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    <periodOfReport>2020-08-14</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>false</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001591698</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Paylocity Holding Corp</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PCTY</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001716436</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Williams Toby J.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O 1400 AMERICAN LANE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SCHAUMBURG</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>IL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>60173</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>false</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Financial Officer</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.001</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2020-08-14</value>
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            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
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                    <value>16874.00</value>
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                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
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                    <value>A</value>
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            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>128424.00</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.001</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2020-08-17</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>F</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>131.64</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    </nonDerivativeTable>

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            <securityTitle>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
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                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2023-09-01</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock, par value $0.001</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Reflects the grant of restricted stock units (RSUs) that will entitle Reporting Person to receive one (1) share of Common Stock per RSU. The RSUs will vest annually in four equal installments beginning on August 14, 2021. The grant will be settled pursuant to the terms of the Issuer's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Amount of securities beneficially owned reflects the forfeiture of certain performance-based restricted stock units previously reported in Table I.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Reflects the grant of a target number of market stock units (MSUs) subject to the award as presented in the table which will entitle Reporting Person to receive one (1) share of Common Stock per MSU. The number of MSUs that vest may be 0%-200% of this number (&quot;awarded units&quot;), depending upon performance. Following the achievement by the Issuer of certain total shareholder return objectives, the awarded units will vest on 9/1/2023. The grant will be settled pursuant to the terms of the Issuer's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents the vesting and release date for these awards.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Restricted stock units do not expire; they either vest or are canceled prior to or upon the vesting date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kris Kang, attorney-in-fact to Toby J. Williams</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-08-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
