Payroll and Tax Services
About Your Paycheck
How To View Your Pay Stub in GEMS
Link to GEMS
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The Pay Cycle
The University of South Florida pays on a bi-weekly payroll cycle. Each pay period begins on Friday and ends two weeks later on Thursday. You will be paid for that pay period one week later on Friday.
Withholding
Learn more about Changing your W-4 Withholding Certificate and Exemptions.
Direct Deposit
Section 110.113 of the Florida Statutes requires all employees, except undergraduate work study students, to enroll in direct deposit as a condition of employment. USF encourages the use of Direct Deposit by all employees.
Employees enrolled in Direct Deposit, will not receive a printed pay stub, this information can be accessed through GEMS Self Service. The link above provides Step by step instructions for accessing Gems Self Service. Employees without access to a computer can use a computer in the library or there is a kiosk in the UCO Payroll Office – ALN208.
Learn more in the step-by-step Direct Deposit Training
Link to GEMS
Paper Checks
If you receive a paper check, the check is mailed to the address on the face of the check on the pay day (pay date printed on the check), in-person pick up is not permitted, and the check will not be re-directed. If your address has changed, please visit GEMS Self-Service to update the address for future mailings.
NOTE: If you are a student and have changed your address in OASIS, you also need to change it in GEMS as these two systems do not have an interface.
Name Changes
For name changes, submit the Name Change Form along with an original Social Security card with the new or corrected name to a Human Resources or Payroll representative.