Note: This is a printed version of https://employeehelp.workday.uw.edu/your-pay-taxes/paycheck-info. Please visit this page on the ISC website to ensure you're referencing the most current information.
Your Paycheck and Payslip
Please note:
Information about Paydays and Direct Deposit has moved.
On This Page:
- Accessing and Understanding Your Workday Payslip
- Correcting Your Paycheck (in the event of underpayment or overpayment)
- Requesting a Replacement Check
- Understanding Your Paycheck Deductions
Accessing and Understanding Your Workday Payslip
Follow the below steps to access your payslips in Workday; note that access to Workday requires you to be enrolled in Duo, the UW’s two-factor authentication (2FA) solution.
- Sign into Workday via the Sign in to Workday link at the top right of this page.
- In the upper left corner of Workday, select Menu > Pay.
- In View section, select the Payslips button.
- On the next screen, locate the payslip you want to access, and select the View button; to print it, select the Print button.
Visit the How to Read Your Payslip page for help understanding the information that appears on your payslip.
FAQs
Still have questions?
- UW Campus Employees: Contact the Payroll Office
- Medical Centers Employees: Contact AskKronos@uw.edu
Correcting Your Paycheck
If you think you’ve been either overpaid or underpaid, take the following steps; your department can assist you, if need be:
- Review your payslip and Worker History in Workday.
- Be sure you understand your paycheck deductions.
- If you enter time, confirm you submitted it in Workday prior to the Payroll deadline.
- Verify that you haven’t had any recent changes to your salary.
Once you’ve confirmed an error in your pay, your department must submit a request to the Payroll Office to correct the overpayment or underpayment.
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If you discover an overpayment on your paycheck, you are required to notify your department immediately. A series of state and federal regulations govern the overpayment process; as a state agency, the University of Washington is required by law to recover overpaid funds.
Note for Medical Center Employees
If you feel your payslip is incorrect, review the information in Kronos and the Exception Schedule. If you need help, contact your Payroll Specialist in Med Centers Payroll Services.
Requesting a Replacement Check
Replacement checks can be issued when a paycheck is lost or stolen, damaged, or dated more than six months ago.
If the payday was recent and you receive a paper check, your paycheck may still be in the mail. You may wish to verify the mailing address you have specified in Workday for accuracy.
To request a replacement check, contact the Payroll Office with the subject line “Cancel/Reissue” and include the following information:
- Your name
- Your preferred contact information
- Payday date (can be found in Workday)
- Net amount of check (can be found in Workday)
- The reason why the replacement check is needed
Note for Medical Center Employees
Request a replacement check by contacting Medical Centers Payroll Services.
Understanding Your Paycheck Deductions
Deductions from your paycheck can be either:
- Voluntary – These are deductions you have elected and agreed to have withheld from your paycheck, such as benefits premiums and retirement contributions.
-or- - Involuntary – These are deductions mandated by federal or state government or the courts to be withheld from your paycheck.
Other Voluntary Deductions
Apart from your benefits premiums and retirement plan contributions, the Voluntary Deductions summarized below are handled by various UW departments and initiated in Workday by them. For questions involving these Voluntary Deductions, contact the department listed in the Contact Information column.
Deduction Type | Deduction | Department | Contact Information |
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Transportation | Campus U-Pass & Parking | Transportation Services | 206-221-3701; ucommute@uw.edu |
Transportation | HMC U-Pass & Parking | HMC Parking Office | 206-744-3254; hmcpark@uw.edu |
Transportation | Bothell Campus Parking | Bothell Parking | 425-352-3246; uwb-trans@uw.edu |
Transportation | Tacoma Campus Parking | Tacoma Parking Office | 253-692-5926; uwtpark@uw.edu |
Unions | Union Dues | Unions | Contact your Union Representative directly if you have questions. |
Other | Husky Card | Husky Card Office | 206-543-9537; huskycrd@uw.edu |
Other | UW Gift Account | UW Gift Account Office | 206-685-9248; payrgift@uw.edu |
Other | PSO (Professional Staff Org.) | PSO | 206-543-4340; psoboard@uw.edu |
Other | AAUP | AAUP | 206-543-4793; uwaap@uw.edu |
Other | IMA Recreational Sports Program | IMA Office | 206-616-1142; ima@uw.edu |
Other | Sports Tickets | UW Tickets Office | 206-543-2200; tickets@uw.edu |
Other | CFD (Combined Fund Drive Office) | UW CFD Office | 206-616-3678; uwcfd@uw.edu |
Involuntary Deductions
The University is required by law to deduct funds from your paycheck when directed to do so by a Withholding Order received from a government agency or court. These deductions may include:
- Garnishments
- Child Support
- Employment Security
- Educational Loans
- Chapter 13
- Labor and Industry
- Office of Finance Recovery
- Internal Revenue Service
If you have questions regarding a Withholding Order, contact the agency responsible for the deduction or refer to the legal document you received.
If you did not receive a legal document, contact the agency to make sure that they have your correct address on file. Any Withholding Order documentation that the UW is required to send to an employee must be sent to the address provided by the agency, not to the employee’s address which is on file with the UW.
The Payroll Office does not provide copies of withholding order documents.
Changes to amounts deducted must come by notification from the agency or court. If, after contacting the agency or upon inspection of the legal document, you believe that the deduction is incorrect, contact the Payroll Office for further review.
Accessing Your Pre-Workday Payslips
You can find your payslips for paydays prior to June 27, 2017 in Legacy ESS. Note that only your June 15, 2017 payslip will display YTD totals.
Access to Legacy ESS requires UW NetID credentials and enrollment in Duo, UW’s two-factor authentication (2FA) solution.
Duo Eligibility For Former Employees
Former Employees are eligible to enroll in Duo through the remainder of the year in which they left the University, plus three years.For example, an employee who left the UW in November of 2020 will be eligible for Duo through the remainder of 2020, all of 2021, 2022, and 2023; after 2023, they are no longer eligible.
If you are outside of the Duo eligibility window, refer to the Resources For Former Employees page for guidance.