Paylocity
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Paylocity is a publicly traded company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, founded in 1997. It specializes in cloud-based payroll and human capital management (HCM) software, primarily serving small to mid-sized businesses with 20 to 1,000 employees.
Company facts
| Founded | 1997 (29 years) |
| Market standing | Publicly traded (NASDAQ: PCTY) |
| Employees | 6,900 |
| Headquarters | Schaumburg, United States |
| Trusted networks on Proven | 2 investor, bank and government networks offer Paylocity to their members |
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