PEO for professional services: big-firm benefits without the big-firm hr department
Accounting, legal, and consulting firms use a PEO to offer big-firm benefits, simplify multi-state remote payroll, and offload HR so partners bill more hours. ONYX benchmarks PEOs that fit lean, high-comp professional teams.
Where professional services companies lose money.
Competing for talent on benefits
Boutique firms lose candidates to larger competitors on plan quality. PEO pools close that gap.
Remote, multi-state staff
Distributed associates and consultants trigger registration and tax-nexus complexity a PEO handles.
No dedicated HR
Partners and office managers absorb HR work that pulls from billable time.
Compliance we keep off your plate
- Multi-state payroll tax registration for remote staff
- 401(k) administration and nondiscrimination testing
- Employee handbook and policy compliance across states
The short answer
High-compensation teams benefit most from Section 125 and benefits optimization, often recovering 10–25% of benefits spend.
Professional services PEO questions
Often yes, smaller firms gain the most from large-group benefits buying power and offloaded HR, which is exactly the band ONYX serves.
Other industries we benchmark
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