How do I pay salary employees? When on enter payroll it only had the option of entering hours and hourly rate?

Greetings, @msleepysnowwhite.

You'd want to create a salary payroll item in your QuickBooks account. This way, you can add it to your employee's Payroll Info and use it in creating a paycheck. I can guide you in doing so.

First, let's make sure that your QuickBooks software and payroll tax table is updated to the latest version. Once completed, you can now create a salary payroll item. Here's how:

1. Go to the Lists menu.
2. Choose Payroll Item List.
3. From the Payroll Item drop-down, select New.
4. Pick either Custom Setup or EZ Setup.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions until you reached the Finish option.

Now, let's assign it to your employes' profile and make sure to set the pay schedule to biweekly. This way, it will automatically show when you create paychecks for your manager.

Here's how:

1. Go to the Employees menu.
2. Choose Employee Center.
3. Double-click on the employee's name.
4. Select the Payroll Info tab. 
5. For your Payroll Schedule, select Biweekly.
6. Under the Earnings box in the item name columns, click on a blank area and select your Salary Item. Then enter the employees annual salary.
7. Click OK.

You can now start paying your employees. You can read through this article for more ideas about how you can create an employee's paycheck: How do I create a paycheck for an employee?

Lastly, I've added these articles to help you manage payroll in QuickBooks:

• Create a payroll summary report
• How to fix common Payroll errors in QuickBooks
• Set up a yearly salary payroll item

Keep me posted if you have other questions about QuickBooks, you can leave them in the comment below. I'll be glad to get back and provide further assistance. Have a lovely week!

Use a Salary type earnings item on the employee. You'll still be prompted to enter hours, but in most cases you don't need to as the hours won't change the salary. 

You may need to enter hours if you have a payroll tax based on hours, and/or when splitting the check between regular salary and sick or vacation salary items.