Is it possible to setup multiple salary pay types so I can direct salary expense to different accounts for different groups of employees?

Hello there, @campshaw11.

Let's visit the Pay types window to check if you can set up multiple salary pay types in QuickBooks Online Payroll (QBOP). This way, you can manage your employees' transactions accordingly.

QBOP comes with a list of the most common pay types (for example, Hourly, Salary, and Commission only) to add to your employee profiles.  They are the items you’ll use to track your employees’ earnings on paychecks. However, it's only possible to set up multiple rates for hourly pay types. To check, here's how:

1. Go to Payroll, then Employees.
2. Select your employee.
3. From Pay types, select Start or Edit.
4. In the Pay type ▼, select Salary.
5. Check the pay types your employee needs and then click Save.

As a workaround, you can add other pay types from the Common pay types or Additional pay types drop-down. Then, assign them to your preferred expense account.

Please feel free to read this article for more details about adding new pay items to your employee profiles in QBOP: Add or change pay types in QuickBooks Online Payroll. 

Also, there are several payroll reports you can use to view information about your business expenses and employees in QuickBooks. You may want to check out this article in case you need to see the complete list and guide on how you can access and customize them using QBOP: Run payroll reports in QuickBooks Online Payroll.

Please keep me posted on how it goes in the comments below. If you have other payroll concerns or questions about pay types in QBOP, I'm always ready to help. Take care, and have a great day, @campshaw11.

hi there - thank you - this talks about multiple HOURLY pay types - I see how to do that. I want to setup multiple SALARY pay types. Is that possible? Thank you. 

Thank you for clarifying, campshaw11.

The option to add more Salary pay types is currently unavailable in QBO Payroll. As a workaround, you can add an additional pay type (Other earnings). Though it won't behave like a salary pay type, but you can assign a different account for it.

I see how this will help you segregate your payroll expenses. I recommend sending feedback to our product development team so that they can create enhancements in future updates.

1. Click on the Gear icon.
2. Choose Feedback.
3. Enter the details and click Next.

Let me know if you have any other concerns. I'm just around to continue to help.