How to raise adjust salary

I can help you with that, saabou.

You can open the employee's profile from the Payroll menu. Then, edit edit their current salary. I'll show you how:

1. Select Payroll from the sidebar menu.
2. Head to the Employees tab.
3. Click the appropriate employee name.
4. Go to the How much do you pay [employee name]? section, then adjust the salary of the employee.
5. Click Done to save the changes.

I've also included an article that you can read to help track your employee and payroll expenses in QuickBooks: Run payroll reports.

Do you have any other questions in mind? Feel free to leave them below and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Hi saabou,

Hope you’re doing great. I wanted to see how everything is going about your payroll concern/question yesterday. Was it resolved? Do you need any additional help or clarification? If you do, just let me know. I’d be happy to help you at anytime.

Looking forward to your reply. Have a pleasant day ahead!

I'm not sure you answered the question of how to do this in the middle of a pay period.  We are giving some salaried employees pay raises in the middle of a pay period.  I know how to adjust their pay in QuickBooks to the new salaried amount, but there is no place to input the effective date of the increase.  If an employee is being paid one amount for half a pay period and an increased amount for the other half of the pay period, how is this handled in QuickBooks?  For reference, we are using QuickBooks Desktop 2021.

Let me help you handle your concern, Hope12715.

We're unable to enter an effective date when you add a raise in the middle of the pay period. Salaries are often effective at a pay period break.

You'll want to create another payroll item instead. Then, add it to the employee's profile. For the detailed steps, you can check this article: Set up a yearly salary payroll item. Then, take out or remove the old item from the employee's profile.

Once done setting up, you can start creating paychecks for your employee.

Feel free to let us know if you have other payroll concerns. We'll be right here to help you. Take care!

Thanks for your reply.  Unfortunately, QuickBooks won't let me have two different salary payroll items for one employee.  I know this because I've already tried that route.  It looks like I will have to make the calculation manually outside of QuickBooks by taking one week at the old salary and one week at the new, add the two together and multiply this amount by 26 (number of pay periods in a year) to determine annual salary amount to enter to QuickBooks for this pay period only.  Once this pay period is over, I will then have to enter the full amount of the new annual salary amount into QuickBooks for all future pay periods.

It's a little ridiculous that this is the only way to account for a salary pay increase mid pay period.  I've seen this question asked several times in the community so I know I'm not the first to encounter this situation.  It shouldn't have to be this difficult.

Thanks for getting back to us, @hope12715.

I'd like to ensure that this concern will be taken care of. I'd encourage you to send this feedback straight to our developers. Doing this helps them understand the importance this feature can have to you and your business. You can do this by clicking the Gear icon on your QuickBooks and select Feedback. Let me show you how.

1. Open your QBDT, then go to the Help menu.
2. Tap on Send Feedback Online, then Product Suggestion.
3. Enter all the necessary details.
4. Click the Send Feedback button

I've added a screenshot for visual reference.

For now, I encourage visiting our blogs to stay current on all the QuickBooks news and announcements:

• The QuickBooks Blog
• The firm of the Future

Also, I'm adding these articles to know more about running payroll reports in QBDT and see what you've paid out:

• Create a payroll summary report
• Customize payroll and employee reports

Please know that you're always welcome to post again if you have any other concerns about QuickBooks. I'll be around to help. Have a good one. 

Just delete all payroll categories and leave "employee salary" and then enter the new amount. It will accept it. 

"I'd like to ensure that this concern will be taken care of."

Literally LOL - it's been a year... Still nothing. Quickbooks is a joke. 

Over the past year QB has introduced an insurance feature and literally advertises to paying customers and their accountants just trying to get their job done... you can do that, but not add in an effective date for an increase in salary, something that nearly all businesses will encounter?! 

What an absolute joke this company is. 

I just ran across this issue and created a new payroll item to the list named payroll adjustment.

Go to lists, payroll items, add, EZ Setup, Compensation (Hourly) where it says show on paycheck, enter the name of the new item (payroll adjustment), click next, it should be linked to payroll expense account.

When you run payroll, you can find the item in the dropdown menu. Manually enter the amount in the rate column then enter 1 hour so it will calculate on the paycheck. It's not a perfect fix but it works. Hope this helps.

Quickbooks is a huge disappointment. Have you seen the new Payroll plan increase!!! It's impossible to get an answer .... without going thru all of their questionnaire before they even listen to your question, that likely takes two minutes to resolve. Absolute horrible customer service ... accept sales of course, they are right on that!

Every company has employees that get raises ... and the raises are typically on an anniversary date, not a week ending date. This should be an easy thing ... but QB has still, years later -- I've been at it 28 years! -- not responded with a fix. And when you have a lot of employees, I can't be tied up with a single employee at a time!

Three of the companies I work with are moving off of QB platform. Too expensive, for no support.

but will not calculate if midweek!

This doesn't resolve the question:

How do I increase a salaried employee on a specific date (which falls mid pay cycle)

This does not address midweek salary amount change!

I'll share information that could help you increase a salaried employee on a specific date.

Salaried employees have a fixed rate for each pay period. However, there are times that you need to adjust or prorate their salary for one paycheck. You can follow these steps to override an employee's salary in your QuickBooks Online Payroll:

First, determine your employees' hours worked and the equivalent salary amount. Then, calculate the hours worked by the employee. To calculate the hours worked, deduct the days or hours the employee did not work from the regular total hours for that period. Use the sample info below:

• Pay schedule: Weekly (40 hrs)
• Hours did not work: 2 days or 16 hrs

Hours worked = 40 - 16

After knowing your employees' hours worked or the equivalent amount for the hours worked, you are ready to pay your salaried employees. QuickBooks Online Payroll calculates the prorated amount for you as you change the hours worked:

1. Go to Payroll, then Employees.
2. Pick Run Payroll.
3. When asked, select a pay schedule.
4. Choose your employee, then change the hours worked.
5. Preview and submit payroll.
6. Click Finished Payroll.

For detailed information, refer to this article: Override an employee's salary.

You can visit this article you can use in the future: Run payroll reports.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to us again if you have any additional concerns regarding QuickBooks. We are always here to assist you with any questions you may have. Stay safe!