This section includes the pay period start and end dates, which indicate the range of time for which the employee is being compensated. The check date represents the actual date the payment is issued to the employee. The check date is always two weeks after the pay end date unless there is a banking holiday that requires the payment to be issued earlier.
This section displays the employee's name and home address, their department, primary job title, and rate of pay. For hourly employees, the rate of pay is shown as an hourly wage, while salaried employees will see their rate as a biweekly amount.
Faculty members on a 9-month contract, including those that are paid over 12-months and those paid over 9-months, will see their total contract salary for the academic year listed in the top right of their paycheck stub.
This section provides key tax data from the employee’s W-4 form, including their filing status (e.g., single, married) and any additional amount they’ve requested to be withheld. Please note that filing status is not the same as actual marital status, as it is based on tax-related criteria. Following the IRS update in 2020, withholding allowances were eliminated from the W-4 form. As a result, the "allowances" under the federal column will display "N/A" for employees who have updated their W-4 form after 2019. Depending on the employee's state of residence and/or where they work, allowances may still appear in the state column.
This section details the earnings for the current pay period and year-to-date (YTD), broken down by type. Rate, hours, and earnings are displayed where applicable. Earnings types include, but are not limited to:
Please note: These non-cash benefits are not included in the total YTD earnings but are part of the federal taxable gross amount and are reported on the W-2 form.
This section details the taxes withheld from pay for the current pay period and YTD amounts. The breakdown includes:
This section details the amounts deducted from earnings before taxes are applied and are listed for both the current pay period and YTD. These deductions include but are not limited to:
This section details the amounts deducted from earnings after taxes are applied and are listed for both the current pay period and YTD. These deductions include but are not limited to:
This section details the amounts the University contributes toward an employee’s benefits and are listed for both the current pay period and YTD. Please note that these contributions are not deducted from earnings and items noted with a * are taxable to the employee and included as income on the W-2 form.
This section is a summary of the paystub. The amount reflected as FED TAXABLE GROSS is the amount reported in Box 1 on the employee’s W-2 for the calendar year.
If you have picked up your paycheck and you are unable to find the check, or your check has been damaged or destroyed, email Payroll Services at payroll@ou.edu. In your email please include the check number, amount of the check, check date and your name as listed on the check along with your contact information.
If your paycheck was issued and was not cashed within 90 days of the issue date, email Payroll Services at payroll@ou.edu. Please provide your name as listed on the check along with your contact information.
Warrants are issued by the Office of State Finance and take approximately 10 to 15 working days.
There are two types of payroll deductions that are withheld from an employee's paycheck - voluntary and involuntary.
Voluntary deductions are deductions an employee voluntarily agrees to have deducted from their paycheck. Examples include your cost for benefit coverage and deductions you have requested for parking, United Way, etc.
Involuntary deductions are those which the University of Oklahoma and the employee has no control. The University is required by law to deduct and remit a certain amount from the employee's pay to satisfy an employee's debt. Examples of involuntary deductions include: child support, tax levies, garnishments, defaulted student loans, and bankruptcy payments.
