Payroll tracking built on hours someone actually signed off

Toggl turns tracked time into an approved, locked record of who worked how many hours and what they cost.

Weekly timesheets your team submits and their approver signs off, line by line

Hourly labour cost per person, with history—changing a rate doesn’t rewrite last quarter

Reports exported to CSV, grouped and filtered by member

Multiple contractors and rates, one payroll time tracking platform

The spreadsheet arrives late, one person guessed at their week, and by the time Finance spots it, the period is closed.

Toggl fixes the input rather than the output: the same tasks your team plans against are the ones they track against, a named approver reviews the week before it counts, and the approved timesheet is the record everything downstream reads.

Time that’s easy enough to get logged

Start a timer, count down, work in Pomodoro intervals, log time manually, turn a calendar event into a time entry or use automated time tracking. The less friction there is on Monday, the less reconstruction there is on Friday (reconstructed hours are where payroll disputes begin).

One weekly approval flow

Choose who submits, who approves, and which weekday the period starts on. Once submitted, the timesheet locks. Approvers can review pending, approved, and missing timesheets in one place, flag individual entries with a note, or approve and request changes in bulk. Automatic reminders nudge members before the deadline.

Working hours, leave, and labour costs in context

Set each person’s working hours as a weekly total or per-day schedule, with public holidays, non-working days, and approved leave already subtracted. Add labour costs alongside billable rates.

Clean, payroll-ready numbers out

Round tracked time up, down, or to the nearest interval, either on individual entries or grouped totals. Group and filter reports by member, then export the reviewed hours and costs for whoever runs payroll.

“Toggl allowed us to accurately track employee payroll hours to help us scale from a team of 35 people in one location to over 100 in four countries across myriad locations.”

— Gabriel Fagundez, Chief Operating Officer at Moove It

Built for every role on the team
Finance and Payroll
Get one approved, locked source for hours per person per week, with labour costs in one system.
Owners and Managers
See utilisation and profitability from the same hours payroll is based on, so costs per project and per person reconcile by default.
Team Leads
Review your team’s week in one place, flag the entries that need fixing, and approve the rest in bulk.
Employees and Contractors
Track as you go on desktop, web, or mobile, submit once a week, and see exactly what your approver wants changed.
My team is used to Excel timesheets. Do I need time tracking and billing software?
Yes, Excel is easy to use (and almost free). But it’s not without limitations.
First, they are not 100% accurate. Second, your managers must spend hours getting your team to fill them up and convert these timesheets into invoices. And third, it’s almost impossible to gain any insights from them. Toggl Track helps you overcome all three challenges.
40+ hours saved monthly
at Perception Engineering with one-click time tracking and reporting
100% time tracking adoption
with easy, non-intrusive time reporting at software consultancy Newlogic
20% increase in profitability
by accurately tracking billable work hours at Sweat+Co PR agency

Want a time and billing system that works seamlessly?

Payroll tracking features

Everything you need to hand over hours you can defend.
Timesheet approvals
Set the period’s starting day, choose who submits and approves.
Locked submissions
Make submitted timesheets read-only for members, with the option to correct and resubmit them.
Flexible corrections
Flag individual time logs, request changes, or approve and withdraw approval in bulk.
Automatic reminders
Nudge members before their timesheets are due and keep overdue submissions visible.
Labour and billable rates
Keep what people cost separate from what you charge, with effective dates that preserve historical accuracy.
Working hours and leave
Account for individual schedules, approved time off, and public holidays in capacity and utilisation.
Report rounding
Round individual entries or grouped totals up, down, or to the nearest interval.
Payroll-ready exports
Export Summary, Time logs, Workload, Utilisation, and Profitability reports to CSV, grouped and filtered by member.
API access
Pull time and rate data directly into whichever system pays your people.
Not sure what time tracking and invoicing software features you need?
Toggl Track has everything you need, yet it’s easy enough for your team to enjoy using it every day.
Customizable billable rates
Set custom billable rates for your organization, project, or team member. Save and access historical billable rates to gain accurate insights from past work.
Track every billable minute
Use our web, mobile, or desktop apps to track your billable time. Track time automatically or set reminders for your team to start and stop tracking time.
Import billable client meetings
Integrate and import your Google or Outlook calendar meetings. Track time spent on client meetings with just a few clicks.
Monitor profitability
Track project budgets, estimated vs. actual hours, and labor costs vs. billed value reports to stay on top of client and project profitability.
Timesheet approvals
Assign managers to review team time entries before they make it to the invoice. Generate accurate invoices, save time going back and forth, and build client trust.
Custom PDF invoices
Generate a PDF invoice in one click. Add custom branding, customize invoice fields, and add taxes without wasting time compiling timesheets.

Integrations with popular online tools

Why 120,000+ users started

On Capterra
Regular updates ensure that any bugs are caught quickly and customer support responds within a day; these features make using Toggl Track a breeze.
Trevor
Senior Project Leader
On Capterra
After trialing 20 similar products, Toggl Track was a clear winner providing everything I needed.
Andy
Consulting Software Engineer
On Capterra
Even those who have never used time tracking software before can get up and running quickly.
Kathleen
Service Area Manager
Testimonial
Learning to use Toggl is a breeze, because it's highly intuitive and simple. It ushers you along quickly so that you get back to work right away and start tracking your time immediately. The free plan is generous and could be more than adequate for solo workers or even small groups of up to five people with light needs.
PCMag
On Capterra
Allows me to record project time [to ensure] I'm charging reasonable rates.
Gabrielle
Senior Accounting
“My favorite time tracker! Toggl integrates with so many other project management tools and invoicing apps, and the team rolls out regular fixes and additional useful features. Great price for the functionality and ease of use!!!”
— Pauline LC, User review on Capterra
User review on Capterra
On Capterra
No complicated setup or unnecessary bells & whistles!
Renee
Business Analyst
Testimonial
It's not one of those apps where you need to spend half a day figuring out how to actually use it: sessions can be started as they happen or added later, and once the app has got a feel for your schedule and how you work, it'll even make suggestions about what you want to track next.
techradar
Testimonial
With Toggl Track, you can track your time right away and view your tracked time entries, and worry about the details later. It also has a generous free tier of service that gives you access to all its apps (Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, and browser extensions).
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tracking time with Toggl Track in the last 30 days
Toggl Track's Free plan is free forever. Our Premium plan comes with a free, 30-day trial. No credit card required to get started.
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How payroll tracking works in Toggl?

1. Create a workspace and invite your team

Get started free – no card required.

2. Set up approvals

Choose who submits, who approves, which weekday the period starts, and when reminders are sent.

3. Track the week

Track time from the web, desktop, or mobile app. Start a timer, capture time automatically, add it manually, work in Pomodoro intervals, or turn calendar events into time entries.

4. Set required fields and reminders

Apply the same tracking rules to everyone to keep data accurate and consistent.

5. Submit and review

Members submit their timesheets; approvers flag what needs fixing and approve the rest.

6. Report or export

Group the report by member, apply rounding, and download the CSV if needed.

Toggl Track's Free plan is free forever.

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FAQs

What is payroll time tracking software?

Payroll time tracking software records how many hours employees and contractors work before those hours are sent to payroll. Toggl adds timesheet approvals, labour costs, working hours, report rounding, and CSV exports so payroll receives reviewed data instead of unchecked timer entries.

How do you track employee hours for payroll?

Have your team track time as they work, then submit a weekly timesheet to a named approver. The approver reviews and locks it, and you export the approved hours and labour costs to whoever runs payroll. Toggl keeps that record so nothing is reconstructed after the fact.

Can Toggl be used for payroll time tracking?

Yes. Toggl lets employees track their hours, submit weekly timesheets, and send them to a named approver. Once approved, the timesheet becomes a locked record that Finance or Payroll can export and use in its payroll system.

Does Toggl run payroll?

No. Toggl provides the approved hours and labour-cost data that payroll runs on. It doesn’t calculate gross-to-net pay, generate payslips, handle taxes, or make payments.

How do employee timesheet approvals work in Toggl?

An admin chooses who submits timesheets, who approves them, and when the weekly period begins. Employees submit their hours, approvers review them, flag individual time entries when something needs correcting, and then approve the timesheet or request changes.

Can approved timesheets still be corrected?

Yes. Approvers can flag individual time entries instead of rejecting the entire timesheet. Employees can correct those entries and resubmit, while approvals can be withdrawn if an issue is found later.

Can Toggl track employee hours and labour costs?

Yes. Set hourly labour costs at workspace, member, project, or project-member level. Rates have effective dates, so changing someone’s rate doesn’t rewrite the historical cost of work completed under an earlier rate.

Can I export approved timesheets to payroll software?

Yes. Group and filter reports by employee, apply time rounding, and export the data to CSV. You can also use the API to send time and rate data to your payroll system or another internal tool.

Can Toggl prevent incomplete timesheets?

There’s an ability to require a project, task, or description before a time entry is saved. This helps prevent incomplete employee timesheets from reaching the approval and payroll stages.

How do time off and public holidays affect employee hours?

Toggl subtracts public holidays, non-working days, and approved leave from each person’s availability. Time Off Pro also adds leave balances, accruals, policies, and approval workflows.

Does payroll time tracking work on mobile?

Yes. Employees can track time using the mobile timer, Pomodoro mode, tasks, and Calendar. Timesheet approvals, labour costs, and the complete report set are available on web and desktop.

Can timesheet approvers see employee labour costs?

Only if they have permission. Access to labour costs is controlled separately from permission to review and approve timesheets.