AI-Powered Payroll OCR

Process payroll documents from any provider—ADP, Gusto, Paychex, or custom systems—into structured data for staffing agencies, PEOs, and HR outsourcing firms.

SOC 2 Type 2 certified IRS-compliant processing 256-bit encryption

See payroll OCR in action

Upload any document — PDF, scan, or photo — and get structured data back immediately. No setup, no templates, no waiting.

Compliance

Built for regulated industries

SOC 2 Type 2

Audited controls over a sustained period, not a point-in-time check.

AES-256 encryption

Bank-grade encryption at rest and TLS 1.2+ in transit.

24-hour deletion

Documents deleted within 24 hours. No copies retained.

How it works

Three steps from document to structured data

Upload or forward

Drag and drop files, connect a cloud drive, or set up email auto-forwarding. Any file format works—PDF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, or digital documents.

AI reads and extracts

The AI identifies fields by context and meaning, not fixed coordinates. Names, dates, amounts, and custom fields are extracted automatically.

Export anywhere

Get structured output in Excel, Google Sheets, CSV, or JSON. Use the REST API for direct integration into your systems.

What teams are saying

“As a PEO managing 150 client companies, we deal with payroll documents from at least twenty different providers. Payroll OCR processes all of them without any template setup.”
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Greg H.
COO, Professional Employer Organization
“Client onboarding used to include a week of payroll template configuration. Now it takes zero setup time—we just start processing their documents on day one.”
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Lauren R.
Implementation Manager
“Month-end processing used to mean overtime for our data entry team. Payroll OCR handles the volume spike without adding headcount.”
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Derek B.
Staffing Operations Director

Payroll OCR for multi-client environments

Staffing agencies, professional employer organizations, and HR outsourcing firms face a unique payroll OCR challenge: they process payroll documents from dozens or hundreds of client companies, each using different payroll providers and document formats. A PEO managing 200 client companies might encounter pay stubs from ADP, Gusto, Paychex, Workday, Paylocity, and numerous proprietary systems—all in a single week.

Traditional payroll OCR tools required per-format templates that had to be created, tested, and maintained for each client company’s payroll output. Adding a new client meant configuring a new template, which introduced onboarding delays and ongoing maintenance overhead. As the client base grew, the template library became a liability rather than an asset. Layout-agnostic payroll OCR eliminates this problem by reading any document format on the first encounter.

Lido processes payroll documents from any provider without configuration, extracting employee identifiers, pay period dates, gross and net earnings, individual deduction line items, and tax withholdings. For staffing agencies that need to verify contractor hours against payroll records, the system also handles time sheet and payroll register formats.

Multi-client payroll OCR solutions should be evaluated on zero-configuration format support, extraction accuracy across provider layouts, processing speed for high-volume weeks like month-end, and security certifications that satisfy client audit requirements. Lido provides SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, AES-256 encryption, and 24-hour document deletion.

Frequently asked questions

What makes payroll OCR different from general document OCR?

Payroll OCR is specialized for extracting structured data from payroll-specific documents like pay stubs, registers, and withholding forms. It understands payroll terminology and field relationships—knowing that gross pay minus deductions equals net pay—which improves extraction accuracy compared to general-purpose OCR.

How does payroll OCR handle documents from different payroll providers?

AI-powered payroll OCR reads each document contextually rather than relying on per-provider templates. Whether a pay stub comes from ADP, Gusto, Paychex, or a custom system, the AI identifies the same set of fields—employee name, pay period, earnings, deductions, net pay—based on context and layout understanding.

Can payroll OCR process high volumes during month-end?

Yes. Lido processes documents in parallel, so batch uploads of hundreds or thousands of payroll documents complete in minutes. This is critical for staffing agencies and PEOs that process concentrated volumes around pay dates and month-end close.

What security certifications does payroll OCR have?

Lido is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, uses AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.2+ in transit, and deletes all processed documents within 24 hours. The platform is also eligible for HIPAA business associate agreements when processing documents containing health-related payroll deductions.

What output formats does payroll OCR support?

Extracted payroll data is available in Excel, Google Sheets, CSV, and JSON formats. A REST API is also available for direct integration with HR platforms, accounting systems, and custom reporting tools.

Simple, transparent pricing

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Standard
$29 /month
100 pages per month · 1 user
  • Any file type supported
  • Excel, CSV, JSON export
  • Email auto-forwarding
  • AI columns for custom fields
  • SOC 2 Type 2 compliant

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From $30,000/year
  • Everything in Scale
  • Custom ERP integrations
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Live onboarding
  • BAA for HIPAA
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