EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Paychex, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 31, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, JOHN B. GIBSON, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

A signed original of this written statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the SEC upon request.

 

Date: September 28, 2023

 

 

 

/s/ John B. Gibson

 

John B. Gibson

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)