---
title: "Update an employee work address"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/work_addresses/{work_address_uuid}"
tags: ["Employee Addresses"]
---

# Update an employee work address

`PUT /v1/work_addresses/{work_address_uuid}`

The work address of an employee is used for payroll tax purposes.

scope: `employees:manage`

## Path parameters

- `work_address_uuid` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Gusto-API-Version` '2026-06-15'

## Request body

- object
  - `version` string, required — The current version of the object. See the [versioning guide](https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/docs/idempotency) for information on how to use this field.
  - `location_uuid` string — Reference to a company location
  - `effective_date` string, date

## Response `200`

successful

- EmployeeWorkAddress
  - `uuid` string, required — The unique identifier of this work address.
  - `effective_date` string — The date the employee began working at this location.
  - `active` boolean — Signifies if this address is the active work address for the current date
  - `location_uuid` string — UUID reference to the company location for this work address.
  - `employee_uuid` string — UUID reference to the employee for this work address.
  - `version` string, required — The current version of the object. See the [versioning guide](https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/docs/idempotency) for information on how to use this field.
  - `street_1` string
  - `street_2` string, nullable
  - `city` string
  - `state` string
  - `zip` string
  - `country` string

## Other responses

- `404` — Not Found
- `422` — unprocessable entity

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/gusto/apis/gusto-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gusto/apis/gusto-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/gusto/gusto-api/revisions/826dfa57fb3b/schema)