Pay Types (Video)

Modified on Thu, Nov 7 at 3:21 PM

Pay types represent every form of compensation that you want to budget on a per-position basis. Pay types are then applied to positions as appropriate. For example, some positions may include salary, medical insurance, 401k matching and FICA pay types, while others may only include hourly and FICA pay types.

Pay Types & Pay Items

Pay Types are defined at the organizational level and are applied individually at the position level. When applied to a position, a Pay Item is created to control the details of that Pay Type/Position relationship. For example, while many positions may use the Salary pay type, each pay item will hold the salary amount for that specific position.

Common Pay Type Examples

Some common forms of compensation include:

Hourly pay
Salary pay
Year-end bonus
Anniversary bonus
Health insurance
Cellphone reimbursement
Employer’s retirement contribution
FICA
Worker's comp
Life insurance
STD & LTD
Housing allowance

The Pay Type List

The Pay Types list provides an overview of all pay types as well as key details.

Drag and drop to re-order
Add new pay types via Add New Pay Type

The Pay Type Record

Each pay type is defined by the following fields, some of which present based on other options selected.

Name - The unique name for this pay type.
Account - The account associated with this pay type.
- Statistical accounts can be assigned to pay types in order to calculate statistical costs. Examples include square footage occupied, number of FTEs represented, etc. Pay types using statistical accounts must be Non-Taxable.
Tax - The taxable status of this pay type.
- Non-Taxable - Does not influence the default FICA amount based on the config settings. (Required for statistical accounts.)
- Taxable - Used for calculating the default FICA amount based on the config settings.
- Is Tax - Used for state tax and FICA pay type calculations when this pay type is a source pay type.
Category - The way the pay type will be calculated.
- Regular - Martus will multiply the Regular Amount (a default in the pay type or the amount specified in the pay item) by the Frequency.
- Hourly - Martus will multiply the Hourly Amount (a default in the pay type or the amount specified in the pay item) by the Hours Per Pay Period (specified in the pay item) by the Frequency.
- Percentage - Martus will use the percentages specified and the Source Pay Types. Percentage requires additional information.
  - Employer Percent - The percentage of the Source Percent that the employer is paying. Normally this is set to 100%, but could be less when the employer is not fully responsible for the entire tax or benefit amount.
  - Source Percent - The percentage of the total of the applicable Source Pay Types that will be budgeted.
  - Source Pay Types - A list of all pay types that will be summed per month from which the Source Percent is calculated.
  - New Source Pay Type - Add additional Source Pay Types.
Frequency - How often the pay type will be calculated.
- Monthly - The amount entered is a full monthly amount, whether using the default Regular Amount on the pay type or the specific amount on the pay item.
- Semi-Monthly - The amount entered is a half the monthly amount, whether using the default Regular Amount on the pay type or the specific amount on the pay item.
- Bi-Weekly - The amount entered is a bi-weekly amount, whether using the default Regular Amount on the pay type or the specific amount on the pay item. Martus will use the bi-weekly start date on the scenario's Config tab to determine which months will have two periods and which will have three.
- Weekly - The amount entered is a weekly amount, whether using the default Regular Amount on the pay type or the specific amount on the pay item. Martus will use the weekly start date on the scenario's Config tab to determine which months will have four periods and which will have five.
- Once - Use the Start Date to apply the amount in one month per year.
- Anniversary - Use the employee's Anniversary Date to apply the amount on the employee's anniversary; often used for longevity bonuses.

Using the Bi-Weekly or Weekly Frequency will result in the budget showing increases in the months with additional pay periods. If the desired budget is flat across all months, use the Monthly or Semi-Monthly pay type frequency and adjust the amount and/or hours appropriately.

Start Date - Controls the start date for this pay type. Most often used with the Once frequency to determine which month to budget. Use Start Date for pay types that are going to begin mid-year. For all ongoing pay types, leave this blank.
Limit - The annual limit for this pay type. For example, if the organization will match a retirement contribution up to $6000 per year, enter 6000. Martus will stop budgeting for this pay item once the limit is reached.
Calendar Limit - Used with the Limit field. If the fiscal year does not start in January, Martus will apply the budgeted amounts starting in January rather than the fiscal year start.
Regular Amount - Used as a default when applied to a Position as a Pay Item. The default can be overridden on the individual pay items as needed. Normally this is used for things such as a cell phone allowance which will be the same for the majority of employees. Leave blank for individualized pay types such as salary or hourly.
Notes - Enter applicable notes regarding the pay type. Notes will appear below the Starting Rate/Amount when assigning pay items to a position,
Add New Tiers - Tiers allow for more complex calculations. When Add New Tiers is clicked, the following drop down will appear, and additional details are required, shown below.
- Months Employed - Allows for default values based on longevity. Uses the employee Anniversary Date to calculate the amount. For example, a longevity bonus may be calculated at the 5, 10, 15, and 20 year mark by using the minimum and maximum months employed and adding lines for 60, 120, 180 and 240 months.
  - Name - The name of the tier.
  - Minimum Months Employed - The smallest value used before this pay type should be calculated.
  - Maximum Months Employed - The largest value used before this pay type should stop being calculated.
  - Regular Amount - The amount to be budgeted.
  - Add (+) button - Used to add a new tier.
- Fiscal Year- Used when an increase should apply to only one fiscal year that can be tracked from year to year. Use with the Monthly frequency.
  - Name - The name of the tier.
  - Starting Year - The smallest value used before this pay type should be calculated.
  - Ending Year - The largest value used before this pay type should stop being calculated.
  - Regular Amount - The amount to be budgeted.
  - Add (+) button - Used to add a new tier.
- Fiscal Month - Used when wanting to budget only within certain months, such as quarterly. Use with the Monthly frequency.
  - Name - The name of the tier.
  - Month - The month the amount should be budgeted in
  - Regular Amount - The amount to be budgeted.
  - Add (+) button - Used to add a new tier.
- Coverage - Coverage 1 and Coverage 2 both use the corresponding coverage indicated on the Employee record. Coverage 1 is normally used for medical insurance. Coverage 2 is normally used for Dental AND Vision insurance. Click here for more information on Coverages.
  - Name - The name of the tier.
  - Coverage - The level of coverage for which to budget.
  - Regular Amount - The amount to be budgeted.
  - Add (+) button - Used to add a new tier.

Notes about Pay Types

Each pay type must be unique; two pay types cannot have the same name.
Pay types are global; they apply to all years and all scenarios.
Any change to a pay type will not change any scenario until a user goes to the scenario and selects the corresponding pay items and clicks Recalculate/Return to Original Rates.

Pay Type Examples

Some common and not-so-common pay type examples can be found here.

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