Payroll memes are the hilarious silver lining in the storm of spreadsheets, timecards, and direct deposit drama.

Meme depicting a humorous choice between completing payroll or drawing 25 cards in an Uno game, with a person holding a full hand of Uno cards.

Continue our work memes series, let’s talk about getting paid.

If you’re the one running payroll or just eagerly waiting for your direct deposit, these memes nail the chaos, quirks, and comedy of getting paid.

From the disbelief that it’s only Tuesday to the triumphant “payday dance,” payroll memes turn paycheck problems into punchlines everyone can laugh at.

Meme depicting a famous scene where a character breaks through a door with the text 'HERE'S PAYROLL!'—a humorous take on a payroll theme.

Funny Payroll Memes That Accounting Will Love

Wanna get paid? That’s why we work, right?

Drake meme illustrating payroll preferences, with Drake rejecting manual payroll and approving automating the process.

These funny payroll memes will be loved by anyone who has a problem with their paycheck or payroll – but also by the accounting department behind the payments!

A two-panel meme humorously depicting the clash between Accounting frantically wanting payroll and someone cheerfully avoiding their timecard, with one person looking stressed and another blissfully unaware.

Payroll Due

Want to know how I feel when payroll is due? This funny payroll meme shows it best.

Meme showing a woman in a business suit lying on the ground with captions "how I feel when payroll is due," humorously depicting exhaustion and relief.

From collecting time cards to crunching numbers, you gotta love payroll week. May the odds be in your favor.

Meme featuring a character dressed in a flamboyant pink outfit and wig with text saying, 'Payroll week? May the odds be in your favor,' humorously comparing payroll processing to a challenge.

This Christmas payroll meme is applicable to any holiday when people are too busy planning their time off than to do their department payroll.

Meme of a character in a festive scene with children, text overlay reads 'BEFORE YOU GET TOO EXCITED, REMEMBER PAYROLL,' emphasizing the reality check of payroll amidst holiday excitement.

See our Merry Christmas memes!

A gentle passive aggressive payroll meme to whoever needs a reminder that without payroll there is no pay.

When you are waiting on payroll.

Meme with an elderly woman squinting at a computer screen, captioned 'This is me, waiting on your payroll.'

A payroll Monday meme for anyone knows what kind of big deal it is and omg the work that is required to do it.

Meme with a man in a red suit, serious expression, captioned "Payroll Monday, It's Kind of a Big Deal," humorously highlighting the importance of payroll on Mondays.

How is this for a payroll meme org chart.

Humorous payroll meme featuring people with labels 'Payroll' over a burning building, 'Controller' running away, and 'Head of HR' smiling in the foreground.

Show some love to your accounting department with this Payroll is my favorite for whoever is processing payroll.

Funny payroll meme with an excited character in a green costume, captioned 'Payroll? Payroll is my favorite!'

When it’s time to do payroll.

Speaking of processing payroll meme for anyone who thinks they can do your job. It’s not just hitting a button!

Payroll meme featuring a character with the caption 'You know nothing of processing payroll,' humorously highlighting confusion in handling payroll tasks.

Payroll is Done Meme

When payroll is done and everyone gets paid. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor payroll report, the average pay period is biweekly, followed by weekly.

Meme featuring a famous talk show scene with the text 'WHEN PAYROLL IS DONE...' followed by 'YOU GET PAID. YOU GET PAID. EVERYONE GETS PAID!' highlighting the excitement of payday.

Waiting to Get Paid

Oh the stress of waiting to get paid. Send a waiting to get paid meme along with your timesheet or invoice if the accounts payable department is slow on paying.

Don’t miss our hilarious timesheet memes!

Sometimes you have to be snarky. But seriously this wheres my money meme will at least make you unforgettable.

When a lot of your problems stem from not getting paid.

You’ve been paid meme is a fun reply to get when you are expecting payment.

The glorious sigh of relief when you get the payment you’ve been waiting on.

It’s Pay Day Memes

Whether it’s once a month, bi-weekly or weekly – when that paycheck deposits, pay day memes are needed!

Payday is always a reason to celebrate!

Whether it’s a one off payment, a bonus check or just your regular paycheck – the excitement shown on this payday meme is real.

When the Paycheck Hits

Who gets a paycheck meme? Well if it’s up to Oprah, everyone.

When that paycheck deposit finally hits! Time to go shopping! I kid, see budget memes below.

When your paycheck is spent before it even deposits.

When you are living paycheck to paycheck. My, how judgemental Yoda is.

paycheck to paycheck meme broke you are if paycheck to paycheck is how you live

Don’t miss our tax memes for when taxes are due.

I Got Paid!

As a small business owner, when those invoices don’t get paid late when you finally get that check a paid meme is in order to celebrate.

Funny Accounting Memes

While sure accounting wants payroll, there are still other tasks to do and those pay the bills which allows accounting to pay payroll. Oh, the cycle of corporate America!

Expense Report Memes

Who else would have a stack of receipts shoved in their purse needing to be put on an expense report? This is the expense report meme to send to anyone who like me, forgets to turn in their expenses!

Another signal that maybe you should do your expense reports is when you see how high your credit card balance has gotten. Another expense report meme to remind the forgetful!

i don't always do my expense reports but when i do it's when i see how high my credit card balance has become

Budget Memes

Sometimes the only limitation in business is MONEY. Most often due to budgets. See the budget memes and enjoy the LOLs.

These are especially relatable to anyone who has to manage a budget.

When you have a great marketing campaign idea, but that budget says otherwise.

When you need help with your budget, we got you boo! Well we can’t help you make the numbers work but we can provide you with a help me budget meme.

Send this to someone who needs a reminder that it’s budget season.

When its budget planning time, send a coworker meme or this one.

Work smarter, not harder y’all!

productivity meme - work smarter not harder

While I’m sure the company wants us to think we are working for the better good, we all know that’s not why we show up every day. We are working for a paycheck. Bills need to be paid!

A yoda work meme featuring a wise, green creature with the text, 'WORK YOU MUST, BILLS NEED TO BE PAID,' humorously cautioning about work responsibilities.

Let’s face it. We all go to work for those dollar bills, yo. The paycheck is the star of the show.

me after that paycheck hits despite being broke for the last two weeks

This paycheck meme is me as a teenager not having any bills to worry with or any idea how much taxes were taken out. Oh to be young and carefree.

paycheck meme: when your paycheck finally hits your bank account

If you are hourly or a contractor, we all know this payroll meme to well. When accounting comes knocking for time cards – or maybe you are the accountant needing the payroll, here are the funny timesheet memes.

Pay Me Memes

When you need those dollar bills. Use these pay me memes for when you have an invoice due, a client won’t pay, your family owes you money or whenever you need to collect payment.