# Salary Structures

Salary structures define basic salary, earnings, deductions, currency, and payment frequency for each staff member.

## Step-by-step guide

1. Go to **Users & Staff > People Directory**.
2. Open a staff user's actions.
3. Select **Manage Salary**.
4. Enter **Basic Salary**.
5. Choose currency and payment frequency.
6. Add earning items such as allowance or bonus.
7. Add deduction items such as tax or adjustment.
8. Review the calculated totals.
9. Save the salary structure.

## What SmartAcademy does in the background

The backend stores the salary structure for the selected staff user, replaces previous active structure details as needed, and records the salary update. Payroll generation uses this salary structure.

## Tips

- Add salary structures before generating payroll.
- Keep deductions positive; SmartAcademy treats them as deduction components.

## Related pages

- [People directory](/smartacademy-v2-platform/staff/people-directory)
- [Payroll](/smartacademy-v2-platform/staff/payroll)