---
title: "Pay Codes"
slug: "pay-codes"
updated: 2025-08-26T18:07:09Z
published: 2025-08-26T18:38:53Z
canonical: "guide.youraspire.com/pay-codes"
---

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# Pay Codes

## **Description**

A categorization used to distinguish different sets of pay types and deductions that can be applied to an employee or subcontractor. Determines how time is calculated and tracked.

## Resource Overview

| **Endpoint** | **Definition** |
| --- | --- |
| [](https://guide.youraspire.com/preview/v1-api/en/65e608a6-a5c6-45e2-bf09-9cfd1a9dae67/1)[GET/PayCodes](https://guide.youraspire.com/apidocs/paycodes-1) | Retrieve a list of information related to pay codes |
| [POST/PayCodes](https://guide.youraspire.com/apidocs/paycodes-2) | Create a pay code. |
| [PUT/PayCodes](https://guide.youraspire.com/apidocs/paycodes-3) | Update an existing pay code. |

## Attributes

| Attribute | Description | **Data Type** | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Active | indicates if pay code should be active or inactive | boolean |  |
| ExcludeFromOT | indicates if the pay code should be excluded from overtime calculations | boolean |  |
| FixedRate | fixed rate amount associated with the pay code | number(double) |  |
| MaxLength10 | used to specify the maximum character length | string |  |
| MaxLength60 | used to specify the maximum character length | string |  |
| MinLength0 | used to specify that there is no minimum character length for attributes | string |  |
| OTPaycode | specifies whether the pay code is used for overtime payments | boolean |  |
| PayCode | designated pay rate for employees hours | string |  |
| PayCodeID | unique identifier for the pay code | integer(int32) |  |
| PayCodeName | name or description of the pay code | string |  |
| PremiumDollars | the dollar amount added as a premium for this pay code | number(double) |  |
| PremiumPercent | percentage added as a premium for this pay code | number(double) |  |