Pay statements provide valuable details about accrued vacation and sick leave, earnings, withholdings, and deductions. Click on a section below to learn what entries on your pay statement mean.
1) Pay Period
Pay period is the period covered by the payment. Most employees are paid by the Payroll Management System (PMS) every two weeks. Each bi-weekly pay period begins on a Sunday, runs two weeks, and ends on a Saturday. The pay period shown on your pay statement indicates the dates for which you are being paid for your regular hours worked. PMS calculates the payroll one week prior to pay day, before the actual time you worked during the second week of the pay period is reported.
2 ) Pay Date
Pay date is the date your check is issued or the date your direct deposit is credited to your bank account. For most employees pay day is every other Friday.If you are paid an annual salary, the pay you receive on Friday reflects days worked up to and including the Saturday before payday. This constitutes a one-week pay lag. You can see an example of how the lag works on our Web site's pay calendar.
3) Payroll Number, Work Unit, Check and Distribution Numbers
The payroll number identifies your agency .Work unit is determined by your agency to designate work sites for timekeeping purposes. The check number is the City's payment number. If a "Z" precedes the number, it means your pay is deposited directly to your bank account .Distribution numbers designate pay distribution sites agencies use.
4) Pension Number
Your pension number is shown if you are a member of one of New York City's pension systems. If you are not a member of a pension system, it should be blank. Contact your Benefits Office if you think there is a discrepancy.
5) Electronic Fund Transfer Information
Your bank's ABA number, an identifying number used for direct deposit of net pay, is displayed here. It matches the number on the left at the bottom of your personal checks.
6) JSN
JSN identifies your job sequence number. If you have one job in your agency, your JSN is 1. The JSN is 1 for most employees.
7) Federal MS/Exempt and State MS/Exempt
Your withholding status including marital status, applicable exemptions, and withholding allowances for federal and state tax withholding purposes are shown here. This reflects information you submitted on the W-4 IRS and IT-2104 state and local Withholding Allowance Certificates. Marriage status is indicated as follows:
- A is single
- B is married
- C is unspecified
8) Reference and CD Number
Reference number is an employee identification number. CD, or check digit, is a one-digit code to help PMS double check against errors.
9) Employee Name
Your name as it appears in PMS is shown here. If there are any spelling errors, or if your name has changed, contact your Personnel Office.
10) Total Earnings This Period and Year to Date
Total Earnings This Period includes all earnings in this pay period. Year to Date is based on the calendar year beginning with the first pay period in January.
11) Social Security; Medicare; Federal, State, and City Tax
These are the amounts withheld as required by federal, state, and local laws and depend upon your earnings, marital status, and number of withholding allowances.
12) City Waiver
The City Waiver is an additional withholding for non-residents subject to the requirements of Section 1127 of The New York City Charter.
13) Total Deductions
Total deductions represent the sum of your taxes and all other deductions, such as health insurance, union dues, pension contributions, and pre-tax benefit programs.
14) Net Pay
Your net pay is the difference between this period's total earnings and this period's total deductions.
15) Description, Units/Hour, Amount Earned Prior Period
This section specifies the hours worked and amount earned prior to the period printed under Pay Period at the top of your “stub.”
16) Leave Balance
Leave Balance displays the date through which your leave balances are shown. The type of leave and balances in hours and minutes are also shown here.
The use of leave balances is considered an exception and is recorded on a two-week lag. The Leave Balance As Of date reflects the two-week lag.
Leave accruals are processed at the end of the first full week of the next month for City annual employees. They appear on pay statements as follows:
Leave Accrual Month |
Shown on Pay Statement |
October 2007 |
November 30, 2007 |
November 2007 |
December 28, 2007 |
December 2007 |
January 25, 2008 |
January 2008 |
February 22, 2008 |
February 2008 |
March 21, 2008 |
March 2008 |
May 02, 2008 |
April 2008 |
May 30, 2008 |
May 2008 |
June 27, 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 25, 2008 |
July 2008 |
August 22, 2008 |
August 2008 |
October 03, 2008 |
September 2008 |
October 31, 2008 |
October 2008 |
November 28, 2008 |
November 2008 |
December 26, 2008 |
December 2008 |
January 23, 2009 |
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