CDM+ Payroll review

CDM+ Payroll is built for faith-based organizations rather than adapted from small business payroll. The product page lists clergy-friendly settings with separate withholding and reporting exemption options: you can exempt clergy from FICA and Medicare, report Box 1 wages while skipping federal withholding for ministers who pay their own tax, and track clergy amounts in W-2 Box 14. Pay items can run on different schedules, so a semi-monthly salary and a monthly housing allowance can sit on the same employee. Paychecks, employer taxes and deductions post directly to the CDM+ ledger and accounts payable, which keeps fund accounting clean. Tax tables update automatically and quarterly and year-end forms run through Aatrix. CDM+ charges $50 a month for any one program and $25 for each additional program, so payroll plus fund accounting costs about $75. It ranks lower on ease of use because the church still runs and files payroll itself.

Who it is for

Churches using CDM+ for membership, giving and fund accounting

Price

Any one program from $50 a month, $25 for each additional program; all programs $175 a month.

Any 1 program for $50/mo
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Exempt Social Security (FICA) and Medicare for clergy
• Report Box 1 wages while exempting federal withholding for clergy who pay out of pocket
• Tracks clergy reporting in W-2 Box 14
• Variable pay item frequency, such as a semi-monthly salary with a monthly allowance
• Quarterly and year-end tax forms and payments through integrated Aatrix

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Paychecks, employer taxes and deductions post directly to the CDM+ ledger and accounts payable
• Strength: Handles employees for different payers with separate federal EINs in one run
• Strength: Employees view pay and print tax documents online with CDM+ Engage Payroll
• Weakness: Built around CDM+ Desktop, so it makes most sense if you use the rest of the suite
• Weakness: Not a full-service provider; the church runs payroll and submits filings
• Weakness: All programs together cost $175 a month

Key facts

• Pricing: Any 1 program $50 a month; $25 each additional; Complete $175 a month
• Clergy settings: Separate withholding and reporting exemption settings
• Tax forms: Integrated Aatrix forms
• Employee records: Unlimited

Where it ranks

CDM+ Payroll is No. 6 in our Best Payroll Software for Churches verdict.