Workday Payroll · JSON Structure

Payroll Earning Collection Structure

EarningCollection schema from Workday Payroll API

Type: object Properties: 2

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EarningCollection is a JSON Structure definition published by Workday Payroll, describing 2 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

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Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-payroll/refs/heads/main/json-structure/payroll-earning-collection-structure.json",
  "name": "EarningCollection",
  "description": "EarningCollection schema from Workday Payroll API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/Earning"
      }
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Total number of earnings",
      "example": 52
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "Earning": {
      "name": "Earning",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique earning record identifier",
          "example": "ern_20260430_00301"
        },
        "earningCode": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/EarningCodeRef"
        },
        "amount": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Earning amount",
          "example": 2500.0
        },
        "hours": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Hours worked for this earning",
          "example": 40.0
        },
        "rate": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Pay rate for this earning",
          "example": 32.5
        },
        "effectiveDate": {
          "type": "date",
          "description": "Effective date of the earning",
          "example": "2026-04-30"
        },
        "payPeriod": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/PayPeriod"
        }
      }
    },
    "EarningCodeRef": {
      "name": "EarningCodeRef",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Earning code identifier",
          "example": "REGULAR"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Earning code display name",
          "example": "Weekly USD Pay Group"
        }
      }
    },
    "PayPeriod": {
      "name": "PayPeriod",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "startDate": {
          "type": "date",
          "description": "Start date of the pay period",
          "example": "2026-04-30"
        },
        "endDate": {
          "type": "date",
          "description": "End date of the pay period",
          "example": "2026-04-30"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}