Paylocity Holding Corp

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )

Paylocity Holding Corporation

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)

Letter to

Stockholders

October 22, 2026

Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend this year’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Paylocity Holding Corporation on December 3, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Central Time. The Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be conducted virtually via a live webcast. You will be able to listen to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, submit your questions, and vote during the live webcast of the meeting by visiting http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PCTY2026 and entering the 16-digit control number included in our Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the "Notice"), on your proxy card or in the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials.

We are pleased to take advantage of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule that allows companies to furnish proxy materials primarily over the Internet. On or about October 22, 2026, we mailed to our stockholders the Notice containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials, including our Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, over the Internet. The Notice also provides instructions on how to vote online or by telephone and includes instructions on how you can receive a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail. If you receive your annual meeting materials by mail, the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Statement, 2026 Annual Report and proxy card will be enclosed. If you receive your proxy materials via e-mail, the e-mail will contain voting instructions and links to the Annual Report and Proxy Statement on the Internet, both of which are available atwww.proxyvote.com.

Details regarding admission to the Annual Meeting and the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting are described in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, your vote is very important, and we encourage you to vote promptly. You may vote by either marking, signing and returning the enclosed proxy card or using telephone or internet voting. For specific instructions on voting, please refer to the instructions on your enclosed proxy card. If you attend the virtual meeting, you will have the right to revoke the proxy and vote your shares during the meeting. If you hold your shares through an account with a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee, please follow the instructions you receive from your brokerage firm, bank or other nominee to vote your shares.

Sincerely,

Toby J. WilliamsPresident and Chief Executive Officer

Tableof Contents

Notice of 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Date

Thursday, December 3, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Central Time

Place

Virtually atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PCTY2026

Record Date

You can vote if you were a stockholder of record at the close of business on October 6, 2026. Attendance at the meeting is limited to stockholders or their proxy holders and Company guests. Only stockholders or their valid proxy holders may address the meeting.

Important notice regarding the internet availability of proxy materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on December 3, 2026.

A complete set of proxy materials relating to our annual meeting, consisting of the Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement, Proxy Card and Annual Report, is available on the Internet and may be viewed at www.proxyvote.com.

Purposes

Proposal No. 1To elect Steven R. Beauchamp, Linda M. Breard, Virginia G. Breen, Robin L. Pederson, Andres D. Reiner, Kenneth B. Robinson, Steven I. Sarowitz, Ronald V. Waters III and Toby J. Williams as directors to hold office until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. FOR each director nominee

Proposal No. 2To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. FOR

Proposal No. 3To vote on a non-binding basis to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. FOR

Proposal No. 4To vote to approve the Second Amended and Restated 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. FOR

To transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Voting

IMPORTANT: Please vote your shares by submitting a proxy by Internet, by telephone, or by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card. The proxy card describes your voting options in more detail. If you attend the meeting, you may choose to vote online at the meeting even if you have previously voted your shares. If for any reason you desire to revoke your proxy, you can do so at any time before it is voted.

Mailing

On or about October 22, 2026, we mailed to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our Proxy Statement and 2026 Annual Report to Stockholders and how to vote.

For ten days prior to the meeting, a complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting will be available for examination by any stockholder, for any purpose relating to the meeting, during ordinary business hours at our principal offices.