# Build a salary structure

A salary structure is the package used when you generate a salary slip. Create the salary components first, then bundle them here. A structure does not pay anyone by itself.

1. Open **Salary Structure** under Payroll. The list is titled Salary Structures.
2. Click **New Salary Structure**.
3. Under Details, enter Structure Name. Currency starts as USD. Set Frequency to Monthly, Biweekly, or Weekly. Frequency starts as Monthly.
4. Leave Active on. Generate refuses an inactive structure. Turn on Default if this is the package you usually use.
5. Under Earnings & Deductions, the table is labeled Structure Components. Click **Add Row**.
6. Choose a Component, enter Amount, and set Order if you care about the sequence. Formula on the row is optional.
7. Add a row for each earning and each deduction. Click **Create Salary Structure**.

## What you should see

The list shows Name, Frequency, Currency, and Active. Search reads “Search structures...”. A new structure is titled New Salary Structure. After you save, the title is Salary Structure plus its number, and the button changes to **Save**. An empty component table says “No rows yet.”

## If something looks wrong

Structure Name is required. Component and Amount are required on each row. The message names the fields that are still empty.

A component is missing from the row until it exists under **Salary Component**. Create it there, then return and choose it.

Generate later says “Salary structure is inactive” or “Salary structure has no components.” Turn Active on, add at least one row, and click **Save**.