Create a salary Structure

This article covers: New Salary Structure.

Before you start

Access. You need access to Payroll > Salary Structures. If you do not see it in the menu, ask your administrator for the role that covers this area.

Steps

Open Payroll > Salary Structures.
Select New Salary Structure.
In the window Salary Structure fill in the fields below.

Field	What it means and what to enter
e.g. STD-2026	Type the e.g. std-2026.
e.g. Standard Employee Structure	Type the e.g. standard employee structure.
Description	Free text for your own notes.
Structure Type	Choose one: Standard, Executive, Contractor, Hourly, Sales, Internship, Custom.
Payroll Frequency	Choose one: Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Biweekly, Semimonthly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annual.
e.g. US	Type the e.g. us.
e.g. USD	Type the e.g. usd.
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ	Type the yyyy-mm-ddthh:mm:ssz.
Pay gross from this structure (its earnings and benefits become the payslip earnings; the base compensation is the total it is worked out from)	Tick or untick.
Scope Type	Choose one: Legal Entity, Payroll Group, Country, Location, Department, Job, Job Level, Grade, Employment Type, Worker Type....
Scope value (e.g. a department id)	Type the scope value (e.g. a department id).

Select Save Draft.

The window closes and the table shows the result.

If something does not work

The button "New Salary Structure" is missing. You do not have the permission, or the page is not in your menu. See Access above.
A list in the window is empty. The records it picks from do not exist yet.
The window will not close or shows a message. Read the message: it names the field that is missing or not allowed.