You can expect to receive an itemized pay statement with every payment of wages or salary. Pay statements are available in Employee Self-Service (ESS) no later than each pay date. We are providing the following information to ensure you understand the information on your itemized pay statement. Please reach out to Payroll Services or Human Resources with any questions you may have.
Pay periods
Reed College has two pay cycles – Semi-monthly and Bi-weekly
- Semi-monthly: Semi-monthly pay periods are from the 7th to the 21st with a payday of the 15th and the 22nd to the 6th with a payday of the last date of the month. If the payday falls on a weekend or holiday, it will be paid on the previous business day.
- Bi-weekly: Bi-weekly pay periods span 14 days, starting on a Monday and ending on the Sunday before payday. Payday is the first Friday after the end of the pay period (i.e. every other Friday). If the payday falls on a holiday, it will be paid on the previous business day.
Workweek for purposes of overtime (OT-eligible employees only):
- 12:00 am on Monday through 11:59 pm on Sunday
Earnings
Types of pay may include:
| Common | Uncommon | ||||
| Additional Hours | Overtime | Court Leave | |||
| Additional Regular Pay | Overtime System Generated | Disability Short Term | |||
| Administrative Leave | Prior Period Pay-Student | Emergency OT | |||
| Bereavement Leave | Regular | Holiday Overtime 2.5x | |||
| Birthday | Sick | Holiday Overtime 2x | |||
| Holiday | Vacation | Prior Period Overpayment | |||
| Jury Duty | Vacation Payout | Retro Earnings | |||
| Oregon Paid Sick Leave | Weather Closure | ||||
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Limited (Only available to some employee classes and/or with approval) |
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| AV On-Call Pay-3 Days | Compensation with RET | Library Premium | Research Asst Premium | ||
| AV On-Call Pay-4 Days | Custodian Lead Premium | Maintenance Lead Premium | Scheduled Event OT | ||
| Bike Commute Taxable Reim | Custodian Truck Premium | Maintenance On-Call Pay | Senior Symposium Pay | ||
| Birthday | Excellence Award | MALS Teaching Payment | Sick Payout | ||
| Call Back Premium | FMLA Leave-Sick | Moving Allowance | Time Not Worked | ||
| Clothing Stipend Taxable | Gdfther Shft Chng | Other Earnings | Weather Closure Worked On-site | ||
| Communication Allowance | Leave with Partial Pay & Benef | Paid Leave Oregon | Work Study Travel | ||
| Communication Equipment Allowance | Leave with Pay, with Benefit | Paradox Tips | |||
Deductions
Tax Deductions
The following list includes typical tax deductions that are required by law. Your particular tax obligations may differ.
| Federal Income Tax | OR State Income Tax |
| FICA Additional Medicare Tax | Oregon Workers Benefit Fund |
| Medicare Tax | Social Security Tax |
| METRO Sptv Hsng Srv Tax | State Transit Tax |
| Mult Co Prescl For All Tax |
Other Possible Deductions
The following list includes additional deductions that may occur due to union membership, and elective or court-ordered deductions.
| Black United Fund | Housing Loan | House Advisor PR Deduct | R10 House Rent-Rebec |
| Bookstore A/R | Housing Rent | R01 House Rent-Hastings | R11 House Rent-Snow |
| Business Office Receivable | Locker Fee | R02 House Rent-Ogburn | R12 House Rent-Young |
| Child Support - OR | Net Pay adj | R03 House Rent-Rowland | R13 House Rent-Baldwin |
| EarthShare For Oregon | Political Action Fund | R04 House Rent-Torrey | R14 House Rent-Squier |
| Emergency Loan | Repay Advance | R05 House Rent-Hammond | R15 House Rent-Basset |
| Garnishment | Union Dues - OPEIU | R06 House Rent-Morgan | R16 House Rent-Strong |
| Garnishment 2 | Union Dues - SEIU | R07 House Rent-Smith | R17 House Rent-Hedger |
| Gift Card | Union Dues - Teamsters | R08 House Rent-Danton | R18 House Rent-Leigh |
| Gift to Reed-Combined | United Way | R09 House Rent-Stuart | R19 House Rent-Thomas |
Benefits
The following list includes all possible benefits, which may or may not require employee contributions. Your particular benefits package and contributions may differ.
| Acc D&D Fam Ins | Health care FSA | Retiree Medical-Employee |
| Deceased Wages | Kaiser Added Choice Medical | Retirement contribution |
| Dependent care FSA | Kaiser dental | Retirement Roth contribution |
| Domestic Partner | Kaiser medical | Short Term Disability |
| Employee Assistance Plan | Long Term Disability | Supp Life Ins |
| Employer paid retirement | MetLife dental | Supp Life Ins-Child |
| Group Accidental Death and Dis | Oregon College Savings | Supp Life Ins-Spouse |
| Group Term Life Insurance | Paid Leave Oregon | Supplemental AD&D |
| GTL Imputed Income | Retiree Medical | Willamette Dental |