Earned Wage Access
How Earned Wage Access Is Priced
How earned wage access are priced: the pricing models you will meet, what drives the cost and the fees that are easy to miss.
How much earned wage access costs
Common pricing models: employee paid fees, employer paid, tip supported, and interchange supported. Too few vendors publish comparable list prices for us to give a price range; the models and cost drivers below explain what you will be quoted.
Pricing models explained
- Employee paid fees. Employees pay a fee for each transfer or for instant delivery. The employer typically pays nothing.
- Employer paid. The employer pays a subscription or per-employee fee, and employees access wages without cost.
- Tip supported. Employees are asked to tip the provider. Whether tips are voluntary is a compliance question.
- Interchange supported. Revenue comes from card interchange when employees spend. Ask for the underlying card fees.
What drives the price
- Employee usage frequency
- Instant versus standard delivery
- Integration complexity
- Funding model
- Employer-paid benefit tiers
Fees to ask about before you sign:
- Payroll integration or implementation fees
- Card issuance or replacement fees
- ATM and out-of-network fees
- Administrative time for payroll reconciliation
- Support costs for employee questions
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Frequently asked questions
How much does earned wage access cost?
Costs depend on the model: employee fees for instant delivery, employer subscriptions, or tip-supported. Ask for all fees per transfer, any monthly charges and any card fees. Compare against a more frequent pay schedule, which has no provider fee.
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