Available for Basic Payroll, Full Service Payroll
You can change an employee's hourly pay rate mid-payroll in Patriot — either for a single payroll or permanently going forward. This is useful when you've already started entering payroll data and realize the employee's pay rate needs to be updated before finalizing.
Video Walkthrough
The video above shows how to use the on-the-fly pay rate change feature during payroll step one. The steps are detailed in the article below.
How to Change an Employee Hourly Pay During Payroll
On payroll step one, click the employee's name.
A module will appear showing the employee's current pay rates, roles, and departments (if your company uses departments).
Update the employee's hourly pay rate and any other pay information as needed.
Select the appropriate radio button to indicate the scope of the change:
This payroll only — the updated rate applies to the current payroll run and then reverts
Current and future payrolls — the updated rate is saved to the employee's profile and applies going forward
Click Save Pay Information.