Use: Define common abbreviations found on an employee’s paystub in the Employee Self Service (ESS) systemUse: Define common abbreviations found on an employee’s paystub in the Employee Self Service (ESS) system

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Glossary of Terms

Pay Stub Section
 

• ID Number: Employee Identification Number
• FED: Federal
• S: Single, tax filing status
• M: Married, tax filing status
• ST1: State Number 1
• ST2: State Number 2
• ST EMP: State of Employment
• ST TXD: State Taxed
• 2nd ST: Second State Taxed
• ST RES: State of Residence
• LC1: Local Tax 1
• LC2: Local Tax 2
• LC3: Local Tax 3
• LC4: Local Tax 4
• LC5: Local Tax 5
• 0XXX: State Code (e.g. 0006: Colorado)
• 0XXX: City Code (e.g. 0156: Denver)
   

Current Gross Section
 

• TTL: Total Gross Wages
• FUT: Federal Unemployment Taxable Wages
• FCA: FICA/Social Security Wages
• LC2: Second Local Taxable Wages
• FWT: Federal Withholding Taxable Gross Wages
• SUT: State Unemployment Taxable Wages
• MED: Gross Medicare Wages
• LC3: Third Taxable Wages
• ST: State Taxable Gross Wages
• RTR: Gross Retirement (PERA) Wages
• XCS: Excess (Taxable) Life Insurance
• LC4: Fourth Local Taxable Wages
• SDI: State Disability Gross Wages
• 2ST: Second State Taxable Gross Wages
• LC1: Local Taxable Gross Wages
• LC5: Fifth Local Taxable Wages
   

YTD Gross Section (Year-To-Date Gross Wages)
 

• TTL: Total Gross Wages
• FUT: Federal Unemployment Tax Wages
• MED: Gross Medicare Wages
• FWT: Federal Withholding Taxable Gross Wages
• SUT: State Unemployment Taxable Wages
• ST: State Taxable Gross Wages
• RTR: Gross Retirement (PERA) Wages
• FCA: FICA/Social Security Wages
• 2ST: Second Taxable Gross Wages
   

Earnings Section

• Hours: Hours worked in pay period dates listed at top of form
• Rate: Rate of pay based off earnings code listed and hours worked