## Zoho Payroll Documentation Index

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https://www.zoho.com/en-ae/payroll/llms.txt

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# How do I add one-time earnings or variable pay components for my employees every month?

You can add one-time earnings or variable pay components to your employees while processing your monthly pay runs.

*   Go to the **Pay Runs** tab.
*   Click **Create Pay Run** or **View Details** if you already have a draft pay run.
*   Click next to the employee name and click **+New Earning** from the side panel.
*   Choose the incentive/ bonus/ commission from the drop down and enter an amount. You have to configure the component through **Settings > Salary Components** for it to show up here.
*   Click **Save**.

The one-time earning / variable pay component will be added to the employee’s pay for that pay period.

Alternately, you can import one-time earnings for a bunch of employees by uploading a XLS or CSV file.

*   Click **Import/Export > One-time Earnings and Deductions**.
*   Upload your CSV or XLS file containing the one-time earning details. You can view a sample file to make sure that you’ve entered the data in the correct format.
*   Select the Character Encoding and File Delimiter.
*   Click **Next**.
*   Map the Zoho Payroll fields with the columns in your import file.
*   Click **Next**.
*   View the import preview and click the **Import button**.

The earning will be added to the pay run once you click Apply Changes.