A wage type is a coding system used to define a type of payment or deduction on a pay statement.  Wage type abbreviations (eight character limit) are itemized on a pay statement to assist payees in understanding individual components of gross pay and deductions.  

Listed below are abbreviations and descriptions for three categories of wage types.

To search for a specific Wage Type, press Ctrl+F (Windows) or Command+F (Macintosh) on your keyboard.

Biweekly Earnings Wage Types

Wage Type
ABBREVIATION
Wage Type (Component of Pay)
DESCRIPTION
Eligible
DUHS
Employees
Eligible
University
Employees
12%NSPS312% Shift Premium for Third Shift
 
X
7%NSPSF27% Shift Premium for Second Shift
 
X
BASERATEHourly Rate
X
X
CARRYOVRCarry Over Bank Paid
X
 
CHNURSECharge Nurse Premium
X
 
CNWEOClinical Nurse Weekend Option
X
 
COBKENDCarry Over Bank Ending
X
 
DESIGHOLDesignated Holiday
 
X
DUHSECBUDUHS Emergency Call Back Unworked
X
 
DUHSECBWDUHS Emergency Call Back Worked
X
 
DUHSHOLDUHS Holiday Premium
X
 
DUHSSHF2DUHS Second Shift Premium
X
 
DUHSSHF3DUHS Third Shift Premium
X
 
DUHSSTBYDUHS Standby Pay
X
 
DUHSWEO1DUHS Weekend Option - 1st Shift
X
 
DUHSWEO2DUHS Weekend Option - 2nd Shift
X
 
DUHSWEO3DUHS Weekend Option - 3rd Shift
X
 
DUHSWEP1DUHS Weekend Premium - 1st Shift
X
 
DUHSWEP2DUHS Weekend Premium - 2nd Shift
X
 
DUHSWEP3DUHS Weekend Premium ? 3rd Shift
X
 
ECBNOWRKEmergency Call Back Unworked 150%
 
X
ECBWORKEmergency Call Back Worked 50%
 
X
ELECTIONElection - Presidential
 
X
EQUIPDTBiweekly Equipment Purchase - Department Paid Taxes
X
X
EQUIPMNTBiweekly Equipment Purchase Imputed Income - Employee Paid Taxes
X
X
FUNERALFuneral (Bereavement Leave)
 
X
GROSSADJBiweekly Gross Adjustment
X
X
HOLIDAYDiscretionary Holiday
 
X
HOLPREMHoliday Premium 50%
X
X
IMPUTEDMiscellaneous Imputed Income
X
X
INCENTIncentive Pay
X
 
INCVPAYInconvenience Pay
X
 
JURYJury Duty
 
X
LTB PTOPayout Long Term Bank PTO Term
X
 
LTBPAIDLong Term Bank Paid
X
 
LUMPBIWKLump Sum Payments for Biweekly Employees
X
X
MISCEXCLMiscellaneous Payments Not Included in the Weighted Average Adjusted Overtime Rate
X
X
MISCOTMiscellaneous Payments Included in the Weighted Average Adjusted Overtime Rate
X
X
MOVINGBiweekly Nonqualified Moving Expense
X
X
MOVINGQualified Moving Expenses
X
X
MOVINGDTBiweekly Nonqualified Moving - Department Paid Taxes
X
X
MOVINGGUBiweekly Nonqualified Relocation - Department Paid Taxes
X
X
MOVINGPCBiweekly Nonqualified Relocation Imputed Income - Employee Paid Taxes
X
X
NONQTUITNonqualified Tuition Imputed Income - Employee Paid Taxes
X
X
NSGLNBWNursing Loan Forgiveness Biweekly
X
 
NSPSHF2Night Shift Premium Flat Rates for 2nd Shift
 
X
NSPSHF3Night Shift Premium Flat Rates for 3rd Shift
 
X
OUTOFPOSWorking Out of Position
X
X
OVERTIMEOvertime Premium Pay?
X
X
PRECEPTRPreceptor Premium
X
 
PREV.PERRetroactive Pay Differences from previous pay periods
X
X
PROCPAYProcedure Pay
X
 
PTO CASHPTO Annual Cash In
X
 
SEVESeverance Payment - Biweekly
X
X
SEVWTHRSevere Weather 10%
X
X
SICKSick Time
 
X
SPECAWDMisc Special Award
X
X
STAFFINCStaffing Incentive
X
 
STANDBYStandby Premium Pay?
X
X
STB PTOPayout Short Term Bank PTO Term
X
 
STBPAIDShort Term Bank Paid
X
 
STBYSPECStandby Special - Premium Pay for Employees Called to Work During Standby
X
X
TUITDEPTBiweekly Tuition Supplement - Department Paid Taxes
X
X
TUITNONQNonqualified Tuition - Department Paid Taxes
X
X
TUITSUPLBiweekly Tuition Supplement Imputed Income - Employee Paid Taxes
X
X
VACATIONVacation Time
 
X
VACPAYOTVacation Payout Termination
 
X
WEOSHF1Weekend Option Flat Rate First Shift Premium for Employees in Job Family 7
 
X
WEOSHF2Weekend Option Flat Rate Second Shift Premium for Employees in Job Family 7
 
X
WEOSHF3Weekend Option Flat Rate Third Shift Premium for Employees in Job Family 7
 
X
WEOSHFT1Weekend Option Flat Rate First Shift Premium for Employees in Job Families 10 11 15 30 32
 
X
WEOSHFT2Weekend Option Flat Rate Second Shift Premium for Employees in Job Families 10 11 15 30 32
 
X
WEOSHFT3Weekend Option Flat Rate Third Shift Premium for Employees in Job Families 10 11 15 30 32
 
X
WEP10%Weekend Premium 10% for all weekend shifts
 
X
WEP20%Weekend Premium 20% for all weekend shifts
 
X
WEPCLINWeekend Premium for Clinical Nurses? IIIIII
X
 
WEPFLATWeekend Premium Flat Rate for Eligible University Employees
 
X

 

 

Monthly Earnings Wage Types

Wage Type
ABBREVIATION
Wage Type (Component of Pay)
DESCRIPTION
Eligible
DUHS
Employees
Eligible
University
Employees
EQUIPDTFaculty/Staff Equipment Purchase - Department Paid Taxes
X
X
EQUIPMNTFaculty/Staff Equipment Purchase Imputed Income - Employee Paid Taxes
X
X
FLATSUPPMonthly Supplement Flat Tax
X
X
INCENTFSPay Incentive Faculty/Staff
X
 
MOVINGFaculty/Staff Nonqualified Moving Expenses
X
X
MOVINGDTFaculty/Staff Nonqualified Moving - Department Paid Taxes
X
X
MOVINGGUFaculty/Staff Nonqualified Relocation - Department Paid Taxes
X
X
MOVINPCFaculty/Staff Nonqualified Relocation Imputed Income - Employee Paid Taxes
X
X
NSGLNFSNursing Loan Forgiveness Faculty/Staff
X
 
PARSALLWParsonage Allowance
 
X
PAYEXCEPExempt Pay Exception
X
X
REGSUPPMonthly Supplement Regular Tax
X
X
SABBTADJSabbatical Adjustment
 
X
SALARYPrimary Salary - Faculty/Staff
X
X
SEVESeverance Payment - Monthly
X
X
TERMADJTPay Exception Termination
X
X
TUITDEPTFaculty/Staff Tuition Supplement - Department Paid Taxes
X
X
TUITSUPLFaculty/Staff Tuition Supplement Imputed Income - Employee Paid Taxes
X
X

Deduction Wage Types

Wage Type
ABBREVIATION
Wage Type (Component of Pay)
DESCRIPTION
Eligible
DUHS
Employees
Eligible
University
Employees
403B EMPEmployee 1 Time Tax Deferred 403B
X
X
403B EMPEmployee 1 Time Post Tax 403B
X
X
403B EREmployer Contribution Police
X
X
457 DEFEmployee 457 Deferred Compensation
X
X
ALIMONYGarnish: Alimony
X
X
AMBULANCGarnish: Duke Regional Ambulance
X
X
AUX DELQAuxiliary Misc Delinquent
X
X
AUX MISCAuxiliary Miscellaneous
X
X
AUXSALESDuke Raleigh Hospital Auxiliary Sales
X
X
BASICDuke Basic Post-Tax Same Sex Spousal Equivalent
X
X
BASICDuke Basic Post-Tax Recurring
X
X
BASIC1XBasic 1 Time Post-Tax
X
X
BASIC1XBasic 1 Time Pre-Tax
X
X
BKRPTCYGarnish: Bankruptcy
X
X
CASUALTYPersonal Casualty Post-Tax
X
X
CHILDSPTGarnish: Child Support
X
X
CLOTHESDuke Regional Hospital Auxiliary Sales - Clothes
X
X
COPAYPDCCo-Payment PDC
X
X
CREDITORGarnish: Creditor
X
X
CREDITUNDuke Credit Union
X
X
CTRLIVNGCenter For Living
X
X
DAYCREIMReimbursement Acct - Dependent Care
X
X
DELQTFEEStudent Fees Delinquent
X
X
DENTA1X1 Time Pre-Tax Dental Plan A
X
X
DENTA1X1 Time Post-Tax Dental Plan A
X
X
DENTAL ADental Plan A Pre-Tax
X
X
DENTAL ADental Plan A Post-Tax
X
X
DENTAL ACOBRA Dental Plan A Post-Tax
X
X
DENTAL BDental Plan B Pre-Tax
X
X
DENTAL BDental Plan B Post-Tax
X
X
DENTAL BCOBRA Dental Plan B Post-Tax
X
X
DENTB1X1 Time Pre-Tax Dental Plan B
X
X
DENTB1X1 Time Post-Tax Dental Plan B
X
X
DHA1Dynamic Fragrances
X
X
DHA10Dynamic Fundraising w/ Fragrances
X
X
DHA11Books are Fun
X
X
DHA12Ladies Shoes
X
X
DHA13Omega
X
X
DHA14Infinite Entertainment
X
X
DHA15Sterling Purses & More
X
X
DHA16Luther Sales
X
X
DHA17-
X
X
DHA18Dynamic Fundraising w/ fragrances
X
X
DHA19Ultimate Linens
X
X
DHA2Gift Shop
X
X
DHA20Uniforms 2U
X
X
DHA3Dynamic Cookware
X
X
DHA4Omega Jewelry
X
X
DHA5Gold N Visions
X
X
DHA6Infinite Entertainment
X
X
DHA7Books Are Fun
X
X
DHA8Gift Shops
X
X
DHA9Gold ?N Visions Jewelry
X
X
DHRHGIFTDuke Raleigh Gift Shop
X
X
DOINGOODDoing Good in the Neighborhood
X
X
DRHACCTDuke Regional Hospital Patient Accounts
X
X
DRHPHARMDuke Regional Hospital Pharmacy
X
X
DUKECARDDuke Card Flex
X
X
DUKEGIFTGifts - Duke
X
X
DUKEGOLFGolf Course
X
X
DUKERENTRent Duke
X
X
EE Age403B Employee Age Catch-up
X
X
FACCLUBFaculty Club
X
X
FACILITYAuxiliary Facility Charge
X
X
FEDTAXBLCurrent Federal Taxable Gross Wage
X
X
FICA A/RFICA A/R
X
X
FICAREFDFICA Refund
X
X
FID 457Fidelity 457 Deferred Compensation - Employee
X
X
FIDELITYFidelity Tax Deferred - Employee
X
X
FIDELITYFidelity Post-Tax - Employee
X
X
FIDELITYFidelity 1X Tax Deferred - Employee
X
X
FIDELITYFidelity 1X Post-Tax - Employee
X
X
FRAGRANCDuke Regional Hospital Auxiliary Sales - Fragrance
X
X
GOLDDuke Regional Hospital Auxiliary Sales - Gold
X
X
HLTHREIMReimbursement Account - Health Care
X
X
HOLROYDUniversal -Life? HOLROYD Post-Tax
X
X
HOMESITEHome Site Duke Forest
X
X
HORIZONSBright Horizons
X
X
HOSPBILLHospital Bills One Time
X
X
HOSPBILLHospital Bills - Delinquent
X
X
HOSPBILLHospital Bills - Medical PDC
X
X
HOSPBILLHospital Bills - PDC Central
X
X
HOSPBILLHospital Bills - Surgery PDC
X
X
HOSPBILLHospital Bills - Delinquent
X
X
HOSPBILLHospital Bills - Delinquent Family Clinic
X
X
HOSPBILLHospital Bill - Hospital Business Office
X
X
HOSPBILLHospital Bills - Surgery Prog Office
X
X
HOSPBILLHospital Bills - Womens Clinic
X
X
HPAUXCR1Hospital Auxiliary Correct 1
X
X
HPAUXCR2Hospital Auxiliary Correct 2
X
X
HPAUXCR3Hospital Auxiliary Correct 3
X
X
LEATHERDuke Regional Hospital Auxiliary Sales - Leather
X
X
LEDGERFaculty Ledger - Advance
X
X
LEVYGarnish: Levy
X
X
LIB FINELibrary Fine - Fuqua
X
X
LIB FINELibrary Fine Med Center
X
X
LIB MISCLibrary Misc - B-F
X
X
LIB MISCLibrary Misc - Chemistry
X
X
LIB MISCLibrary Misc - Divinity
X
X
LIB MISCLibrary Misc - Engineering
X
X
LIB MISCLibrary Misc - Lilly
X
X
LIB MISCLibrary Misc - M-P
X
X
LIB MISCLibrary Misc - Music
X
X
LIB MISCLibrary Misc - Perkins
X
X
LIB RINELibrary Fine - Perkins
X
X
LIVELIFELive For Life Fines
X
X
LIVELIFELive For Life Fitness Club
X
X
LOANMisc - Loan
X
X
LOSTBOOKLost Books - Law Library
X
X
LOSTBOOKLost Books - Perkins
X
X
LOSTBOOKLost Books - Medical Center
X
X
LTCARELong Term Care Post-Tax
X
X
LTCARELong Term Care Post-Tax
X
X
LTDENHLong Term Disability Enhancer Post-Tax
X
X
MISCDEDMisc - Continuing Deduction
X
X
NCMUTUALNC Mutual Universal Life Post-Tax
X
X
NCTAXABLCurrent NC Taxable Gross Wages
X
X
NONTTUITNontaxable Tuition
X
X
OFCPSTSLOffcycle Check Post-Tax Select Health Insurance Refund
X
X
OFCREFSLOffcycle Check Pre-Tax Select Health Insurance Refund
X
X
OPTICALOptical Wear
X
X
OPTION1X1 Time Pre-Tax Duke Options Health Plan
X
X
OPTION1X1 Time Post-Tax Duke Options Health Plan
X
X
OPTIONSDuke Options Pre-Tax
X
X
OPTIONSDuke Options Post-Tax
X
X
OPTIONSCOBRA Duke Options
X
X
OPTLWERBOptical Wear Balance
X
X
OTHTAXESGarnish: Other Taxes
X
X
OVERPAYSalary Overpayment
X
X
PAIPersonal Accident Insurance Post-Tax
X
X
PARKFEEParking Fee - Erwin
X
X
PARKINGParking Garage Fine
X
X
PARKINGParking Misc - Erwin
X
X
PARKINGParking Permit DTS (Duke Temporary Services)
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee - AS Gated Lot
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee - Allen - A Lot
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee - Bioscience - SB Lot
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee - Bryan
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee ? CBS Parking ? External Vendor
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee - Divinity B Lot
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee - Engineering - X Lot
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee - Fuqua
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee - Gross - SC Lot
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee - Law - LL Lot
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee Medical Center
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee Parking Garage #2
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee Parking Garage #3
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee Parking Garage #4
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee - Physics - SA Lot
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee - Ravine
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee Hock Plaza Pre-Tax
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee Hock 2 Pre-Tax
X
X
PARKINGParking Pre-Tax Refund - Hock 2 Plaza
X
X
PARKINGParking Fee Hock Plaza Post-Tax
X
X
PERSAD&DPersonal AD&D Post-Tax
X
X
PHARMACYPharmacy
X
X
PHYSEDPhysical Education Fines
X
X
PIEDMONTGreater Piedmont Credit Union
X
X
PKGGARGarage Exit Fee
X
X
POLICEPolice Employee Retirement Plan Post-Tax
X
X
POSTRETRPost Retirement Life Pre-Tax
X
X
PROCSFEEGarnish: Processing Fee
X
X
PROFDEVLProfessional Development
X
X
RCHMISCDuke Raleigh Hospital Misc Deduction
X
X
RCHPARKDuke Raleigh Hospital Parking Fines
X
X
RCHRNTLDuke Raleigh Hospital Home Rental
X
X
REC FEEEmployee Recreation Fee
X
X
RECRUITRecruitment/Retention
X
X
SCUD 457Scudder 457 Deferred Compensation - Employee
X
X
SCUDDERScudder Tax Deferred - Employee
X
X
SCUDDERScudder Post-Tax - Employee
X
X
SCUDDERScudder 1 Time Tax Deferred - Employee
X
X
SCUDDERScudder 1 Time Post-Tax - Employee
X
X
SELECTDuke Select Pre-Tax
X
X
SELECTDuke Select Post-Tax
X
X
SELECTCOBRA Duke Select
X
X
SELECT1X1 Time Pre-Tax Duke Select
X
X
SELECT1X1 Time Post-Tax Duke Select
X
X
SFTYEQUPSafety Shoes
X
X
SFTYGLSSafety Glasses
X
X
STDNLOANStudent Loans
X
X
STDNTFEEStudent Fee Recurring Deduction
X
X
STDNTFEEStudent Fees
X
X
STDNTLNGarnish: Student Loan
X
X
SUPPLIFESupplement Life Post-Tax
X
X
TAXTUITSchool Of Nursing Taxable Tuition Biweekly
X
X
TAXTUITSchool Of Nursing Taxable Tuition Faculty/Staff
X
X
TEXTBOOKText Book Loan Delinquent
X
X
TIAA 457TIAA 457 Deferred Compensation - Employee
X
X
TIAA/SRATIAA-SRA Tax Deferred - Employee
X
X
TIAA/SRATIAA-SRA Post-Tax - Employee
X
X
TIAA/SRA1 Time Tax Deferred TIAA-SRA - Employee
X
X
TIAA/SRA1 Time Post-Tax TIAA-SRA - Employee
X
X
TIAACREFTIAACREF Tax Deferred - Employee
X
X
TIAACREFTIAACREF Post-Tax - Employee
X
X
TIAACREFTIAA 1 Time Tax Deferred - Employee
X
X
TIAACREFTIAA 1 Time Post-Tax - Employee
X
X
TRAFFICTraffic Fines
X
X
TUITNONTOffcycle Check Nontaxable Tuition
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Arthurs
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Bryan Center
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Cambridge
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Catering
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Central Pub
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - East Food Court
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Faculty Commons
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Housekeeping
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Oak Room
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Student Labor
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Trent
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - West Cafeteria
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - West Storeroom
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Brace Shop
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Chemistry
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Admissions Duke Regional Hospital
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Dietary Duke Regional Hospital
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Engineering Duke Regional Hospital
X
X
UNIFORMUniform - Duke Raleigh Hospital
X
X
UNIONDUEUnion Dues Local 1328
X
X
UNIONDUEUnion Dues Local 465
X
X
UNIONDUEUnion Dues Local 77
X
X
UNITEDWYUnited Way
X
X
UNIVLIFEUniversal Life Insurance - Locked Plan
X
X
VALICVALIC Tax Deferred - Employee
X
X
VALICVALIC Post-Tax - Employee
X
X
VALICVALIC 1 Time Tax Deferred - Employee
X
X
VALICVALIC 1 Time Post-Tax - Employee
X
X
VALIC457VALIC 457 Deferred Compensation - Employee
X
X
VANGUARDVanguard Tax Deferred - Employee
X
X
VANGUARDVanguard Post-Tax - Employee
X
X
VANGUARDVanguard 1 Time Tax Deferred - Employee
X
X
VANGUARDVanguard 1 Time Post-Tax - Employee
X
X
VISIONPTVision Post-Tax
X
X
VISIONRFOffcycle Check Pre-Tax Vison Refund
X
X
VISIONSPVision Spectera Pre-Tax
X
X
VISPR1XVision 1 Time Pre-Tax
X
X
VISPS1XVision 1 Time Post-Tax
X
X
VOL DELQDuke Regional Hospital Auxiliary Sales - Delinquent
X
X
VOLLTDVoluntary Long Term Disability University Post-Tax
X
X
VOLLTDVoluntary Long Term Disability Health System Post-Tax
X
X
VOLSTDVoluntary Short Term Disability University Post-Tax
X
X
VOLSTDVoluntary Short Term Disability Health System Post-Tax
X
X
WATCHESDuke Regional Hospital Auxiliary Sales - Watches
X
X