EXHIBIT 23.1 ____________ CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the use of our report dated August 26, 1996 with respect to the supplemental consolidated financial statements of Paychex, Inc. included in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Paychex, Inc. for the registration of 1,053,272 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated June 27, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Paychex, Inc. incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended May 31, 1996, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP October 30, 1996