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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Steps: Set Up Locality Pay Areas

Steps: Set Up Locality Pay Areas

Security:
Set Up: Locality Pay
 domain in the Core Compensation functional area.
A locality pay area in Workday consists of 1 or more locations that share a percentage cost-of-living adjustment to base pay. You can use the percentage when calculating compensation plans. When an unfilled position is eligible for 2 locality pay areas, Workday uses the greater of the 2 percentages. You can assign locations only to 1 locality pay area.
  1. Access the
    Create Locality Pay Area
     task.
    Assign a percentage for the base pay adjustment and select locations for the locality pay area.
  2. Access the
    Create Arithmetic Calculation
     task.
    Configure a locality pay calculation.
  3. Assign the locality pay calculation to a compensation plan.
Run the
Active Locality Pay Areas
 report to view a complete list of active locality pay areas.