# Pay people

URL: /workflows/processes/payroll/pay-people · Id: `workflow:pay-people`

> Pay people pays every employee and contractor for the Period, with withholding and tax statements.

Pay people pays every employee and contractor for the [Period](/business/nouns/period), with withholding and tax statements.

## Trigger
Runs every month. Part of [Payroll](/workflows/processes/payroll), run by the [People Team](/agents/people).

## Steps
1. Total each Human’s pay for the Period.
2. Withhold the taxes each jurisdiction requires. It waits 1 business hour first.
3. Pay each Human and record the Transaction. It waits 1 business hour first.
4. File the Period’s payroll returns. It waits 1 business hour first.

## Outputs
- [Transaction](/business/nouns/transaction)
- [Entry](/business/nouns/entry)

## Example
At month end, Pay people totals the appraiser's pay, withholds the required taxes, pays through payroll, and files the month's returns.