It sounds like your company is already set up? So it would help if you had an independent bookkeeper. You don't need to pay CPA rates for bookkeeping though they would be happy to charge you!
They can set payroll up and the compliance, including state taxes, if you have any. This way, you don't have to pay a full-time salary right now.
You can pay employees at a minimum once a month. But however you decide to pay them, you can't flip the pay period around. Employees must have a regular payroll period and pay date. It must be the same time frame, or the US Dept of Labor can fine you.
You can take a bonus as often as you like as a member-owner but keep in mind your payroll is to be within the standard of your position. ie, a president of a 250k company can't give himself a 100k salary. (You could, but the trustee will have you on the hot seat if the company goes bankrupt!) Additionally, you can't use it as your revolving personal checking account, so you avoid payroll tax. You, as the owner, can adjust the amount of your payroll. Say if profits are down, you can pay yourself $1.00 for the payroll period, so you don't have to go through the Member equity process or make an official loan to your company.
