FINANCE NO — Finance number for your work location.

EMPLOYEE NAME — Your name.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:  For privacy and security purposes, only the last four digits of your SSN are displayed (note: USPS switched to an eight-digit employee identification number July 2003 (pay period 14-3)n

PAY PERIOD — This is the pay period and year of the payments (PP-YR or 01-00). Each calendar year is broken up into twenty six (26) pay periods of two (2) weeks each.

SERIAL NUMBER — This is either the serial number of the check issued to the employee or the sequence number of the Earnings Statement issued to the employee when the net pay has been directly deposited to a financial institution.

RSC — This is the Rate Schedule Code for the hours stated. This code will be the same as on your time card. It will either be a "E" or a "Q".

LEV—This is the Grade Level for the hours stated.

RATE—This the Base rate (annual or hourly), including the cost-of-living allowance (COLA) for the hours stated.

CODE—This is the employee's Designation/Activity code. For a Regular Carrier, the code would be 134. For a PTF Carrier, the code would be 434. For a Full-Time Clerk 110, PTF Clerk 410, Casual  Clerk  610, Transitional Employee 810

TYP—This is the Type of Hours code. Codes include:

• 1 CSRS - Civil Service Retirement System
• 2 FICA - Federal Insurance Contribution Act
• 5 CSRS Offset - A combination of Civil Service Retirement and Federal Insurance Contribution

FICA/MED—This is the amount of FICA or Medicare deductions for this period and year-to date. If you were hired after 1984, your retirement contribution will be smaller and FICA/MED will be higher.

FERS—The Federal Employees Retirement System covers all career employees first hired on or after January 1, 1984, and those CSRS employees who chose to convert to FERS. If you are covered by FERS, you will see one of the following codes next to FERS:

Anything identified will show the dollar amount both for the pay period and year-to-date.

ALOT would indicate an authorized payroll deduction from your salary that is deducted each pay period for deposit to a financial institution.

C followed by a four (4) digit number would indicate a local charity campaign and where the money is sent.

C SUP or CS/SS indicates child support or alimony payments.

GARN would appear if you had a commercial garnishment levied against you.

HP followed by three (3) letters or numbers would show your health benefit plan enrollment code.

IN indicates your life insurance choice.

LEVY would show a deduction has been made for some sort of outstanding taxes.

MBA indicates that you participate in the NALC's Mutual Benefit Association insurance plan.

NT BK shows that after all deductions and allotments have been taken out, the net pay has been directly deposited to a financial institution.

OTHER would appear if an indebtedness to another Federal agency other than the Postal Service has been taken out. A collection for a loan from the VA for schooling might be an example.

PO DB means that a deduction has been made for some sort of indebtedness to the Postal Service. It might be for a previous overpayment, a shortage, a loss of or damage to the mails, loss of or damage to USPS property or vehicles, or perhaps outstanding travel or salary advances.

TSP indicates a withholding for the Thrift Savings Plan. If you participate in the plan, you will see two (2) or more lines regarding the Plan. The first line would indicate either the percentage of withholdings or the dollar amount.

TSP02 indicates a two (2) percent withholding

TSP $ followed by a dollar amount indicates a regular dollar amount participation.

UN L - Union Dues.

NET PAY—This is what you have left

EARNED-THIS YR—This is the number of hours earned to date this leave year. Information about leave accrual can be found on the Annual Leave Page.

EARNED-BAL—This is the number of hours carried over from last year plus the hours earned this year.

USED THIS YR—This is the total hours of annual leave used this year to date.

EARNED THIS YR—This is the number of hours of sick leave accumulated this year. Information about sick leave accrual can be found on the Sick Leave Page.

USED THIS YR—This is the total sick leave used to date this year.

CUMULATIVE—This is the total LWOP hours accumulated this year. If you accumulate eighty (80) hours of LWOP within a year, your leave credits will be reduced by the amount of leave earned in one (1) pay period.

UNAPPL BAL—This is the amount applied towards the purchase of the next bond.

NO ISSUED—This is the number of bonds issued this pay period.

Other important codes are:

FLSA—The Fair Labor Standards Act is a Federal Statute of general application that establishes requirements for child labor, minimum wages, equal pay, and overtime pay. FLSA work hours and FLSA overtime pay is printed on the E&D whenever work hours for one or both weeks of the pay period exceeds forty (40) hours for nonexempt employees.

ADJ FOR PP-YR PROCESSED—Shows that an adjustment for a specific pay period and year was processed.

GARNISHMENT PAYMENTS COMPL—Shows the garnishment balance as zero (0).

GRIEVANCE OR EEO SETTLEMENT—Self Explanatory

INCLUDES BOND REFUND—Self Explanatory

MERIT INCREASE—Self Explanatory

MERIT LUMP SUM INCLUDED—Self Explanatory

MULTI PP ADJS PROCESSED—Shows that adjustments for multiple pay periods were processed.

RETROACTIVE PAYMENT—Shows this is a special check and Earnings Statement for retroactive payment.

RETRO PAY IN YTD AMTS—Shows that retroactive payment amounts have been added to the year-to-date totals.

UPDT YTD BAL CANCEL CHK—An adjustment for a cancelled check was processed that updated the year-to-date earnings balance, affecting only the year-to-date fields.