Update Employee Earning - Paycor Data Target
Overview
DataBlend supports updating existing recurring earnings on employee records in Paycor using the Update Employee Earning data target action. This action modifies an existing earning entry identified by the employee and earning GUID. Rows sharing the same EmployeeId, Id, and Code are treated as one earning with one amount entry per row.
Query Configuration
| DataBlend Query Field Example | Paycor Object (API) | Required / Optional | Notes |
| G3KBR7A30A4FNB5C | EmployeeId | Required | The Paycor employee GUID. Can be retrieved from the Paycor Employees collector. |
| A1B2C3D4E5F6G7H8 | Id | Required | The employee earning GUID identifying the specific earning record to update. Retrieve from the Paycor Employee Earnings collector. |
| REG | Code | Required | The earning code identifying the type of earning. Must match the earning code on the existing record. |
| EveryPayPeriod | Frequency | Required | How often the earning is applied. Must match a valid frequency value in the client's Paycor configuration. |
| true | IncludeInPay | Required | Indicates whether the earning should be included in the employee's pay calculation. |
| 2026-09-15T00:00:00Z | EffectiveStartDate | Required | The date the earning becomes active. Format: ISO 8601 datetime with UTC timezone (e.g. 2026-09-15T00:00:00Z). |
| 1 | SequenceNumber | Optional | Controls the order in which multiple earnings of the same type are processed. |
| 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. Leave blank for ongoing earnings. |
For more information about Paycor payroll API requirements, please visit the Paycor Developer Portal — Update Employee Earning.