Lightspeed Payroll

Lightspeed Payroll is the restaurant payroll and workforce offering from Lightspeed, delivered through its partner 7shifts. It links Lightspeed Restaurant sales and labour data to scheduling, time clocking, tips and pay runs. The vendor says payroll runs are for US-based businesses only, and it is aimed at restaurants already using a Lightspeed POS.

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Lightspeed Restaurant POS users in the US, Restaurants with tipped staff
Pricing
Not published

Who it is for

  • Lightspeed Restaurant POS users in the US

    Sales and labour data sync between the Lightspeed POS and 7shifts, so schedules, tips and payroll use the same numbers.

  • Restaurants with tipped staff

    Synced tip pools, automated tip credit calculations and benefits coordination are part of the offer.

Less suited to: Businesses outside the US that need to run payroll: the vendor states payroll runs are for US-based businesses only.

What it does

  • Payroll runs

    Set up and run payroll on your own schedule, with no limit on the number of payroll runs (US only).

  • Employee records and time clocking

    Keeps time clocking, attendance and payroll data with the employee record.

  • Tip credit calculations

    Automates tip credit calculations so tipped employees' wages adjust correctly.

  • Tip pools and benefits

    Synced tip pools, automated tip calculations, benefits plan coordination and a benefits marketplace.

  • Dedicated payroll support

    Access to a dedicated payroll support team from 7shifts.

  • Employee onboarding app

    A mobile app where staff onboard, and see legal documents, policies, paystubs and paperless W-2s.

  • Scheduling

    Builds restaurant schedules with automatic reminders and availability and shift-swap changes by staff.

  • Sales and labour forecasting

    Forecasts sales and labour to predict staffing needs and flag ineffective scheduling.

  • Labour compliance tools

    Built-in labour compliance tools for the region a restaurant operates in.

  • POS data sync

    Sales data flows from Lightspeed Restaurant to 7shifts for scheduling against labour targets.

Pricing

Pricing model
Not published

The payroll page publishes no price and points to talking to an expert. The Lightspeed Restaurant POS plans (Starter USD 69, Essential USD 189, Premium USD 399) are for the POS, not payroll, so they are not treated as the payroll price.

Works with

Payroll
7shifts

The 7shifts page lists compatibility with Lightspeed Restaurant U-Series, K-Series and L-Series POS. The retail payroll page names Homebase as the retail equivalent.

Where and how it runs

Available in
United States

The payroll page says payroll runs are for businesses based in the US only. Lightspeed says it operates in over 100 countries for its POS.

The company

Headquarters
Montreal, Canada

Security and support

Support
A dedicated payroll support team from 7shifts is included per the vendor; Lightspeed lists a phone line and an expert call for sales.

Listing details

Vendor
Lightspeed
Built for
Restaurants
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
lightspeedhq.com
Also listed in
Employee Scheduling & Rostering

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  • Push Operations

    Push Operations is a cloud workforce platform for restaurants that combines payroll, HR and onboarding, scheduling, time tracking and reporting.

    Names 10 integrations, against 1 for Lightspeed Payroll.

  • Square Payroll

    Square Payroll is US payroll software that runs pay runs, calculates and files payroll taxes, and imports timecards and tips from Square's point of sale.

    Names 5 integrations, against 1 for Lightspeed Payroll.

  • Toast Payroll

    Payroll and team management product from Toast for restaurants, integrated with its POS.

  • Skello

    Skello is web and mobile software for staff scheduling, time clocking, absence tracking and payroll preparation, built for teams that work on site.

    Names 23 integrations, against 1 for Lightspeed Payroll.

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Payroll price
  • Which states and payroll frameworks are supported
  • Contract terms
  • Whether payroll is a separate paid add-on
  • Legal entity and employee count for the payroll offer
  • Mobile app names and store listings

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Payroll offer and featureshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/payroll/
  2. 7shifts integrationhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/integrations/7shifts/
  3. Restaurant POS plan priceshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/pricing/
  4. Company headquartershttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/about/
  5. Retail payroll comparisonhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/retail/payroll/