--- title: "Hiring Your First Employee in NJ: Checklists, Offer Letter" description: "Everything before your first New Jersey hire: EIN and NJ-REG, required workers' comp, the 2027 minimum wage, payroll provider or DIY, I-9, W-4, NJ-W4 and new…" url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/hiring-your-first-employee-kit" --- Document pack # Hiring Your First Employee in New Jersey: Setup Checklist, Payroll Decision, Paperwork, Offer Letter and First Payroll Go from no employees to a correct first paycheck without missing a registration or a deadline. **$25** one time · 14-day full refund · Word and PDF · download link by email Buy now, $25 Free sample 🌙 The desk is asleep. The store never is. Every kit and ebook downloads the moment you pay, day or night. Questions get answered after we open in the morning. [Browse the store](/toolkits) Who it is for New Jersey owners about to hire their first employee. Not the right fit if You're hiring outside New Jersey, or you already have employees and payroll running. Why it is different - 2027 NJ minimum wage from the Department of Labor's own announcement. - Every deadline sourced from USCIS, the IRS or New Jersey. - Word files to fill in and PDFs to print. What is inside - **Before you hire.** EIN, NJ-REG, workers' compensation and the 2027 minimum wage. - **Payroll provider or DIY.** Who does what, and what each costs. - **New-hire paperwork checklist.** I-9, W-4, NJ-W4, new hire report and sick leave notice, with deadlines. - **Offer letter template.** A plain fill-in offer letter. - **First payroll checklist.** Before and after your first payroll, and the year-one filing calendar. A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Before You Hire Checklist (Hiring Your First Employee in New Jersey Kit)](/img/toolkits/hiring-your-first-employee-kit/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/hiring-your-first-employee-kit/doc-1.webp) First page of Before You Hire Checklist [![Page 1 of the Payroll Provider vs DIY (Hiring Your First Employee in New Jersey Kit)](/img/toolkits/hiring-your-first-employee-kit/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/hiring-your-first-employee-kit/doc-2.webp) First page of Payroll Provider vs DIY Get it ## Hiring Your First Employee in New Jersey Kit Or pay with PayPal Uses the email and terms box above. You get the same download link by email. ZIP code (for sales tax) Want every toolkit? The [toolkit membership](/membership) includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly. Get every update for a year, $29: the [Yearly Updates Pass](/updates-pass?kit=hiring-your-first-employee-kit) gives you each refreshed edition we release of the kits you own. One payment, no automatic renewal. Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Have an employment attorney review your offer letter and policies. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. Ways to get it ## Just this kit, or more This kit **$25 one time** Hiring Your First Employee Kit. Buy this kit The set **$59 one time** 4 kits including this one, $33 less than buying them separately. [See the set](/toolkits/first-employee-bundle) Membership **$29 a month** Every kit and document pack in the store, including new ones. Cancel any time. [See the membership](/membership) Questions ## Common questions **What do I get and how is it delivered?** The Hiring Your First Employee Kit comes as a zip with five documents, each as an editable Word file and a printable PDF: Before You Hire Checklist, Payroll Provider vs DIY, New Hire Paperwork Checklist, Offer Letter Template, and First Payroll Checklist. The download link arrives by email after payment. **Will it open on a Mac, Google Sheets or my phone?** The PDFs open in any PDF reader, including on a phone. To edit, open the Word files in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice on a Mac or PC. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. If it is not right for you, email us within 14 days of buying for a full refund. **Is this legal or tax advice?** General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Have an employment attorney review your offer letter and policies. **Is it up to date for 2026 and 2027?** It includes the 2027 New Jersey minimum wage, taken from the Department of Labor's own announcement. Updates for later years are not promised. Free sample ### Try one page first Get a real page or file from this product by email. We send one confirmation email, and no series follows. Buy it with the others [Bundle ### First Employee Bundle for New Jersey This product plus 3 more, in one download. $59 instead of $92 separately](/toolkits/first-employee-bundle)[### Month-End Close Workbook A real month-end close in one Excel file. 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