Employees in Salaris can be set as either hourly or salaried. By default, new employees are created as hourly workers, but you can change the wage type to salary (or back to hourly) at any time.
Wage Types
Hourly employees
Wage information (positions and base rates) is managed in SocialSchedules, not Salaris.
By default, all employees are set as hourly.
Employees can have multiple positions (e.g., bartender, delivery driver), each with its own base rate.
Rates may be overridden for individual employees.
Hourly employees are paid based on timecards imported from SocialSchedules.
Salaris uses this data to calculate pay (hours × hourly rate).
Salaried employees
Salaries are managed directly in Salaris.
As all employees are set to hourly workers by default, a manual change is required to the wage type for salaried employees.
Salaries are entered based on annual salary (e.g. $54,000 per year).
Salaries can be updated to reflect changes in pay. Salaris records all changes in an audit trail, showing the updated amount, effective date, and who made the change.
Timecards may exist for salaried employees but are ignored for payroll calculations.
Edit employee wage type
Payroll admins can change an employee’s salary directly in Salaris at any time. The Effective date determines when the new salary amount will apply to future payrolls.
When employees are first created in Salaris, they are set to hourly by default. Hourly rates and positions are managed in SocialSchedules. Payroll admins can update the wage type to annual salary if needed.
Go to Employees and select the employee.
Click Wages > Change pay.
In the Change Pay modal, select the Wage Type:
Hourly worker – Managed in SocialSchedules.
Annual salary – Enter the salary amount directly in Salaris.
Enter Effective date for the change > click Save
Edit employee salary
Go to Employees and select the employee.
Click Wages > Change pay.
In the Change Pay modal, update the Annual salary field with the new amount.
Enter the Effective date for when the updated salary should start.
Click Save to apply the update.
Salary changes are recorded automatically in the audit trail, showing the new amount, effective date, and who made the change.
Key Wage Type Differences
Feature | Hourly employees | Salaried employees |
Wage data stored in | SocialSchedules | Salaris |
Pay basis | Timecards × hourly rate | Based on annual salary amount, proportioned for the pay period length |
Uses timecards? | Yes | No |
Common roles | Bartenders, drivers, staff | Managers, supervisors |
Need help?
For definitions of the columns in this report, refer to our Payroll Glossary.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Salaris Payroll Support. We’re here to help.