Best PEO Companies in Iowa
Compare Professional Employer Organizations serving Iowa businesses. Editorial ratings are independent — featured placements are paid visibility, not endorsements.
PEO Companies Serving Iowa
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.
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.
Pinnacle PEO
RegionalHQ: San Antonio, TX · Est. 2000
Pinnacle PEO is a Professional Employer Organization founded in 2000, operating branch offices across the South, Southwest, and Midwest including Texas, Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Nevada…
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.
Axcet HR Solutions
RegionalHQ: Shawnee, KS · Est. 1988
Axcet HR Solutions is an Overland Park, Kansas-based IRS CPEO certified Professional Employer Organization serving businesses primarily in Kansas, Missouri, and the greater Kansas City metro area.
PrimePoint
RegionalHQ: St. Louis, MO · Est. 2000
A St. Louis-based PEO serving the Heartland region. PrimePoint combines technology-driven payroll with hands-on HR support for growing businesses.
Lever1
IRS CPEO ✓RegionalHQ: Overland Park, KS · Est. 2012
Lever1 is a Kansas City-based IRS CPEO certified Professional Employer Organization led by CEO Erica Brune.
Syndeo Outsourcing
IRS CPEO ✓ESAC ✓RegionalHQ: Wichita, KS · Est. 2010
Syndeo is a Wichita, Kansas-based ESAC accredited Professional Employer Organization and IRS CPEO certified company founded in 2002.
Employer Advantage, a G&A Partners Company
IRS CPEO ✓RegionalHQ: Joplin, MO · Est. 1990
Employer Advantage is a Joplin, Missouri-based Professional Employer Organization founded in 1990 by Lee Allphin.
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…
Staff Management
IRS CPEO ✓RegionalHQ: Rockford, IL · Est. 2000
Staff Management is an IRS-certified Professional Employer Organization based in Rockford, Illinois, offering comprehensive PEO services including payroll processing, employee benefits, HR administration, and compliance…
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.
Tandem HR
IRS CPEO ✓RegionalHQ: Westchester, IL · Est. 1998
Tandem HR is a Westchester, Illinois-based PEO founded in 1998, providing payroll, benefits administration, HR support, workers' compensation, and compliance services to small and mid-sized businesses.
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…
QTI Human Resources
RegionalHQ: Madison, WI · Est. 1957
QTI Human Resources is a Madison, Wisconsin-based HR services company founded in 1957, offering PEO and HR outsourcing solutions to businesses primarily across the Midwest.
Cornerstone Employer Solutions
RegionalHQ: St. Louis, MO · Est. 2002
Cornerstone Employer Solutions is a St. Louis, Missouri-based PEO providing co-employment services including payroll processing, employee benefits administration, HR outsourcing, workers' compensation, and compliance sup…
Connectify HR
RegionalHQ: West Des Moines, IA · Est. 2010
Connectify HR is a West Des Moines, Iowa-based PEO providing co-employment services including payroll, employee benefits, HR administration, and compliance support to small and mid-sized businesses across the Midwest.
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.
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…
Shift Human Capital Management
RegionalHQ: Chicago, IL · Est. 2012
Shift Human Capital Management is a Chicago, Illinois-based PEO providing payroll, employee benefits, HR outsourcing, and compliance services to growing businesses across the Midwest and nationally.
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…
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.
IronRoad
RegionalHQ: Des Moines, IA · Est. 2011
IronRoad is a Des Moines, Iowa-based PEO providing payroll, employee benefits, HR administration, and compliance services to small and mid-sized businesses across the Midwest.
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.
MidwestHR
IRS CPEO ✓RegionalHQ: Woodridge, IL · Est. 1997
MidwestHR is a Woodridge, Illinois-based IRS-certified PEO founded in 1997, serving startups and small businesses with HR outsourcing, payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and workers' compensation.
Prism HR
NationwideHQ: Hopkinton, MA · Est. 1996
PrismHR is a Hopkinton, Massachusetts-based HR technology platform and PEO services provider founded in 1996.
Arkenstone Systems
ESAC ✓RegionalHQ: Menlo Park, CA · Est. 2025
Arkenstone Systems, LLC, operating publicly as Arkenstone Defense, is a Menlo Park, California-based company founded in 2025 that built Cohort, a Professional Employer Organization designed specifically for defense and d…
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.
Clear Employer Services
IRS CPEO ✓ESAC ✓RegionalHQ: Langhorne, PA · Est. 2015
Clear Employer Services is a Langhorne, Pennsylvania-based Professional Employer Organization founded in 2015, offering a full suite of HR outsourcing models including PEO co-employment, Administrative Services Organizat…
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…
Lone Star PEO
ESAC ✓RegionalHQ: San Antonio, TX · Est. 2016
Lone Star PEO, Inc. is a San Antonio, Texas-based Professional Employer Organization founded in 2016, licensed to operate across a broad multi-state footprint anchored in Texas.
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 Iowa
Iowa follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, with no state increase currently scheduled. Overtime is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a week under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Iowa's economy is heavily weighted toward agriculture, manufacturing, insurance, and financial services, and the state is generally regarded as business-friendly with comparatively light state-level wage and hour regulation.
Iowa does not require PEOs to register or hold a state license, unlike a number of neighboring states. PEOs operating in Iowa must still comply with all standard state employment obligations, including workers' compensation and unemployment insurance reporting, as the co-employer of record. Workers' compensation insurance is required for most Iowa employers with limited exceptions such as independent contractors, and coverage is overseen by the Workers' Compensation Division of the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing.
One distinctive Iowa protection worth knowing: the state's mini-COBRA law extends health insurance continuation coverage to employees of small employers with 2 to 19 employees — filling the gap below the federal COBRA law's 20-employee threshold, so departing employees at small Iowa businesses are not left without a continuation option. Iowa 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.
Under Iowa Code 91A.4, final wages are due by the next regular payday for the pay period in which they were earned, regardless of whether the employee quit or was terminated. A PEO with Iowa expertise can help businesses manage workers' comp, administer mini-COBRA continuation coverage correctly, and process final pay in line with state requirements. Use the form on this page to connect with PEOs serving Iowa businesses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the minimum wage in Iowa in 2026?
Iowa follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Iowa has no state minimum wage law of its own and no increase is currently scheduled, so employers should default to the federal rate unless a local exception applies.
Does Iowa require PEOs to be licensed?
No. Iowa does not require PEOs to register with the state or hold a license, unlike states such as Arkansas or West Virginia. PEOs operating in Iowa must still meet standard employer obligations, including workers' compensation coverage and unemployment insurance reporting, for the employees they co-employ.
What is Iowa's mini-COBRA law?
Iowa's mini-COBRA law extends health insurance continuation rights to employees of small employers with 2 to 19 employees, below the 20-employee threshold at which federal COBRA applies. This closes a coverage gap that would otherwise leave departing employees at small Iowa businesses without a continuation option.
When must Iowa employers pay a departing employee's final wages?
Under Iowa Code 91A.4, final wages must be paid by the next regular payday for the pay period in which they were earned, whether the employee quit or was terminated. A PEO can help ensure this deadline is met alongside other wage payment recordkeeping requirements.