Employers Council

What Employers Council does

Employers Council is a 501(c)-style non-profit membership association founded in 1939 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, that provides integrated human resources, employment law, training, and compensation benchmarking services to employers across the Mountain West and select adjacent markets. The organization serves organizations of all sizes and industries — spanning healthcare systems (UCHealth, Banner Health), local governments (City of Fort Collins, Moffat County, Arapahoe Library District), manufacturers (Utility Trailer Manufacturing, Saunders Construction), consumer brands (New Belgium), and educational institutions (Regis University, Aims Community College Foundation) — through a tiered membership model augmented by pay-as-you-go services available to non-members. Its core product lines are HR Services (compensation planning, outsourced HR, payroll and benefits processing, recruiting, pre-employment screening), Legal Services (employment law advice, administrative representation, workplace investigations, pay equity, labor relations, affirmative action, California legal services), Training and Development (seven certificate programs, conferences, speakers bureau, training catalog, Training Pass subscription), and Benchmark Data (salary and benefits surveys covering 400+ jobs drawn from 70+ years of longitudinal data).

The underlying technology stack is professional-services based rather than software-platform based: the organization operates a virtual learning management system (LMS) at training.employerscouncil.org, a member portal (members.employerscouncil.org), and an invoice payment platform (my.employerscouncil.org/PersonifyEbusiness), with the remainder of service delivery routed through human expertise — licensed attorneys, HR professionals, trainers, coaches, and compensation specialists — supported by a dedicated Member Experience Team. No proprietary AI/ML platform or software product is disclosed, and the organization monetizes primarily through recurring membership dues, fee-for-service consulting, and training registrations rather than software licensing.

The business model is a hybrid of subscription and professional services: tiered membership plans provide annual recurring access to HR and legal advice, discounted pay-as-you-go service rates, free handbook reviews, training and event discounts, and benchmark data access; members and non-members alike can purchase individual services (workplace investigations, immigration services, ad hoc HR consulting, individual training courses) à la carte. Distribution is primarily direct sales via the Member Experience Team and a regional field presence across five physical offices (Denver, Colorado Springs, Loveland, Phoenix, Salt Lake City), supplemented by a self-serve virtual training channel for mid-market and SMB buyers. Marketing relies on content marketing, gated downloadable guides, SEO, social media, email newsletters, member testimonials, and partnerships with regional Chambers and Associations to drive top-of-funnel acquisition.

Name

Employers Council

Legal name

Employers Council

Website

https://employerscouncil.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Employers Council is a 1939-founded, Denver-headquartered non-profit membership association providing integrated HR, employment law, training, and compensation benchmarking services to employers across Colorado, Arizona, Utah, and California through tiered memberships and pay-as-you-go professional services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR and Employment Law Services

NAICS

Payroll Services (541214), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Payroll Services (Full-Service Payroll Outsourcing) (BPAAAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Benefits Deductions & Payroll Integration Administration (BPAAAHAF), Workforce Benefits Administration (Enrollment & Deductions) (BPACAIAF)

Keywords

• HR consulting services
• Employment law advisory
• Compensation surveys
• Workplace investigations
• Professional training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Tiered membership approach providing access to licensed attorneys, HR professionals, trainers, coaches, and a dedicated Member Experience Team. Members receive training and event discounts, specialized HR and legal services at reduced rates, and free handbook reviews as part of membership dues.
2. Pay-As-You-Go Services: Wide variety of HR, legal, and training services available for purchase by both members and non-members. Members receive special pricing on all pay-as-you-go services. Services include workplace investigations, immigration services, HR consulting, and training courses.
3. Training and Certificate Programs: Employers Council trains over 25,000 people annually across topics including leadership, HR certifications, legal compliance, harassment prevention, and more. Training is available in-person and virtually with certificate programs consisting of 6-7 instructor-led classes.
4. Benchmark Data and Salary Surveys: Extensive database of wage-and-benefits survey data on more than 400 jobs and employer practices. Access to over 70 years of comprehensive Compensation and HR data included with membership. Sample salary data available for download.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Employers Council delivers integrated HR services, employment law support, professional training, and compensation benchmark data to employer organizations through tiered annual memberships and pay-as-you-go professional services. Service offerings span compensation planning, outsourced HR, payroll processing, recruiting, pre-employment screening, workplace investigations, legal representation, pay equity, labor relations, certificate programs, and salary surveys covering 400+ jobs.

Product overview

Employers Council is an HR and employment law membership organization offering a platform-plus-services model. The core offerings consist of HR Services (compensation planning, recruiting, payroll, pre-employment screening), Legal Services (employment law representation, workplace investigations, labor relations, pay equity), and Training and Development (certificate programs, conferences, training catalog). Members also receive access to Benchmark Data with salary surveys covering 400+ jobs, Member Resources including guides and white papers, and a Training Pass subscription. The organization operates offices in Colorado, Arizona, and Utah and serves organizations of all sizes across multiple states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Trains over 25,000 people annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Chambers and Associations (Regional)minorOthersEmployers Council staff maintains strategic relationships with Chambers and Associations across Arizona and surrounding areas, as well as across Utah and Southern Colorado. These relationships support member networking and referral opportunities within regional business communities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Rippling: Unified HR, IT, and finance cloud platform that automates payroll, benefits, and workforce management. Competes with Employers Council for the same mid-market HR-outsourcing buyer using a modern software-led model.
• Justworks: Tech-enabled PEO delivering payroll, benefits, HR compliance, and HR advisory to small and mid-sized businesses. Modern, software-led alternative to the Employers Council membership and outsourced HR model.
• BambooHR: SMB-focused HRIS provider with add-on payroll and benefits modules. Represents the lighter-touch, self-serve alternative to Employers Council's high-touch HR services for growing small employers.
• Gusto: Cloud-based payroll, HR, and benefits platform aimed at small businesses. Represents the SaaS-native alternative to Employers Council's traditional payroll and HR service delivery for SMBs.

Broad incumbents

• ADP: Largest U.S. provider of payroll, HR outsourcing, benefits administration, and PEO services (including ADP TotalSource). Competes with Employers Council's outsourced HR/payroll and benefits-admin offerings, but as a broad incumbent serving national and global accounts.
• TriNet: PEO focused on small and mid-sized businesses, offering HR, payroll, benefits, and compliance support. Overlaps with Employers Council's outsourced HR, payroll, and benefits services for the same employer segments.
• Insperity: Large publicly traded PEO delivering co-employment, HR, payroll, and benefits services to SMBs and mid-market companies across multiple states. Closest large incumbent to Employers Council's combined HR-legal-training outsourcing stance.
• Paychex: Major provider of payroll, HR, and benefits administration services for small and mid-sized businesses. Competes for the same SMB HR outsourcing wallet as Employers Council's payroll and benefits processing lines.

Direct peers

• SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management): National membership organization that delivers HR resources, certification, training, and policy/employment-law guidance to HR professionals and employers. Most comparable to Employers Council because of the membership-plus-content-plus-training model, although SHRM is national and content-led rather than regionally delivered.
• California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber): State-level employer association offering HR compliance, employment law support, training, and a member benefits program to California employers. Closest functional peer to Employers Council because it pairs a membership model with bundled HR, legal, and training services for a defined employer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EmployersCo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MSECCouncil
• Facebookfacebook.com/EmployersCo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/employersco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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