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Use the Pay Check Simulator > Change earnings and deductions section to modify your current earnings and/or deductions to see how those modifications will impact your pay.
Use the Pays section to calculate your simulated pay by:
Modifying your pay rate associated with one or more assigned jobs
Adding a job/pay record to include that job/pay record in your earnings calculation
Removing a job/pay record to exclude that job/pay record from your earnings calculation
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Note: The Pay Check Simulator excludes job/pay records with an Event pay rate. |
Follow these steps to recalculate your pay by changing the pay rate for one or more job/pay records.
On the Pay Check Calendar page, click the Pay Check Simulator link to display the Pay Check Simulator.
In the Effective Date field, click the Calendar button to select a date from the Calendar popup. Your job/pay records in effect on that date will display in the Pays section. This field defaults to the current date.
If necessary, click the
Expand a section button 
to expand the Change earnings and
deductions section.
In the Rate field, type a new pay rate for each applicable job/pay record. You can enter a maximum of 10 numeric digits with four decimal positions (e.g., 999999.9999).
Click the 
button to view the calculated pay results in the Pay
Check Simulator Results page.
Click the 
button
when finished reviewing the simulated pay results.
Follow these steps to add a job/pay record to your calculated earnings.
On the Pay Check Calendar page, click the Pay Check Simulator link to display the Pay Check Simulator.
In the Effective Date field, click the Calendar button to select a date from the Calendar popup. Your job/pay records in effect on that date will display in the Pays section. This field defaults to the current date.
If necessary, click the
Expand a section button
to expand the Change earnings and
deductions section.
In the Pays
section, click the 
button
to insert a blank line.
Enter the following fields.
| Field | Description |
Description |
Type the job description. You can enter a maximum of 40 alphanumeric characters. |
Type |
Click the List of Values button to select the type of pay, i.e., Salary, Hourly, and Daily. |
Cycle |
Click the List of Values button to select the pay cycle associated with this job, e.g., Biweekly, Monthly, Annual, etc. |
Time |
Time defaults to 0.00 for a Salary record. Optionally, type the time allotment for an Hourly or Daily job. |
Rate |
Type the pay rate for this job record. |
Click the
button to view the calculated pay results in the Pay
Check Simulator Results page.
Click the button
when finished reviewing the simulated pay results.
Follow these steps to remove a job/pay record to exclude that record from the simulated pay calculation.
On the Pay Check Calendar page, click the Pay Check Simulator link to display the Pay Check Simulator.
In the Effective Date field, click the Calendar button to select a date from the Calendar popup. Your job/pay records in effect on that date will display in the Pays section. This field defaults to the current date.
If necessary, click the
Expand a section button
to expand the Change tax withholdings
section.
Click the Remove
button 
. The job/pay record
is removed from the Pays section.
Click the
button to view the calculated pay results in the Pay
Check Simulator Results page.
Click the button
when finished reviewing the simulated pay results.
Use the Deductions section to calculate your simulated pay by:
Modifying your deduction amounts
Adding one or more deductions to your earnings calculation
Removing one or more deductions to exclude those deductions from your earnings calculation
The calculation results include all deductions withheld from the employee's normal pay, ignoring any limits placed on one or more of the deductions defined for the employee. For example, if your state requires your employer to withhold a certain percentage of your pay for a special program (e.g. disability), and the amount withheld may not exceed $500, your employer places a limit on that deduction in your electronic deduction record. When the payroll simulator calculates your modified pay based on the entered changes, the simulator includes this percentage in the calculated pay amount even if a limit is defined.
Follow these steps to recalculate your pay by changing the deduction amount for one or more deduction records.
On the Pay Check Calendar page, click the Pay Check Simulator link to display the Pay Check Simulator.
In the Effective Date field, click the Calendar button to select a date from the Calendar popup. Your deduction records in effect on that date will display in the Deductions section. This field defaults to the current date.
If necessary, click the
Expand a section button
to expand the Change earnings and
deductions section.
In the Amount field, change the deduction amount for each applicable deduction or change the percentage for each applicable deduction that is used to calculate the deduction amount.
Click the
button to view the calculated pay results in the Pay
Check Simulator Results page.
Click the button
when finished reviewing the simulated pay results.
Follow these steps to add a deduction record to your calculated earnings.
On the Pay Check Calendar page, click the Pay Check Simulator link to display the Pay Check Simulator.
In the Effective Date field, click the Calendar button to select a date from the Calendar popup. Your deduction records in effect on that date will display in the Deductions section. This field defaults to the current date.
If necessary, click the
Expand a section button
to expand the Change earnings and
deductions section.
In the Deductions
section, click the 
button to
insert a blank line.
Enter the following fields.
| Field | Description |
Description |
Click the List of Values button to select the deduction to be added to the list. You will see only those deductions made available by your organization. |
Amount |
Type a dollar amount of the deduction. You can enter up to 11 numeric digits including two decimal positions. Leave this field blank if entering a deduction percentage. |
Percent |
Type the percentage used to calculate the deduction during payroll processing. You can enter up to 9 numeric digits. Percentages are identified in full values. For example, 2.5 percent must be entered as 2.5, not .025. Leave this field blank if entering a deduction amount. |
Click the
button to view the calculated pay results in the Pay
Check Simulator Results page.
Click the button
when finished reviewing the simulated pay results.
Follow these steps to remove a deduction record to exclude that record from the simulated pay calculation.
On the Pay Check Calendar page, click the Pay Check Simulator link to display the Pay Check Simulator.
In the Effective Date field, click the Calendar button to select a date from the Calendar popup. Your deduction records in effect on that date will display in the Deductions section. This field defaults to the current date.
If necessary, click the
Expand a section button
to expand the Change earnings and
deductions section.
Click the Remove
button that corresponds
to the deduction to be removed from the pay calculation. The deduction
record is removed from the Earnings section.
Click the
button to view the calculated pay results in the Pay
Check Simulator Results page.
Click the button
when finished reviewing the simulated pay results.
