Entering Salary for a New Employee

Note: It is recommended to use the Salary page for all salary administration tasks. However, if you choose to use the Salary Administration window, follow the instructions below.

Use the Salary Administration window to enter a starting salary amount for a newly hired employee.

Notice that you cannot enter multiple components of a starting salary for a newly hired employee or one assigned to a new salary basis.

You must assign a payroll to an employee before entering a salary.

Use the Salary Management folder to approve multiple salary proposals or to download salary information to a spreadsheet. In the spreadsheet you can enter new proposals, edit existing proposals, and approve salary components. Then you can upload your changes to the database.

See: Using the Salary Management Folder

arrow icon   To enter a salary for a new employee :

  1. Enter the start date for the salary in the Change Date field (in the Salary Proposal region). For a new hire, this is usually the hire date.

    Note: The employee must have an active assignment on this date. If you are changing the salary basis, you must enter the exact date it changes.

  2. Enter the amount of the salary in either the Change Value or the New Value field.

  3. Select a reason for the salary, if required.

  4. Rank the employee if required.

    For example, you might want to rank the employee at the time of the proposal and track them later on. If you do rank the employee, enter a value greater than zero.

  5. Enter or change the Next Review date, if required.

  6. Select a performance review to associate with the salary review, if required. This is a performance review you previously created using the Performance window.

  7. Save the new salary.

    Note: You do not have to approve the new salary, the application approves it automatically.