Current columns: The rates, hours and
earnings included in the paycheck being
viewed.
Year to date columns: The hours and
earnings accumulated since the beginning of
the calendar year.
Regular Earnings: The total regular pay
for all assignments with the University of
Houston System.
Longevity: An incentive pay for regular,
full-time, non-academic employees that
relates to years of service. Faculty with
administrative appointments or those who are
assigned to full time research in the summer
are eligible for longevity pay during these
appointments. To view the longevity
schedule, go to
http://www.uh.edu/admin/hr/resources/handbook/4com_spc.htm#Longevity.
Hazardous Duty Pay: An incentive pay that
police receive instead of longevity pay.
Haz–Inc–Long Annualized: A non-paying
earnings code used in the calculation of the
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime
rate. The System includes
Hazard/Incentive/Longevity pay in its
overtime calculation. The amount reflected
on the paycheck is a calculation code. It is
not added to the gross pay.
Holiday Pay: If Holiday Pay is reflected
in the Hours and Earnings section, faculty
should add these earnings to the regular
earnings to equate the contracted amount.
Insurance Stipend: A stipend to defray the
expense of health insurance with specific
rules for eligibility.
FLSA Overtime Pay: This pay is calculated
on a seven day basis from Wednesday to
Tuesday. Only non-exempt (bi-weekly)
positions are eligible for overtime
according to the Federal Labor Standards
Act. In addition to regular pay the System
also considers Hazard, Incentive, and
Longevity pay when calculating the overtime
rate. This Haz–Inc–Long Annualized rate is
the non-paying code reflected on your
paycheck used in the overtime
calculation. Go to
http://www.uh.edu/finance/Doc_Ref/Overtime
Calculation.xls
to calculate your overtime rate.
Taxes
OASDI/Disability-EE: Old Age, Survivors,
and Disability Insurance (OASDI) is the
federally mandated Social Security insurance
program. (The maximum annual earnings that
may be taxed for social security are
$97,500.) The University of Houston System
matches the employee contribution amount.
FICA Med Hospital Ins/EE: Federal
Insurance Contributions Act is the Medicare
portion of your Social Security taxes. The
System matches the employee contribution
amount.
Withholding: Your federal income taxes
withheld from pay. The IRS Withholding
Calculator can estimate your withholdings at
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96196,00.html,
however please be aware that it is only an
estimate as it does not take into
consideration any retirement contributions
deducted from your paycheck.
Social Security (FICA) Exemption:
Qualified student employees of the System
may be eligible for exclusion from Social
Security and Medicare withholding. For more
information, please go to
http://www.uh.edu/finance/pages/ficaExem.htm.
Before-Tax Deductions
Before-Tax Deduction: The deductions taken
from your pay before taxes are calculated.
Teachers Retirement System: The University
of Houston System’s retirement plan provides
service and disability retirement benefits
and death and survivor benefits funded by
the TRS pension trust fund.
TRS 90 Day Wait: A valid TRS contribution
that the employee pays. The deduction code
applies to the source of the employer
matching contribution for the first 90 days
of enrollment only.
Optional Life: The first $50,000 of
optional life insurance coverage is taken
before taxes are calculated. The remaining
balance is included in after-tax deductions.
After-Tax Deductions
Optional Life: The first $50,000 of
optional life insurance coverage is taken
before taxes are calculated. The remaining
balance is included in after-tax deductions.
Employer Paid Benefits
Employer Paid Benefits: The benefits that
the System pays on behalf of the employee.
Items listed in this section are not
deducted from your paycheck.
TRS 90 Day Wait: The deduction code
applies to the source of the employer
matching contribution for the first 90 days
of enrollment only. The amount listed is
being contributed by the System during this
period.
Federal Taxable Gross
Total Gross: The gross amount you earned
for this paycheck as well as year-to-date.
Fed Taxable Gross: The current and
year-to-date portions of your pay that are
subject to federal withholding tax after
your before-tax deductions have been
subtracted.
Total Taxes: The total of all taxes
subtracted from the paycheck being viewed as
well as your year-to-date total taxes paid.
Total Deductions: The total deductions
subtracted from the paycheck being viewed as
well as the year-to-date total of all
deductions taken.
Net Pay: The take-home portion of your pay
after all deductions and taxes have been
subtracted for the paycheck being viewed as
well as for the calendar year.
Leave Accrual
Leave Accrual / Fiscal Year: Faculty with
administrative appointments (12 pay 12) are
eligible for vacation and sick leave.
Faculty without administrative appointments
(9 pay 9) are eligible for sick leave only.
Earned: Your leave balance at the end of
the previous fiscal year and any leave
accrued during the current fiscal year will
be indicated in this section.
Taken: The hours of leave taken during the
current fiscal year.
Balance: The remaining hours when Taken
hours are subtracted from Earned hours.
