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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Concept: Academic Pay Annual Work Periods (USA)

Concept: Academic Pay Annual Work Periods (USA)

To calculate salary over the cap amount for a pay period using the number of work periods in the academic year, you can select the
Salary Over the Cap - Use Academic Pay Annual Work Periods
check box in the
Payroll Accounting
section on the
Edit Tenant Setup – Payroll
task.
Workday recommends selecting the check box when you use specialized configurations of academic pay using both an:
  • Earning for the annual work period.
  • Offset earning for the accrual payment.
Example: An academic professor teaches or conducts research during a 9-month school year where the:
  • Annual salary over the cap amount is $197,300.
  • Annualized academic pay percentage of the year is 75% of the full salary cap amount (197,300 × 0.75 = $147,975.0).
Workday calculates salary over the cap amount per period as (147,975/9 = $16,441.6667).