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Last Updated: 2026-04-17
Set Up Pay Modeling

Set Up Pay Modeling

  • Security:
    Set Up: Payroll (Model My Pay)
     in the Core Payroll functional area. See: Steps: Enable Functional Areas and Security Policies.
  • Ensure there is at minimum 1 payroll result and 1 payslip available for the current year.
  • Model My Pay is available for Payroll for Canada and the U.S.
Before workers can model their pay or you can model pay on a worker's behalf, use the
Maintain Model My Pay Configurations
 task to configure:
  • Categories on the
    Model My Pay
     and
    Model Pay for Worker
     tasks, such as Earnings, PreTax Deductions, Post Tax Deductions, and Tax Elections.
    The
    Model My Pay
    task on desktop allows employees to model earnings, pre-tax and post-tax deductions.
    Model on Pay
     on mobile displays only federal and state taxes, earnings, and net pay.
  • Pay components and related calculations within those categories.
  1. Access the
    Maintain Model My Pay Configurations
     task.
  2. (Optional) In the
    Disclaimer
     field, customize the default message that Workday displays to workers on their modeled results.
  3. From the
    Enable for Model My Pay
     prompt, select the categories to make available for modeling.
  4. As you complete the tabs, select the
    Enabled
     checkbox for the pay components you want employees to be able to model.
  5. Add a related calculation or an amount override to the row to enable adjustments or overrides.
    In pay modeling, Workday uses the original reference pay values for related calculations unless you adjust the related calculation.
  6. Enable the
    Self-Service: Payroll (Model My Pay)
     domain in the Core Payroll functional area to enable the
    Model My Pay
     task for workers.
  7. Enable the
    Worker Data: Payroll (Model My Pay)
     domain in the Core Payroll functional area to enable the
    Model Pay for Worker
     task. This task enables you to model a worker's pay on their behalf.
When a worker uses the
Model My Pay
 task or you use the
Model Pay for Worker
 task, Workday displays a summary of the difference between a worker's reference pay and modeled pay with:
  • Reference Pay breakdown.
  • Modeled Pay breakdown.
  • Gross and Net pay.
  • Earnings.
  • Employee taxes.
  • Taxable wages.
  • Deductions.
You want to enable workers to model hypothetical changes to their hours.
  1. Configure the Hourly Pay component so that workers can view estimates of their pay based on their hours.
  2. Access the
    Maintain Model My Pay Configurations
     task.
  3. Select
    Earnings
     from the
    Enable for Model My Pay
     prompt.
  4. Select the
    Hourly Pay
     check box on the
    Earnings
     tab.
  5. Add these related calculations to the row:
    • Hours (unprorated)
    • Rate
  6. In the
    Rate
     row, select the
    Display Only
     check box.
If the worker doesn't model any changes to their hours, Workday uses the existing hours from input, scheduled hours, or time entry. 
If you don't add Hours and Rate to Hourly Pay, then Workday bases Hourly Pay on the pay component configuration and doesn't use any override values that have changed in the original reference result.
Steps: Enable Functional Areas and Security Policies
2022R2 What's New Post: Model My Pay