A salary structure is the package you use when you generate a salary slip. Build the pieces first on Salary Component, then bundle them here.
Salary Component
Open Payroll, then Salary Component.
- Click New Salary Component.
- Enter Component Name.
- Set Type to Earning or Deduction.
- Set Calculation to Fixed, Formula, or Percentage.
- Leave Active on. Turn on Tax Applicable when this amount is taxed.
- If the amount is calculated, fill in Formula.
- Click Create Salary Component.
The list is titled Salary Components. You can search with Search components.... Columns are Name, Type, Calculation, and Active. An empty list says to configure earnings and deductions used in payroll.
Salary Structure
Open Payroll, then Salary Structure.
- Click New Salary Structure.
- Enter Structure Name.
- Set Currency. It starts as USD.
- Set Frequency to Monthly, Biweekly, or Weekly.
- Turn on Default if this is the package you usually use. Leave Active on. Generate refuses an inactive structure.
- Under Earnings & Deductions, the table is labeled Structure Components. Click Add Row.
- Choose a Component, enter Amount, and set Order if you care about the sequence. Formula is optional on the row.
- Click Create Salary Structure.
Add a row for each earning and each deduction. An empty table says No rows yet. Generate will not run until this table has at least one component.
What you should see
- The structure list is titled Salary Structures. Search with Search structures.... Columns are Name, Frequency, Currency, and Active.
- A new structure is titled New Salary Structure. After you save, the title is Salary Structure plus its number, and the button changes from Create Salary Structure to Save.
- Until you save, the form says: Save first to assign people, attach files, add tags, share, and comment.
What can go wrong
- Structure name is required. Enter Structure Name and create again.
- Component and Amount are required on each row. The message names the fields that are still empty.
- Generate later says Salary structure is inactive or Salary structure has no components. Turn Active on and add rows, then save.
- A component is missing from the list. Create it under Salary Component first, then return and choose it.
Next: Generate salary slips. Back to Pay.