Best PEO Companies in Alabama
Compare Professional Employer Organizations serving Alabama businesses. Editorial ratings are independent — featured placements are paid visibility, not endorsements.
PEO Companies Serving Alabama
Justworks
New York, NY · Est. 2012
Insperity
Kingwood, TX · Est. 1986
TriNet
Dublin, CA · Est. 1988
ADP TotalSource
IRS CPEO ✓ESAC ✓NationwideHQ: Roseland, NJ · Est. 1996
ADP TotalSource is the Professional Employer Organization division of ADP (NASDAQ: ADP), one of the world's largest payroll and HR companies with over 75 years of history and more than 1.1 million clients across 140+ cou…
Rippling
NationwideHQ: San Francisco, CA · Est. 2016
Rippling is a San Francisco-based workforce management platform and PEO founded in 2016 by Parker Conrad and Prasanna Sankar.
Oasis, a Paychex Company
IRS CPEO ✓NationwideHQ: Sarasota, FL · Est. 1996
Oasis, a Paychex Company, is a full-service Professional Employer Organization formed through Paychex's 2018 acquisition of Oasis Outsourcing — one of the largest privately held PEOs in the country at the time, serving o…
Engage PEO
IRS CPEO ✓ESAC ✓NationwideHQ: Hollywood, FL · Est. 2011
Engage PEO is a Hollywood, Florida-based IRS CPEO certified Professional Employer Organization founded in 2011.
CoAdvantage
IRS CPEO ✓NationwideHQ: Bradenton, FL · Est. 1997
CoAdvantage is a Bradenton, Florida-based Professional Employer Organization founded in 1997.
Infiniti HR
NationwideHQ: Rockville, MD · Est. 2008
Infiniti HR is a Burtonsville, Maryland-based IRS CPEO certified Professional Employer Organization founded in 2004.
Employer Flexible
RegionalHQ: Houston, TX · Est. 2003
Employer Flexible is a Houston, Texas-based Professional Employer Organization founded in 2003 by Michael Hopkins, Chris Dollins, and Michael Greathouse.
FrankCrum
NationwideHQ: Clearwater, FL · Est. 1981
A family-owned PEO based in Florida serving businesses nationwide with 2-500 employees. FrankCrum is one of the few PEOs with its own insurance company, enabling highly competitive workers comp rates.
Southeast Personnel Leasing
IRS CPEO ✓RegionalHQ: Tampa, FL · Est. 1990
A well-established Florida PEO with deep expertise in the Southeast market. Known for competitive workers compensation programs and responsive local service.
PrestigePEO
IRS CPEO ✓ESAC ✓NationwideHQ: Melville, NY · Est. 1998
PrestigePEO is a national Professional Employer Organization headquartered in Melville, New York, serving small and mid-sized businesses across all 50 states since 1998.
Total HR Management
RegionalHQ: Atlanta, GA · Est. 2000
An Atlanta-based PEO serving businesses across the Southeast. Total HR Management focuses on small businesses looking for comprehensive HR support without large corporate overhead.
Allied HR Solutions
RegionalHQ: Savannah, GA · Est. 2005
A Savannah-based PEO with a focus on coastal Georgia and South Carolina businesses. Strong reputation in the hospitality and tourism sectors.
Avalon HR
IRS CPEO ✓ESAC ✓RegionalHQ: Lillian, AL · Est. 2005
Avalon HR is a Lillian, Alabama-based IRS CPEO certified Professional Employer Organization founded in 2005.
Choice Employer Solutions
IRS CPEO ✓RegionalHQ: Tampa, FL · Est. 2005
Choice Employer Solutions is an IRS CPEO certified Professional Employer Organization serving small and mid-sized businesses across the United States.
DecisionHR
IRS CPEO ✓RegionalHQ: St. Petersburg, FL · Est. 2000
DecisionHR is a St. Petersburg, Florida-based IRS CPEO certified Professional Employer Organization founded in 1996.
LBMC Employment Partners
IRS CPEO ✓RegionalHQ: Brentwood, TN · Est. 2000
LBMC Employment Partners is a Nashville, Tennessee-based IRS CPEO certified Professional Employer Organization and a member of the LBMC Family of Companies — one of the Southeast's largest professional services and busin…
Landrum Professional Employer Services
IRS CPEO ✓ESAC ✓RegionalHQ: Pensacola, FL · Est. 1970
Landrum HR Solutions is a Pensacola, Florida-based IRS CPEO certified Professional Employer Organization founded in 1970 by H. Britt Landrum, Jr. — one of the pioneers of the modern PEO industry.
Professional Employer Resources
IRS CPEO ✓RegionalHQ: Maitland, FL · Est. 2010
An Orlando-area CPEO serving Florida and Southeast businesses. Professional Employer Resources offers personalized PEO services with strong local knowledge of the Central Florida market.
S2 HR Solutions
IRS CPEO ✓RegionalHQ: Clearwater, FL · Est. 2000
S2 HR Solutions is the Florida-licensed entity group operating as Engage PEO — a Hollywood, Florida-based IRS CPEO certified and ESAC accredited Professional Employer Organization founded in 2011.
Alabama Staff
IRS CPEO ✓RegionalHQ: Birmingham, AL · Est. 2010
Alabama Staff is an IRS-certified PEO based in Birmingham, Alabama, providing payroll, benefits administration, HR support, and compliance services to small and mid-sized businesses primarily across the Southeast United…
IntelliPro
IRS CPEO ✓NationwideHQ: San Jose, CA · Est. 2009
IntelliPro is an IRS-certified PEO headquartered in San Jose, California, specializing in HR outsourcing, payroll administration, and employee benefits management for technology companies and professional services firms…
Paychex PEO
IRS CPEO ✓ESAC ✓NationwideHQ: Rochester, NY · Est. 1971
Paychex PEO is the co-employment division of Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX), one of the largest HR and payroll companies in the United States with over 50 years of experience serving American businesses.
BBSI
ESAC ✓NationwideHQ: Vancouver, WA · Est. 1965
Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: BBSI) Professional Employer Organization headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.
Adams Keegan
IRS CPEO ✓ESAC ✓NationwideHQ: Memphis, TN · Est. 1987
Adams Keegan is a Memphis, Tennessee-based PEO offering both co-employment (PEO) and administrative services organization (ASO) models.
Deel PEO
NationwideHQ: San Francisco, CA · Est. 2019
Deel PEO is the domestic U.S. co-employment offering from Deel, a San Francisco-based global HR and payroll platform founded in 2019 and valued at $16.8 billion following a $450 million Series G in May 2025.
AlphaStaff
ESAC ✓NationwideHQ: Sunrise, FL · Est. 1997
AlphaStaff is a Sunrise, Florida-based Professional Employer Organization founded in 1997 and ESAC accredited.
Vensure Employer Services
NationwideHQ: Chandler, AZ · Est. 2004
Vensure Employer Services is one of the largest privately held PEOs in the United States, headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, and founded in 2004.
America's Back Office
IRS CPEO ✓NationwideHQ: Chandler, AZ · Est. 2000
America's Back Office is an IRS CPEO certified and ESAC accredited PEO headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, providing comprehensive HR outsourcing services to small and mid-sized businesses across the United States.
Avitus Group
NationwideHQ: Billings, MT · Est. 1994
Avitus Group is a Billings, Montana-based PEO and HR outsourcing company founded in 1994, providing payroll processing, employee benefits, workers' compensation, and HR services to businesses nationwide.
Modern Business Associates
NationwideHQ: Tampa, FL · Est. 1990
Modern Business Associates (MBA) is a Tampa, Florida-based PEO founded in 1990, providing co-employment services including payroll processing, employee benefits, HR administration, workers' compensation, and compliance s…
Flex HR
RegionalHQ: Johns Creek, GA · Est. 2009
Flex HR is a Johns Creek, Georgia-based HR outsourcing company providing PEO services and HR consulting to small and mid-sized businesses across the Southeast.
Proservice National
NationwideHQ: Honolulu, HI · Est. 2010
Proservice National is the mainland U.S. PEO extension of ProService Hawaii, providing co-employment services including payroll, benefits, HR administration, and compliance support to businesses across the continental Un…
Regis HR Group
ESAC ✓NationwideHQ: Tampa, FL · Est. 2002
Regis HR Group is a Tampa, Florida-based national PEO providing co-employment services including payroll processing, employee benefits, HR administration, workers' compensation, and compliance support to businesses acros…
Stratus HR
NationwideHQ: South Jordan, UT · Est. 2003
Stratus HR is a South Jordan, Utah-based PEO (operating as ISI HR) providing comprehensive co-employment services to small and mid-sized businesses nationwide.
Servant HR
RegionalHQ: Birmingham, AL · Est. 2005
Servant HR is a Birmingham, Alabama-based PEO providing co-employment services including payroll, benefits, HR administration, and compliance support to small and mid-sized businesses across the Southeast.
INVO PEO
NationwideHQ: Tampa, FL · Est. 2010
INVO PEO is a Tampa, Florida-based Professional Employer Organization providing co-employment services including payroll processing, employee benefits, HR administration, workers' compensation, and compliance support to…
SinglePoint Outsourcing
NationwideHQ: Scottsdale, AZ · Est. 2007
SinglePoint Outsourcing is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based PEO providing national co-employment services including payroll, employee benefits, HR administration, and compliance support to small and mid-sized businesses acros…
Go-Hire Employment
RegionalHQ: Baton Rouge, LA · Est. 2003
Go-Hire Employment and Development is a Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based PEO providing co-employment services including payroll, employee benefits, HR administration, workers' compensation, and compliance support to business…
NetPEO
NationwideHQ: Atlanta, GA · Est. 2009
NetPEO is an Atlanta, Georgia-based PEO broker and provider offering co-employment services and PEO matching to businesses nationwide.
TEL Staffing & HR
RegionalHQ: Pensacola, FL · Est. 2000
TEL Staffing & HR is a Pensacola, Florida-based PEO founded in 2000, reporting over $637 million in annual revenue and serving businesses across 16 states.
PrimePay
NationwideHQ: West Chester, PA · Est. 1986
PrimePay is a West Chester, Pennsylvania-based payroll and PEO services company founded in 1986, providing co-employment services and payroll administration to small and mid-sized businesses nationwide.
MyPEO
RegionalHQ: Pensacola, FL · Est. 2010
MyPEO is a Pensacola, Florida-based PEO providing full-service co-employment solutions for small and mid-sized businesses throughout Florida.
ASC PEO
RegionalHQ: Birmingham, AL · Est. 2008
ASC PEO is a Birmingham, Alabama-based Professional Employer Organization providing co-employment services including payroll, employee benefits, HR administration, workers' compensation, and compliance support to busines…
Prism HR
NationwideHQ: Hopkinton, MA · Est. 1996
PrismHR is a Hopkinton, Massachusetts-based HR technology platform and PEO services provider founded in 1996.
ScalePEO
ESAC ✓RegionalHQ: Bellevue, WA · Est. 2017
ScalePEO is a Bellevue, Washington-based Professional Employer Organization founded in 2017, built to serve small and medium-sized businesses generally in the 20 to 1,000 employee range.
Spirit Human Resources
ESAC ✓RegionalHQ: Oklahoma City, OK · Est. 2015
Spirit Human Resources, LLC is an Oklahoma City-based Professional Employer Organization founded in 2015 by CEO Dale Hageman and COO Marilyn Conyer, who bring more than 40 years of combined HR outsourcing experience dati…
CalmHR
ESAC ✓RegionalHQ: Rockville, MD · Est. 2020
CalmHR, Inc. is a Rockville, Maryland-based Professional Employer Organization founded in 2020 by Joe Appelbaum, who previously founded and led Potomac Insurance, an employee benefits brokerage he built starting in 1990…
Choosing a PEO in Alabama
Alabama has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour applies statewide. Alabama goes further than most states without a minimum wage law: the Alabama Uniform Minimum Wage and Right-to-Work Act, passed in 2016, prohibits any city or county from setting its own minimum wage above the federal rate. The law was passed directly in response to Birmingham's 2015 ordinance that would have raised the city's minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, which never took effect as a result. Overtime follows the standard federal rule of 1.5 times the regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a week, with no separate state overtime standard.
Alabama's preemption approach extends beyond wages. A separate state law enacted in 2019 also blocks cities and counties from mandating paid sick leave, meaning no Alabama municipality can require employers to offer it, regardless of local political appetite to do so. This creates a genuinely uniform compliance environment across the state — an Alabama employer with locations in Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile faces the same wage and leave rules in each city, unlike employers in states where local ordinances vary by municipality.
Workers' compensation insurance is required for Alabama employers with five or more employees, administered through the Alabama Department of Labor's Workers' Compensation Division. Professional employer organizations operating in Alabama must register with the Department of Labor before doing business in the state and maintain valid workers' compensation coverage for the employees they co-employ. Alabama has no state-level mini-WARN law, so mass layoff notice obligations come solely from the federal WARN Act, which applies to employers with 100 or more full-time employees.
Alabama's economy is anchored by automotive manufacturing (Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, and Honda all operate major plants in the state), aerospace and defense around Huntsville, and a substantial agricultural sector. A PEO with Alabama expertise can help businesses manage workers' comp in manufacturing-heavy industries, navigate the state's uniform (but not simple) wage and leave landscape, and handle final pay compliance. Use the form on this page to connect with PEOs serving Alabama businesses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the minimum wage in Alabama in 2026?
Alabama has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour applies statewide. Alabama's Uniform Minimum Wage and Right-to-Work Act, passed in 2016, also prevents cities and counties from setting their own higher minimum wage, so the $7.25 rate applies uniformly across every Alabama city and county.
Can Alabama cities set their own minimum wage or paid sick leave rules?
No. Alabama state law preempts local governments from setting minimum wage rates above the federal rate, a response to Birmingham's 2015 attempt to raise its city minimum wage. A separate 2019 state law extended this preemption to paid sick leave, so no Alabama city or county can mandate it either. Employers face the same wage and leave rules everywhere in the state.
Is workers' compensation insurance required in Alabama?
Yes. Alabama requires employers with five or more employees to carry workers' compensation insurance, administered through the Alabama Department of Labor. A PEO provides this coverage as part of the co-employment arrangement, which is particularly useful for Alabama businesses in manufacturing and other higher-risk industries.
When must Alabama employers pay a departing employee's final wages?
Alabama law requires final wages to be paid by the employee's next regularly scheduled payday, whether the employee quit or was terminated. Alabama does not have a separate accelerated deadline for involuntary terminations. A PEO can help ensure final pay timing and recordkeeping requirements are met.