Deductions

Payroll deductions are wages withheld from your total earnings and are before-tax or after-tax. Some deductions, like charitable contributions, are voluntary for programs or services that you choose to purchase or participate in and others, like taxes, are required by law.

Deductions taken from your paycheck before taxes include:

  • Medical, dental, and vision plan premiums you have elected to purchase 

  • Required retirement contributions to the Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS), or State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) 

  • Voluntary contributions to 403(b) and 457 Supplemental Retirement Accounts 

  • Voluntary contributions to Flexible Spending Account(s) 

  • Fees for campus parking passes purchased 

  • Other deductions (i.e. pre-tax retirement service credit purchases) 

Deductions taken from your paycheck after taxes include: 

  • Union dues 

  • Charitable donations you choose to make through payroll deductions for the Campus Campaign, the Community Charitable Drive or other charity drives 

  • Life insurance you choose to purchase 

  • Other deductions (i.e. after-tax retirement service credit purchases)

Taxes taken from your paycheck as deductions:

  • Federal 

  • State 

  • Local 

  • School Tax

  • Medicare
    Note: university employees do not pay into Social Security. However, university employees hired on or after 4/1/86 are required to pay the medicare portion of Social Security.

Employees who have completed the Your Plan for Health (YP4H) Personal Health Assessment (PHA) will see a credit for “Benefit Choice” or “Benefit Advantage” on their payslip issued as a negative deduction.

FAQ Set: 
Payroll - My Paycheck