Due to the limited amount of space available on the paper pay stubs printed by the Payroll Office, the following short codes are used for deductions and earnings. The tables below will help you understand codes found only on the pay stubs which are printed by the Payroll Office.
The pay stubs you print yourself from self-service will contain longer, more descriptive labels, and are not listed here. If you need help understanding the self-service pay stubs, please contact us for assistance.
There are two tables below -- one for deduction codes (directly below here) and one for earnings (or pay) codes (half way down the page).
Deduction Code |
What It Means |
Payroll Use |
| 21-CCTB | Local Wage Tax | 21x |
| Accident | Accident Insurance | ACC |
| AccidD&D | Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance | ADD |
| AddMedTx | FICA Medicare, Additional Tax | FIA |
| AFLACAcc | AFLAC Personal Accident Insurance | AFA |
| AFLACCan | AFLAC Cancer Indemnity Insurance | AFC |
| AFLACRid | AFLAC Building Benefit Rider | AFR |
| AFLACSck | AFLAC Sickness Indemnity Insurance | AFS |
| ChildSpt | Child Support Garnishment | GCH |
| CrHlthEv | Critical Health Events | CHE |
| DentalFa | Dental Insurance | DN1 |
| DentalNF | Dental Insurance | DN2 |
| EdAstRep | Educational Assistance Repayment | PTY |
| ENotRep | Employee Note Repayment | PYE |
| Fed Tax | Federal Income Tax | FED |
| Fed Tax | Federal Income Tax - Non-Resident Alien | FDN |
| FICA/SS | Social Security Tax | FIS |
| FlexDep | Flexibal Spending Account - Dependent Care | FXD |
| FlexHlth | Flexible Spending Account - Health | FXH |
| GrAidPay | Graduate Aid Payment | PYG |
| Grp Life | Group Life Insurance | LFG |
| HSA | Health Savings Account | HSA |
| IdenThft | Identity Theft | IDT |
| Imp Life | Imputed Income for Life Insurance | I50 |
| InsWaivr | Insurance Waiver (a negative deduction that adds pay) | INS |
| LocSvcTx | Local Services Tax | LST |
| LT Care | Long Term Care Insurance | LTC |
| LT Disab | Long Term Disability Insurance | LTD |
| LTCareSf | Long Term Care Insurance - Self | LT1 |
| LTCareSP | Long Term Care Insurance - Spouse | LT2 |
| MC Contr | Contribution to Messiah University via Payroll Deduction | CMC |
| MdclSpSur | Medical - Spousal Surcharge | MSS |
| MealPymt | Employee Meal Plan Payment | PYP |
| MedFa | Medical Insurance (pre-tax) - Faculty | MD2 |
| Medicare | Medicare Tax | FIM |
| MedNF | Medical Insurance (pre-tax) - Non-Faculty | MD1 |
| MedTx | Medical Insurance (pre-tax) | MD3 |
| MovePymt | Moving Expenses Repayment | PYM |
| PAcctGar | Personal Account Garnishment | GPE |
| PTaxNRes | Philadelphia Wage Tax, as a Non-Resident | LI4 |
| PhTaxRes | Philadelphia Wage Tax, as a Resident | LI3 |
| SNoteRep | Student Note Repayment | PYS |
| State Tx | State Income Tax (Pennsylvania) | SIT |
| STDisab | Short Term Disability Insurance | STD |
| StuRoom | Student Room Deduction | STR |
| SUI | State Unemployment Insurance Tax (Pennsylvania) | SUI |
| TaxGar | Tax Garnishment | GTX |
| TaxGarPc | Tax Garnishment - Percentage | GTP |
| TermLife | Term Life Insurance | LFT |
| TheStnd | Retirement Contribution, Percent | TS1 |
| TheStndR | Retirement Contribution, Roth Percent | TSA |
| TrmLfSlf | Term Life Insurance - Self | LF1 |
| TrmLfSP | Term Life Insurance - Spouse | LF2 |
| TrmLfCh | Term Life Insurance - Children | LF3 |
| TSAddPct | Retirement Contribution, Additional Percent | TS2 |
| TSAdPctR | Retirement Contribution, Additional Roth Percent | TSB |
| TSLoan | Retirement Loan Repayment | TSL |
| TSLoan2 | Retirement Loan2 Repayment | TSM |
| TSPct50 | Retirement Contribution, Additional Percent >50 yrs old | TS3 |
| TSPct50R | Retirement Contribution, Additional Roth % >50 yrs old | TSC |
| UnitWay | Contribution to The United Way via Payroll Deduction | CUW |
| UnivLfEE | Universal Life Insurance - Employee | LU1 |
| UnivLfSP | Universal Life Insurance - Spouse | LU2 |
| UnLfEvEE | Universal Life Events Insurance - Employee | LE1 |
| UnLfEvSP | Universal Life Events Insurance - Spouse | LE2 |
| UnLfEvCH | Universal Life Events Insurance - Children | LE3 |
| Vision | Vision Insurance | VI1 |
Earnings/Pay Code |
What It Means |
Payroll Use |
| AdjustPy | Adjustment to Regular Pay | AJ1 |
| AdvdPay | Advanced Pay | ADD |
| BonusAwd | Bonus / Award Pay | BON |
| CampPay | Camp Worker Pay | CMP |
| Cell_Int | Cell Phone / Internet Access Stipend | CEL |
| Christma | Christmas Closed Pay | CHR |
| Closed | Closed Pay | EMG |
| CWSSt | Student Federal Work Study Pay | SF1 |
| CWSStOT | Student Federal Work Study Pay, Overtime | SF2 |
| CWSStS | Student Federal Work Study Pay, Summer Job | SF3 |
| CWSStSO | Student Federal Work Study Pay, Summer Job, Overtime | SF4 |
| DebtForg | Debt Forgiveness | DBT |
| Deceased | Deceased Pay | DEC |
| Docked | Docked Pay | DOC |
| EducAsst | Educational Assistance (a taxable benefit) | EDU |
| EssentCC | Essential (Christmas Closed) | EMC |
| EssentDb | Essential (Double Time) | EMD |
| EssentNR | Essential (Not Regular Scheduled) | EMN |
| EssentRS | Essential (Regular Schedule) | EMR |
| Funeral | Funeral Pay | FUN |
| GradAid | Graduate Aid | GRA |
| Holiday | Holiday Pay | HOL |
| HousePas | Housing - Pastoral | HOU |
| IWSOT | Student Institutional Pay, Overtime | SI2 |
| IWSOTS | Student Institutional Pay, Summer Job, Overtime | SI4 |
| IWSPay | Student Institutional Pay | SI1 |
| IWSPayS | Student Institutional Pay, Summer Job | SI3 |
| LvTrack | Leave Tracking | LTR |
| LvwoPwB | Leave without Pay, with Benefits | LOO |
| LvwoPwoB | Leave without Pay, without Benefits | LOB |
| LvwPwB | Leave with Pay, with Benefits | LPB |
| LwPPwB | Leave with Partial Pay, with Benefits | LXB |
| MdDis100 | Short Term Medical Disability Pay at 100% of Salary | DS1 |
| MdDis60 | Short Term Medical Disability Pay at 60% of Salary | DS2 |
| MiscStud | Miscellaneous One-Time Pay, Student Employee | SM1 |
| MisStuSu | Miscellaneous One-Time Pay, Student Emp., Summer | SM3 |
| Moving | Moving Expenses | MV1 |
| MovingNF | Moving Expenses, Exempt from FICA Tax | MV2 |
| MovingNT | Moving Expenses, Non-Taxable | MV3 |
| MvgExpR | Moving Expenses Reimbursement | MVR |
| NPayCmp1 | Non-Pay Compensation (e.g. gift card) | NP1 |
| NPayCmp2 | Non-Pay Compensation (e.g. gift card), Student | NP2 |
| OTPay | Overtime Pay | OVT |
| Overtime | Overtime Pay | OVP |
| OvlCont | Overload Pay, Contracted | OVL |
| OvlNCont | Overload Pay, Non-Contracted (i.e. based on head count) | OV2 |
| PandReg | Pandemic (Regular) | PAN |
| Personal | Personal Pay | PER |
| PUCC | Personal Use of Company Car | MIL |
| Regular | Regular Pay | REG |
| RefBonus | Referral Bonus Pay | RFB |
| Retropay | Retroactive Pay (i.e. missed pay) | RTO |
| RetroStu | Retroactive Pay - Student Acad Year (i.e. missed pay) | RTN |
| RmValue1 | Student Room (a taxable benefit) | SR1 |
| RmValue2 | Student Room (a non-taxable benefit) | SR2 |
| Severanc | Severance Pay | SEV |
| Sick | Sick Pay | SCK |
| SickPand | Sick - Pandemic | SCP |
| SpclTemp | Special Rate / Temporary Additional Pay | ADD |
| StBdNTax | Student Board, Non-Taxable | SB2 |
| StBdTax | Student Board, Taxable | SB1 |
| StpPyFee | Stop Payment Fee | FEE |
| SuppPay1 | Supplemental Pay | SP1 |
| TraBonus | Transition Bonus | RET |
| Travel | Travel Allowance Pay | TRV |
| Vacation | Vacation Pay | VAC |
| VacPayou | Vacation Pay Out | VPO |
| W2Trvl | W-2 Travel Reimbursement (a taxable benefit) | W2T |