My Paycheck
The Ohio State University uses a paperless payroll system. As an Ohio State employee, you receive your wages in one of the following ways:
- Receive payment via traditional direct deposit into the existing, personal bank account(s) of your choice.
- Receive payment via a pay card, which works as an ATM or check card.
- A combination of the two.
- Physical check mailed to your address on record.
Through the ePayroll Online Pay Stub, you can view pay stub information online or by phone at any time to verify your pay amount, sick leave balance, vacation balance, etc. In addition, you can view a 12 month history of pay stubs, annual pay summaries for the past three years. By using other features of ePayroll you may also change your pay method and view your tax information.
Sample Pay Stub
Click on the numbers to learn more about the information shown in that section:
- The employee's name and address are located here.
- Employee Pay Group shows whether you are paid biweekly or monthly, and whether you are eligible for overtime (non-exempt) or not (exempt). Pay Period Begin and End Dates list the time period for which you are being paid. Check/Advice Number is an internal tracking number.
- This lists your Department, and Pay Rate.
- The Tax Data section shows your tax status for federal and state taxes and includes your marital tax filing status, the allowances you have claimed, and any additional amounts you request to be withheld.
- The hours and Earnings section lists your earnings information by type for the Current Pay Period and Year-to-Date. Rate, Hours, and Earnings are displayed. Earnings types include, but are not limited to:
- Regular Earnings (including sick leave, vacation and family leave)
- Other Earnings (such as Overtime, Supplemental Compensation, Quarter Off Duty, Staff Awards and Bonus pay)
- Fringe Benefits (such as Educational Assistance, Tips, Vehicle Reporting and Athletic Activities)
- Retroactive payments
- Adjustments (which can be a positive or negative amount, depending upon the adjustment being made).
- Before-Tax Deductions are the deductions taken from your earnings before tax is applied to your income. The deductions are listed for the Current Pay Period and Year-to-Date. Pre-tax deductions include medical, dental and vision premiums, retirement contributions for the Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) or State Teachers Retirement System (STRS), pre-tax retirement service credit purchases, Flexible Spending Account contributions, and other deductions. See Deductions and Mandatory Garnishments for more information.
- The Taxes section is a breakout of the taxes withheld for the Current Pay Period and Year-to-Date. It includes federal, state, and local taxes, and FICA Medicare Hospitalization Insurance Tax.
- After-Tax Deductions are the deductions taken from your earnings after taxes have been taken out. The deductions are listed for the Current Pay Period and Year-to-Date. After-tax deductions include retirement service credit purchases, union dues, donations to eligible charitable organizations, savings bond purchases, credit union, deductions and other deductions. See Deductions and Mandatory Garnishments for more information.
- The Employer-Paid Benefits section shows you how much the university pays for your benefits. You will see costs listed for the Current Pay Period and Year-to-Date. For those employees who have a taxable portion of Group Term Life Insurance (GTLI) amount, it is displayed in this box as Group Life and is added to your taxable gross income. This is NOT a deduction from your earnings.
- This section displays your Current and Year-to-Date vacation, sick time, and military leave balances. All employees will have 176 hours of military time listed initially.
- This summary section shows you the Current Pay Period and Year-to-Date amounts of your earnings broken into Total Gross Pay, Federal Taxable Gross Pay, Total Taxes withheld, Total Deductions withheld, and Total Net Pay. Total Gross may not match the Total Earnings in Box 5 due to taxable fringe benefits.
- Pay Distribution List displays the method in which you receive your pay. If you are enrolled in direct deposit, the account type, name of the financial institution and account information is displayed, as well as how much was deposited in your account.
Security
All activity and pay data within personal accounts is protected by multiple levels of security. Each user must choose a unique PIN after initially accessing their account information online or via telephone to ensure no unauthorized access occurs. All pay information and online account activity is protected by industry-standard SSL encryption. All pay information on the telephone system is protected by industry-standard encryption as well.
As an added layer of security, you will be notified via email (lastname.#@osu.edu by default) of any changes made to your online account (including PIN changes). If you don't have access to your osu.edu email account, please contact the Office of Information Technology at 8-HELP (688-4357) or 8help@osu.edu.
The TALX Corporation, who administers the ePayroll system, will not resell, distribute, or disclose personal information like salary amount, addresses, and/or social security numbers to third parties for use in mailing lists, by telemarketers, etc.
