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Managing Team Member Pay Rates

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Atto makes it easy to set and manage both default and job-specific pay rates for your team. Accurate pay rate tracking ensures your payroll is precise, flexible, and transparent.


Setting a Default Pay Rate

You can assign a default hourly rate using either the mobile app or the web version.

On Mobile:

  • Go to Settings > Pay Rate

  • Select a team member

  • Enable Pay Rate if not already active

  • Tap + Add Default Pay Rate

  • Enter the hourly rate and effective date

  • Tap Add Pay Rate to confirm

On Web:

  • Go to Settings > Manage Team

  • Select a team member

  • Enable the Pay Rate toggle

  • Click Add Pay Rate, then enter the hourly rate and effective date

  • Click Add Pay Rate to save

📌 Once added, all default pay rates will be listed with their start dates for full visibility.

📌 A default pay rate must be set before you can assign job-specific pay rates.


Understanding Job Codes and Job-Specific Pay Rates

Job Codes help you categorize the type of work performed - such as fieldwork, office duties, or project-based tasks.

Job-Specific Pay Rates are custom hourly rates tied to those job codes, allowing you to pay team members differently based on the task they complete.

When used together, they ensure compensation is tied directly to the actual work performed — improving payroll accuracy and cost tracking.


Adding Job-Specific Pay Rates (Mobile Only)

Job-specific pay rates can currently only be added using the mobile app.

To add a job-specific rate:

  • Open the team member’s Pay Rate settings

  • Tap Add Job Pay Rate

  • Choose a Job Code

  • Enter the hourly rate and effective date

  • Tap Add Pay Rate to confirm

📌 Job pay rates are listed under the team member’s profile with their job code, rate, and effective date.


Editing or Deleting Pay Rates

You can update or remove any pay rate as needed.

Edit a Rate:

  • Tap or click on the listed rate

  • Adjust the details

  • Save the changes

Delete a Rate:

  • Select the rate

  • Choose Delete Pay Rate or Delete Job Pay Rate

📌 Each rate entry shows the effective date and value for full transparency.


Additional Notes

• A default pay rate must be added before assigning job-specific rates.

• Job codes cannot share the same effective date for a single user.

• Admins cannot view each other’s assigned rates for privacy and compliance.


Why Pay Rate Management Matters

• Accurate Payroll – Ensure every time entry reflects the correct compensation

• Transparency – Keep a clear overview of rates by date and job

• Flexibility – Adapt pay based on responsibilities, contracts, or performance

• Job-Based Tracking – Use Job Codes to link compensation to the type of work done


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