Payroll

The Research Foundation pays its employees on the 10th and 26th of each month. If the payday falls on a weekend, funds will be released the prior Friday. If the payday falls on a  holiday or a scheduled closure day [pdf], funds will be released the day before the holiday. Paydays are listed on the 2025 Payroll Calendar [pdf].

The Research Foundation offers all employees two green options for receiving their pay: direct deposit or "pay cards."

• You may sign up for Direct Deposit. If you do not have a bank account, you may open a no-fee account with Wells Fargo Bank and arrange for direct deposit there. 

• You may be issued a Pay Card, a card that is loaded with your wages each pay period. It can be used like a debit card to make purchases, and you can use it to withdraw cash from an automated teller machine (ATM). Call (408) 924-1449 for assistance with obtaining a Pay Card.

• Timesheet and Requesting Time-Off

  • Target Audience: All Active Employees
    Presenter: Vicky Farias

    Training Resources

    – Training Video Recording
    – Scribe: How to Submit Timesheet — Exempt
    – Scribe: How to Submit Timesheet — Faculty
    – Scribe: How to Submit Timesheet — Hourly
    – Scribe: How to Submit Timesheet — Multiple Position
    – Scribe: How to Request Time Off

    Description

    Payroll: Instructions for submitting timesheets and time off for hourly, exempt, faculty, and multiple positions.

• Timesheet and Time-Off Approval

  • Target Audience: All PIs & Account Signers
    Presenter: Vicky Farias

    Training Resources

    – Training Video Recording
    – Scribe: How to Approve Timesheets — PIs, Account Signers
    – Scribe: How to Delegate Timesheets — PIs, Account Signers

    Description

    Payroll: Learn how to review and approve time entries and time off/leave requests.

Questions? Please email fdn-py-group@sjsu.edu.