Payroll in Farm Focus.

Sort payroll without leaving Farm Focus.
STP filing built in, ATO compliant from day one.

Powered by Lightning Payroll - the trusted payroll software provider for over 4,000 businesses across Australia and New Zealand.

Get 30 days of payroll, free

Farm Focus now runs your payroll too. Same login, on one platform, with onboarding support included.
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Sort your payroll without ever leaving Farm Focus.

how to get started

Three steps from sign-up to first pay run

Login and activate

Simply login to Farm Focus, select 'Payroll' from the navigation on the left and follow the prompts to activate.

Pick a plan

Choose a plan best sized to suit your team. Select the one that fits and subscribe in a few clicks. All plans include a free 30 day trial.

Start running your pays

Run pays, lodge STP to the ATO, and export your pay totals back into Farm Focus as invoices for clean business reporting.

features

Everything you need to pay your team properly

Compliant filing

Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 lodged direct to the ATO. SuperStream certified for super payments.

Built-in support for tax tables, leave, and termination payouts.

Payday Super enabled from 1 July 2026.

Phone and email support

All the service you've come to expect from Farm Focus - real people, on the phone when you need us.

Need more? Additional training and support is available from Lightning Payroll at an additional cost.

Track your cashflow

Connect your bank account and see transactions coded in real time.

No surprises at the end of the month.

Built for farmers like you

Payroll that understands farm work

Seasonal teams
‍Hire, terminate, and rehire seasonal workers cleanly. Your records stay tidy through calving, shearing, harvest, and back again.

Visa and migrant workers
‍Handle working holiday makers and migrant workers with the right ATO tax codes built in.

Multi-property
‍One subscription covers up to two farms. Adding more properties is supported, with each one set up independently so your reporting stays clean.

Remote and field teams
‍Field staff clock in from their phones. Supervisors approve hours from anywhere. Office not required.

Holidays Act compliance
‍Pay rates, allowances, and leave calculators do the heavy lifting so you stay on the right side of the Holidays Act.

PRICING

Pick the plan that fits your team

Add the plan that suits you best to your existing Farm Focus subcription. First 30 days free.

Small

For teams up to 5 employees

$29/ month

or $290 / year (save 14%)

Medium

For teams up to 30 employees

$52/ month

or $545 / year (save 12%)

Large

For teams up to 75 employees

$95/ month

or $990 / year (save 12%)

All plans include support for up to 2 companies/farms.
If you need more farms or employees on one subscription we have additional options available.
Plan is charged after 30 day free period ends.
Prices in AUD (no GST applicable).

Focus Payroll is powered by Lightning Payroll, an Australian-made payroll platform with a strong track record across Australia and New Zealand. Lightning Payroll is published by Intellitron Pty Ltd, part of Constellation Software’s Vela Software Group.

4,000+

Businesses using the Lightning Payroll

40,000+

Employees paid each year via Lightning Payroll

$2.5B

Processed annually via Lightning Payroll

ISO 27001

Certified platform (Lightning Payroll)

Ready to pay your team from Farm Focus?

Add Focus Payroll to your subscription in a few clicks.