Business Operations
Build a Payroll Management System with AI - in Hours
ProjectCode generates a complete, production-ready Payroll Management System from a single natural language prompt. In hours instead of months, you get a React frontend, NestJS REST API, PostgreSQL database, and authentication - fully integrated, live-previewed, and deployed to a URL you own.
Free to start · No credit card required
The Challenge
Why building a Payroll from scratch is hard
Building a Payroll Management System from scratch requires months of development time and significant engineering resources. Teams struggle to coordinate frontend, backend, database, and authentication while managing payroll-specific business logic, integrations, and role-based access rules.
What's Included
Everything your Payroll needs
ProjectCode generates a production-ready Payroll with all the modules your team needs from day one.
Architecture
How it's built
The generated Payroll follows production-grade architecture patterns.
React 18 + TypeScript frontend with role-based dashboards tailored for payroll workflows
NestJS REST API with dedicated payroll modules, DTOs, validators, and service layer
PostgreSQL relational schema with normalized tables for all payroll entities
JWT + Google OAuth authentication with granular permission gates per role
Real-time Socket.IO events for live payroll status updates and notifications
Managed hosting with one-click deploy, custom domain, and auto-SSL
Database
PostgreSQL schema designed for Payroll
ProjectCode generates a normalized, indexed PostgreSQL schema with the right tables and relationships for your use case. You own the schema and can evolve it freely.
- pay_periods (id, start_date, end_date, pay_date, frequency, status, approved_by, total_gross, total_net, entity_id)
- payroll_entries (id, pay_period_id, employee_id, gross, tax_withheld, deductions jsonb, net, hours, adjustments jsonb)
- tax_configs (id, jurisdiction, tax_type, rate, bracket_min, bracket_max, effective_from, entity_id)
- payslips (id, payroll_entry_id, pdf_url, sent_at, viewed_at)
-- Generated by ProjectCode -- Payroll Management System schema CREATE TABLE pay_periods__id ( id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(), created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(), updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW() -- ... auto-generated columns ); CREATE TABLE payroll_entries__id ( id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(), created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(), updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW() -- ... auto-generated columns ); CREATE TABLE tax_configs__id ( id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(), created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(), updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW() -- ... auto-generated columns ); CREATE TABLE payslips__id ( id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(), created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(), updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW() -- ... auto-generated columns );
Tech Stack
Production-ready from day one
Every generated app uses a battle-tested stack you can deploy anywhere and own completely.
Frontend
React 18 + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS
Backend
NestJS 10 + Node.js + TypeScript
Database
PostgreSQL (managed or Supabase)
Auth
Email OTP · Google OAuth · GitHub OAuth
Deployment
Managed hosting · Custom domain · Auto-SSL
AI Models
Claude Sonnet · Claude Opus · Kimi
Try It Now
Example prompt to get started
Copy this prompt into ProjectCode and get a working app in minutes.
Build a payroll management system for a 200-person company with employees in the US and Canada. Include payroll run processing with configurable pay cycles, federal and state/provincial tax calculations, deductions management (401k, health insurance, garnishments), payslip PDF generation with employee self-service download, ACH direct deposit file export, year-end W-2 and T4 generation, and a payroll audit log with CFO approval workflow.
Deployment
Deploy your Payroll anywhere
Managed hosting
One-click deploy to a live URL managed by ProjectCode.
Custom domain
Connect your own domain with auto-provisioned SSL via Cloudflare.
GitHub export
Push to your GitHub repo and self-host or deploy via Vercel, Railway, or AWS.
Docker ready
Export a Dockerfile and docker-compose for any containerized environment.
Pricing
Start free, scale as you grow
No per-seat fees. No vendor lock-in. Token-based pricing that scales with your usage.
Free
$0
Start building your first app. Live preview, managed hosting, and full code export included.
Token Packs
From $5
Purchase token packs that roll over every month. Build more, pay only for what you use.
Enterprise
Custom
Custom models, SLA, SSO, and private cloud deployment for large teams.
FAQ
Common questions about building a Payroll
Yes. Configure tax rates by jurisdiction and the system calculates federal, state/provincial, and local withholding for each employee based on their filing status and earnings.
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