Administering payroll, benefits, time and attendance cost mid-sized employers $2,000 per employee in 2011, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers study. Commissioned for payroll provider ADP, the study found that large employers typically paid a bit less, at $1,400 per employee per year. It’s no wonder that many employers turn to third-party administrators. [February 2015, 328 word article]