Set up salary structures & pay elements
Define what people earn once, assign it in bulk, and override per employee where needed.
A pay element is a single earning or deduction (basic, housing, an allowance, a loan). A salary structure (group) bundles elements with amounts, rates or formulas. You manage both under Payroll setup.
Assign a structure to an employee on their Compensation tab, or assign it to many at once with a preview before you commit. Each employee can have overrides where their pay differs from the group default.
Changes are effective-dated and apply to the next run, so you can prepare increases ahead of time without touching the current period.
Related articles
The payroll run lifecycle, explained
Run, review, approve and lock, pay, remit, then roll over. The same flow every month.
Review pre-run checks before you approve
The checks that catch missing bank accounts, zero net pay and unusual swings, before money moves.
Read the variance report
Compare this run to last period and catch a silently-wrong payroll before you approve.
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