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Salary Structures

From this page, you can create Salary Structures that define the income and deduction components for employee salaries.

To open this, navigate to Payroll->Payroll Configurations->Salary Structures and Headers->Salary Structures.

Salary Header:

Enter a name to identify this salary structure — for example, IIS Structure or Default.

Active:

Enable this to mark the salary structure as active and available for assignment to employees.


Income Heads:

This section defines all the earning components included in the salary structure. Select a header and click + to add it to the table.

Headers:

Select the income payroll header to add — for example, Incentive, Allowance, or Basic Fixed Salary. The fields that appear after selecting a header depend on the header type:

When an Incentive header is selected:

  • Calculated On — select how the incentive is calculated:
    • Actual — calculated on the actual salary
    • Fixed Value — calculated on a fixed amount
  • Value — enter the incentive value (percentage for Actual and amount for Fixed Value)

When an Allowance header is selected:

  • Calculated On — select how the allowance is calculated:
    • Actual — calculated on the actual salary
    • Fixed Value — a fixed amount
    • Variable — calculated as a variable amount
    • Basic — calculated as a percentage of basic salary
  • Value — enter the allowance value
  • Not Consider In ESIC — enable this to exclude this allowance from ESIC calculation
  • Pay Allowance for Overtime — enable this to pay the allowance for overtime hours as well

When a Basic Fixed Salary header is selected:

  • Calculated On — select how the basic salary is calculated:
    • Actual — calculated on the actual salary
    • Fixed Value — a fixed amount
  • Value — enter the basic salary value

The income table displays all added entries with the following columns:

  • Header — the income component name
  • Slab — the slab associated with the header if applicable
  • Calculated On — the salary component used for calculation
  • Value — the amount or percentage
  • Bare By — who bears this component
  • Amount — the calculated amount
  • Description — additional notes
  • Return — whether the component is returnable

Deduction Heads

This section defines all the deduction components included in the salary structure. Select a header and click + to add it to the table.

Headers: Select the deduction payroll header to add. The fields that appear after selecting a header depend on the type of deduction:

When a Provident Fund header is selected:

  • EPF Slab — select the PF slab to apply from the configured provident fund slabs

When a Professional Tax header is selected:

  • Professional Tax — select the PT slab to apply from the configured professional tax slabs

When an ESIC header is selected:

  • ESIC Slab — select the ESIC slab to apply from the configured ESIC slabs

When a TDS header is selected: No additional slab selection is required — TDS is applied automatically based on the configured TDS slabs.

For all deduction headers, the following additional fields appear:

Calculated On: Select the salary component on which this deduction is calculated.

Description: Enter any additional notes about this deduction entry.

The deduction table displays all added entries with the following columns:

  • Header — the deduction component name
  • Slab — the slab associated with the deduction
  • Calculated On — the salary component used for calculation
  • Value — the deduction amount or percentage
  • Bare By — who bears this deduction
  • Amount — the calculated deduction amount
  • Description — additional notes