Frequently Asked Questions: (Click on the
question to see the answer)
1. What is the definition\meaning of each monetary column in the “Employee Salary Report”?
Below are definitions for the various monetary categories presented in the generated report:
Base Annual Salary – Annual rate of pay exclusive of overtime and other collective bargaining related components, such as shift differential and service awards.
Does include pay for recognized certifications. Calculated as of the current pay period for the current calendar year (or for previous years, as of the last pay period of the year).
Salary YTD – Wages paid to the employee for the calendar year through the date shown on the report, based on employee’s standard work week exclusive of overtime.
Includes vacation, holiday pay, personal, funeral, jury duty, salary
continuation, STD, workers comp, training, and manual retro pay, etc.
Overtime YTD – Wages paid to the employee for the calendar year through the date shown on the report, based on employee’s hours worked in excess of their regular schedule.
Other YTD – Other payments to the employee that may include collective bargaining pay differentials for temporary work in a higher classification, such as a worker serving as a crew leader. It can also include reimbursement of
taxable moving expenses, performance
pay, award program, vacation payout, special event compensation, etc.
Gross YTD – Amount paid to the employee for the calendar year through the date shown on the report (it is the sum of the
Salary YTD, Overtime YTD and Other YTD columns).
2. I tried to find someone by their title but could not, why?
It could be the person’s title has changed recently. All the non-monetary fields in this report are the latest current data for that individual. So, if in January someone moved from the Engineering Division to the Operations Division, only their current title is searchable.
3. I know an employee no longer works for MSD but their name still appears, why?
Any person working for MSD that was considered an employee will show up in this report and will continue to be shown through the end of the calendar year
they were employed. All contractors, consultants and most temporary employees will not show up on this report because they are not employees of MSD. Look for contractors, consultants and temporary agencies under Vendors
on the Capital or Operating Expenditures sections in the OpenMSD web site.
4. Why are salaries based on a calendar year rather than MSD's fiscal year?
Calendar year are used since salaries are reported to the IRS that way and most individuals tax year is January 1 to December 31.
5. Why does the base annual salary for 2015 show a higher amount than expected based on hourly rate?
Generally, the base salary is calculated by taking the hourly rate x 2080 (40 hrs/wk x 52 wks). However, for 2015, there will be 53 pay periods instead of 52. The calculated base salary is the hourly rate x 2120 (40 hrs/wk x 53 wks).
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