Empower Netchex Integration: What It Is and Why It Works

Last updated: August 2026

If your company offers a 401(k) through Empower, keeping retirement contributions accurate shouldn’t depend on someone manually double-checking numbers every pay period. Netchex works alongside Empower so payroll teams have one less place where things can slip through the cracks.

Here’s what Empower is, what Netchex is, and why HR teams that use both together get a simpler, more dependable payroll and retirement process.

What Is Empower?

Empower delivers comprehensive retirement plan solutions designed to help employers and employees achieve better financial outcomes. As a leading retirement services provider, Empower offers 401(k) recordkeeping, investment options, and participant engagement tools at scale, with a platform built around financial wellness, personalized guidance, and reporting for plan sponsors.

What Is Netchex?

Netchex is a payroll and HR platform built for mid-market businesses with lean HR teams and hourly or deskless workforces. Instead of stitching together separate systems for payroll, time, HR, and benefits, Netchex brings them into one platform backed by real support, so HR teams spend less time on data entry and more time on their people.

How the Empower Netchex Integration Works

Netchex works with Empower to help companies offering Empower retirement plans manage payroll and benefits together. Rather than treating payroll and retirement as two disconnected processes, Netchex serves as a partner to Empower so plan sponsors have a payroll and HR system that supports their retirement benefits, not one that works against them. In practice, this works as a secure, two-way API integration processed through Netchex’s Payroll Integrations connection: payroll data, employee contributions, and eligibility details sync automatically between Netchex and Empower, cutting down on manual entry and helping keep contribution records accurate and audit-ready.

• Companies offering an Empower 401(k) can rely on Netchex as their payroll and HR system of record.
• Netchex helps employers stay organized as they manage contributions, eligibility, and plan administration alongside payroll.
• Plan details and specific integration capabilities can vary, so Netchex works directly with your team to confirm what’s available for your Empower plan.

Why Netchex Is the Best Payroll and HR Solution for Companies That Use Empower

Companies already working with Empower for retirement benefits don’t need to settle for a payroll and HR system that treats their benefits as an afterthought. Netchex is built to work alongside providers like Empower, so your team has a payroll partner who understands how retirement contributions fit into the bigger picture of payroll and HR.

Beyond the relationship with Empower, Netchex is built to be the strongest payroll and HR partner for companies like yours. Netchex is ranked #1 on G2 for service, with a 98% customer satisfaction score and 90% of support calls answered by a real, US-based person in under a minute. That’s the difference between a vendor that simply refers you to a retirement provider and a partner that actually backs up the relationship.

That combination of dependable technology and unmatched service is why the average Netchex customer stays for 10 or more years, and why companies offering Empower retirement plans choose Netchex as their payroll and HR system of record.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page reflects publicly available information about Empower as of 2026. Integration availability may vary by plan. Contact Netchex for current details.

Disclaimer: Any product roadmap or future plans provided herein are for informational purposes only. They do not represent a commitment to deliver any material, code, feature, or functionality. Plans may change without notification. The development, release and timing of any features or functionality described remain at the sole discretion of Netchex, its affiliates, and partners. Netchex does not give legal, tax, or accounting advice. You are responsible for ensuring your use of Netchex product meets your individual business and compliance requirements.

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