Payroll FAQs

For employees eligible for terminal pay, your final terminal pay calculation will be based on the number of days of accumulated sick leave, state and local sick and state personal leave, if any, at the time of retirement, not to exceed 20 days, and not to exceed the number of days earned as of August 31, 2012. 

For employees not eligible for terminal pay - hired after August 31, 2003, you will not be paid for accumulated sick leave, state and local sick, and state personal leave.

Board Policy DEG

The first paycheck is September 15, 2023.

If your start date is between September 15, 2023 – October 13, 2023, your first paycheck will be October 26, 2023.

Employees can view their pay advice in Employee Self Service:

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Pay Advice can be viewed in the Employee Self Service Section > Paychecks

View of ESS Paycheck Screen

If you are an active employee of a public school or another educational district, regional education service center, or an open-enrollment charter school, you also contribute 0.65 percent of your salary to TRS-Care, the retirees’ group health benefits program. This amount is not a member contribution to the retirement plan, is not deposited into your member contribution account, is not reflected on your Statement of Account, and is non-refundable.

NTRS is the Non-Taxable amount a member contributes to the Teacher Retirement System at the contribution rate is 8.25 percent (FY Sept 2023-Aug 2024) of creditable compensation.  FWISD Payroll deducts the TRS contribution from your salary on a pre-tax basis and forwards it directly to TRS.  Member contributions are not taxed until you receive a distribution from TRS. As a full-time employee, participation in the retirement plan cannot be waived.

Employees are able to update their direct deposits at their convenience. Click here to view the Direct Deposit page. 

Employees can view their W2 and print their W2 in Employee Self Service:

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Select Pay/Tax Information > W2. If a previous year's W2 is needed, update the year dropdown and click View W2 image. The W2 will open in pdf form. 

View of ESS W2 Screen

Employees may also obtain a copy of a pay advice or W2 by contacting the Payroll Department and submitting a $15.00 fee per copy to the FWISD Cashier located in the District Service Center located at:

7060 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas, 76116

For Employment Verification, visit the Employee Records site here.

Verification of Employment - visit www.theworknumber.com/employee or call 1.800.367.2884.

 **Company Code 10603 | Pin# (last 4 digits of your social security number) | Salary Key will be provided

 **Provide the requestor seeking proof of employment & income, the Company Code, social security number, salary key and website: visit www.theworknumber.com/verifier or 1.800.367.5690