Workday Payroll · Schema

Workday Payroll Payslip

A payslip represents a worker's pay statement for a specific pay period, detailing earnings, deductions, taxes, and net pay amounts along with year-to-date totals.

CompensationEnterpriseHuman ResourcesPayrollSoftware-as-a-ServiceTax

Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique identifier for the payslip
worker object
payPeriod object
paymentDate string Date of payment
grossPay number Total gross pay for the period
netPay number Total net pay after all deductions and taxes
totalEarnings number Sum of all earnings for the period
totalDeductions number Sum of all deductions for the period
totalTaxes number Sum of all tax withholdings for the period
currency string ISO 4217 currency code
earnings array Itemized earnings breakdown
deductions array Itemized deductions breakdown
taxes array Itemized tax withholdings breakdown
yearToDateGross number Year-to-date gross pay
yearToDateNet number Year-to-date net pay
yearToDateTaxes number Year-to-date tax withholdings
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JSON Schema

workday-payroll-payslip-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://community.workday.com/schemas/workday-payroll/payslip.json",
  "title": "Workday Payroll Payslip",
  "description": "A payslip represents a worker's pay statement for a specific pay period, detailing earnings, deductions, taxes, and net pay amounts along with year-to-date totals.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["worker", "payPeriod", "grossPay", "netPay"],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the payslip"
    },
    "worker": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/WorkerRef"
    },
    "payPeriod": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/PayPeriod"
    },
    "paymentDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date of payment"
    },
    "grossPay": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Total gross pay for the period"
    },
    "netPay": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Total net pay after all deductions and taxes"
    },
    "totalEarnings": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Sum of all earnings for the period"
    },
    "totalDeductions": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Sum of all deductions for the period"
    },
    "totalTaxes": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Sum of all tax withholdings for the period"
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Z]{3}$",
      "description": "ISO 4217 currency code"
    },
    "earnings": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/EarningLine"
      },
      "description": "Itemized earnings breakdown"
    },
    "deductions": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/DeductionLine"
      },
      "description": "Itemized deductions breakdown"
    },
    "taxes": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/TaxLine"
      },
      "description": "Itemized tax withholdings breakdown"
    },
    "yearToDateGross": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Year-to-date gross pay"
    },
    "yearToDateNet": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Year-to-date net pay"
    },
    "yearToDateTaxes": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Year-to-date tax withholdings"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "WorkerRef": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Reference to a worker in the Workday system",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Worker unique identifier"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Worker display name"
        }
      }
    },
    "PayPeriod": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Date range defining the pay period",
      "required": ["startDate", "endDate"],
      "properties": {
        "startDate": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date",
          "description": "Start date of the pay period"
        },
        "endDate": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date",
          "description": "End date of the pay period"
        }
      }
    },
    "EarningLine": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A single line item for an earning on the payslip",
      "properties": {
        "earningCode": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Earning code descriptor"
        },
        "currentAmount": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Current period amount"
        },
        "currentHours": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Current period hours worked"
        },
        "rate": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Pay rate applied"
        },
        "yearToDateAmount": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Year-to-date total for this earning"
        }
      }
    },
    "DeductionLine": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A single line item for a deduction on the payslip",
      "properties": {
        "deductionCode": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Deduction code descriptor"
        },
        "employeeAmount": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Employee contribution amount"
        },
        "employerAmount": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Employer contribution amount"
        },
        "preTax": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the deduction is pre-tax"
        },
        "yearToDateEmployee": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Year-to-date employee amount"
        },
        "yearToDateEmployer": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Year-to-date employer amount"
        }
      }
    },
    "TaxLine": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A single line item for a tax withholding on the payslip",
      "properties": {
        "taxAuthority": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Tax authority name"
        },
        "taxType": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Type of tax"
        },
        "currentAmount": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Current period tax amount"
        },
        "yearToDateAmount": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Year-to-date tax amount"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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