Is Wave Payroll down right now?
Payroll is one part of Wave. Wave reports its status separately, so this page can show a problem while the rest of Wave works, or the other way round.
OKWorking normally
Whole of Wave: Working normally. Official status read from status.waveapps.com, checked 1 minute ago. Checked every 5 minutes.
Payroll right now
Wave reports Payroll as working normally, last changed 3 Nov 2026, 8:57 am.
Incidents naming Payroll
- Error page when trying to access Wave, resolved after 1 hour
- Latency across Wave, resolved after 24 minutes
- Investigating reports of login errors, resolved after 41 minutes
- Timesheet Saving Errors - Payroll, resolved after 2.4 hours
- Wave Payroll Impacted by 3rd party incident, resolved after 9.8 hours
- Investigating reports of login errors, resolved after 45 minutes
- Page Loading Errors Across Wave, resolved after 47 minutes
- Wave Impacted by 3rd party incident, resolved after 3.3 hours
- Wave Impacted by U.S. Federal Reserve incident, resolved after 23.7 hours
- 1099-NEC Form Dollar Amounts, resolved after 28 days
Watch only the parts you use
In your account, pick Wave and tick Payroll. You then hear about problems with Payroll and stay quiet for parts you never touch.
- Take payments and record sales on paper or in a spreadsheet, then enter them later.
- If payroll is due today, pay from your bank using last period's amounts and reconcile when it is back.
Other parts of Wave
| Part | Status |
|---|---|
| Accounting | OKWorking normally |
| Invoicing | OKWorking normally |
| Mobile Application | OKWorking normally |
| Payments | OKWorking normally |
| Receipts Processing | OKWorking normally |
| Web Application | OKWorking normally |
Alerts for Wave Payroll
Free by email when the official status changes. Choose the parts, the people and the hours.