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Miter Review
Construction payroll, HR, expense and field-operations software with certified, union and prevailing-wage payroll
Quick verdict
Who Miter suits: Contractors with certified, union or prevailing-wage payroll who want payroll, HR, expenses and field time tracking in one system connected to their accounting software. Pricing: Custom quote; Miter publishes no prices, and you get a quote after a demo. No published pricing or free trial, a younger company (founded 2021), and a detailed setup. For contractors with certified, union or prevailing-wage payroll, it combines payroll, HR, expenses and field time in one system with wide ERP integrations.
About Miter
Miter is construction workforce software that puts payroll, HR, expense management and field operations in one product. Co-founder Connor Watumull launched it in 2021, the company (Miter HR, Inc.) lists a San Francisco address, in May 2025 it announced $38 million in funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Coatue, and on September 30, 2026 it announced a $40 million Series B led by Battery Ventures, bringing its total funding to $78 million. Miter says it serves more than 2,000 companies and processes more than $8.5 billion in payroll a year.
Payroll is built for construction. Miter says it handles federal, state and local taxes in all 50 states, pays by next-day direct deposit at no extra fee and charges nothing for off-cycle or correction runs. It produces WH-347 and state certified payroll reports, submits directly to state portals in 11 states, exports to LCPtracker and similar systems, and handles Davis-Bacon and state prevailing wage, fringes, union reporting and union reciprocity. Job-coded time from the field flows into payroll, and fully burdened labor costs sync to your ERP for job costing.
Around payroll sit HR tools (HRIS, recruiting, onboarding, benefits, learning, performance), field tools (time tracking, scheduling, production, daily reports, safety) and expense tools (reimbursements, per diems, corporate cards, accounts payable). Its integration page names QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Sage Intacct, Sage 100, Sage 300 CRE, NetSuite, Acumatica, Foundation, Viewpoint, CMiC, Procore and ServiceTitan, among others.
The trade-off: Miter publishes no pricing, so cost is only known after a demo and quote, and it is a younger company (2021) than long-running construction payroll providers. Test the certified payroll reports and ERP sync you depend on during the demo, and compare it with other construction payroll options such as eBacon, Payroll4Construction and Arcoro.
How it works
After a demo and quote, Miter sets up your employees, jobs, pay rates, prevailing-wage and union rules and your ERP connection. Crews record job-coded time in the field, Miter applies the right rates and fringes, runs payroll (next-day direct deposit at no extra fee), files federal, state and local taxes, generates certified payroll reports or submits them to supported state portals, and syncs labor costs to your accounting system for job costing. HR, expense and field modules run in the same system.
Pros & cons
What works
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Deep certified payroll support
WH-347 plus state forms such as CA A-131, NJ MW-562 and IL-452CM02, direct submission to state portals in 11 states, and exports for LCPtracker, eMars and Elation.
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Union and prevailing wage
Miter says it handles Davis-Bacon and state prevailing wage with fringe calculations, plus union reporting, complex overtime rules and reciprocity between unions.
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Payroll, HR, expenses and field ops together
HRIS, recruiting, benefits, time tracking, scheduling, daily reports, corporate cards and accounts payable sit in the same system as payroll.
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Wide accounting and ERP integrations
Its integration page names QuickBooks, Sage, NetSuite, Acumatica, Foundation, Viewpoint, CMiC, Procore and ServiceTitan, among others, with job cost sync.
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No fees for fast or extra runs
Miter says next-day direct deposit carries no extra fee and off-cycle or corrective payrolls cost nothing extra.
What doesn't
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No published pricing
Miter lists no prices, so you need a demo and quote before you can compare cost.
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Younger company
Founded in 2021, Miter has a shorter track record than construction payroll providers that date back to the 2000s.
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No free trial
Miter sells through demos, so you cannot run your own payroll on it before committing.
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More than a simple crew needs
If you have no certified, union or multi-state payroll and no need for HR or expense tools, a general small-business payroll service will be simpler.
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Setup is detailed
Jobs, wage determinations, union rules and ERP mapping all need to be configured correctly before the first payroll.
Pricing
Custom quote; Miter publishes no prices, and you get a quote after a demo.
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Frequently asked
What is Miter?
Miter is construction workforce software, launched in 2021 and based in San Francisco, that combines payroll, HR, expense management and field operations. It handles certified payroll, prevailing wage, union payroll and multi-state taxes, and says it serves more than 2,000 companies.
Does Miter file certified payroll reports?
Miter generates WH-347 and several state certified payroll forms, submits directly to state portals in 11 states (including California, New York, New Jersey and Illinois), and exports to LCPtracker, eMars and Elation.
Miter vs Payroll4Construction or eBacon?
All three handle construction payroll with certified reporting. Miter adds HR, expense and field-operations modules and an integration page that names ERPs such as Sage Intacct, Viewpoint, CMiC and Foundation; Payroll4Construction is an outsourced payroll service from Foundation Software; eBacon is payroll software with a bona fide fringe trust. Compare them on your accounting system and how much you want in one product.
How much does Miter cost?
Miter does not publish prices. You book a demo and get a custom quote. It says next-day direct deposit and off-cycle payrolls carry no extra fee.
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