# Pike and Paylocity

> Sync employees and time off from Paylocity, and send approved hours to the payroll batch.

Canonical URL: https://usepike.com/integrations/paylocity
Last updated: 2026-11-04

## At a glance

- **Direction:** Paylocity to Pike for people and time off, every 3 hours. Pike to Paylocity for hours, when enabled.
- **Who sets it up:** A workspace admin, with your Paylocity company ID and an API client ID and secret with Pay Entry permission.
- **Source of truth:** Paylocity, for person fields.
- **Plan:** All plans
- **Documentation:** [Paylocity docs](https://usepike.com/docs/integrations/paylocity)

## What syncs between Paylocity and Pike

| Paylocity | Pike | Direction |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Employees | Members, matched by email | Paylocity to Pike |
| Cost centers | Teams | Paylocity to Pike |
| Job titles and supervisors | Positions and managers | Paylocity to Pike |
| Approved time off | Time off | Paylocity to Pike |
| Pay Entry earnings with hours | Regular and overtime hours from a closed Pike pay period | Pike to Paylocity, when **Send hours to payroll** is on |

Approved time off creates Pike time off of the mapped type and comes off capacity. Pending or rejected requests do not sync.

**Send hours to payroll** is off by default. When on, closing a pay period sends approved hours for hourly employees to the open payroll batch.

## Set up and use Paylocity

### Connect

1. Go to **Workspace settings → Integrations → Paylocity** and click **Add integration**.
2. Enter your Paylocity company ID, API client ID, and secret.
3. Choose the cost center level for teams, map time off types and earnings codes, then click **Import data**.

### How to use it in your business

- **Report utilization by cost center.** Paylocity cost centers become Pike teams, so utilization by team matches payroll reporting.
- **Pay from the hours you bill.** Approved Pike hours go to the payroll batch, so pay and invoices use the same numbers.

### Limits

- Salaried employees’ hours are not sent.
- Paylocity does not accept edits to submitted hours. Corrections go to the next pay period.
- Pike does not run payroll or calculate tax.

Setup steps and field mappings: [Paylocity docs](https://usepike.com/docs/integrations/paylocity).

## Paylocity integration questions

### Does Pike integrate with Paylocity?

Yes. Pike syncs Paylocity employees, cost centers, and approved time off every 3 hours, and can send approved hours for hourly employees through Pay Entry.

### How do Paylocity cost centers map to Pike?

You choose one cost center level, and each cost center at that level becomes a Pike team.

### Can I send Pike hours to Paylocity payroll?

Yes. With Send hours to payroll on, closing a Pike pay period sends regular and overtime hours for hourly employees to the open Paylocity payroll batch.

## Related

- [ADP Workforce Now](https://usepike.com/integrations/adp-workforce-now): Workers, departments, time off, and payroll hours.
- [Paychex Flex](https://usepike.com/integrations/paychex): Workers, organizations, pay rates, and payroll hours.
- [Resource planning in Pike](https://usepike.com/features/resources): Allocations and capacity by person and week.