logs, staff directory, and announcements.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Pay Check Mate
Up in the last 7 days:40#26,920by Ratul Hasan1 year ago
Manage payroll and HR information for your employees with Pay Check Mate.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PratikHesap Net Brüt Maaş Hesaplama Aracı
#55,045by veyselcicek3 months ago
Gross-to-net salary calculator for Turkey (2026). Calculates SGK, unemployment insurance, income tax, and stamp tax on a monthly basis.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
ReadyStack Payroll Tax Spreadsheet
#55,564by readystack1 month ago
Deposit short and the IRS adds 2% to 15% of the shortfall under IRC § 6656.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Layers 13th Month Pay Calculator
#57,241by sumoffice2 days ago
Add a live Philippine 13th-month pay calculator to any page. Visitors enter basic salary and see the calculation update immediately.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 75/day

MF StaffCore Lite
Up in the last 7 days:3,766#63,477by mehdi falahi2 months ago
Free HR management for WordPress teams: employees, attendance, leave, payroll, and assets. Fully functional, no employee cap.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day