Payroll run definition and meaning
A payroll run is the act of disbursing wages to individual workers. Also known as running payroll, it occurs on a specific date, called a payday or check date, and delivers employee compensation for a specified period of time called a pay period.
More about payroll runs
There’s no hard rule to the number of payroll runs a business can perform in a period, but most businesses run payroll on a regular frequency. The most common payroll runs are:
- Weekly – 52 payroll runs/year
- Bi-weekly – 26 payroll runs/year
- Semi-monthly – 24 payroll runs/year
