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How Do I Change an Employee from Hourly to Salary?

Here’s how to change your employee’s Pay Type in Patriot Software from Hourly to Salary, or Salary to Hourly:

  • Payroll > Employees > Employee List > Select Employee’s Name

  • Click the Pay Info tab.

  • Click the Edit Pay Info button.

  • Change the Pay Type (salary, salary non-exempt) as needed.

    • For an explanation of pay types, see the help article Employee Pay Types for more details.

  • Enter the new Pay Rate Type, i.e. total annual rate or pay period rate.

    • When entering an annual amount, the software will calculate the pay period rate based on the pay schedule frequency.

    • When entering a pay period amount, the software will calculate the annual amount as a visual check for you.

  • Click Save Employee.

For more details, see the help article,”Editing Employee Pay Information.”

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