Add Earning to Employee - Paycor Data Target Requirements
Overview
DataBlend supports adding recurring earnings to employee records in Paycor using the Add Earning to Employee data target action. This action creates a new earning entry on the employee's payroll record in Paycor.
Query Configuration
| DataBlend Query Field Example | Paycor Object (API) | Required / Optional | Notes |
| 47301ddb-0000-0000-0000-000000000500 | EmployeeId | Required | The Paycor employee GUID. Can be retrieved from the Paycor Employees collector. |
| Bonus | Code | Required | The earning code that identifies the type of earning to add. Must match an earning code configured in the client's Paycor account. |
| 2026-09-15T00:00:00Z | EffectiveStartDate | Required | The date the earning becomes active on the employee record. Format: ISO 8601 datetime with UTC timezone (e.g. 2026-09-15T00:00:00Z). |
| EveryPayPeriod | Frequency | Optional | How often the earning is applied (e.g. EveryPayPeriod, Monthly) . Must match a valid frequency value in Paycor. |
| 1 | SequenceNumber | Optional | Controls the order in which multiple earnings of the same type are processed. |
| AddtlPayOnly | IncludeInPay | Optional | Indicates whether the earning should be included in the employee's pay calculation. |
| false | OnHold | Optional | When set to true, places the earning on hold so it is not processed in the next payroll run. |
| 2026-12-31T00:00:00Z | CalculateUntil | Optional | The date until which the earning should be calculated. Leave blank for ongoing earnings. |
| 25.00 | Rate | Optional | The hourly rate for the earning, if rate-based. Use Rate or Amount — not both. |
| 500.00 | Amount | Optional | The flat dollar amount for the earning, if amount-based. Use Amount or Rate — not both. |
| 1.0 | Factor | Optional | A multiplier applied to the rate or amount when calculating the earning value. |
| 2026-12-31T00:00:00Z | EffectiveEndDate | Optional | The date the earning stops applying to the employee. Leave blank for ongoing earnings. |
For more information about Paycor payroll API requirements, please visit the Paycor Developer Portal — Add Earning to Employee.