---
title: "Create a salary record"
method: POST
path: "/employees/{employee_id}/salaries"
tags: ["Salaries"]
---

# Create a salary record

`POST /employees/{employee_id}/salaries`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://test.api.kota.io`
- URL: `https://test.api.kota.io/employees/{employee_id}/salaries`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Creates a new `salary` record for an `employee`, effective from the given date. Salary records are immutable — to change an employee's salary, create a new record with a later `effective_from` date rather than modifying an existing one.

## Path parameters

- `employee_id` string, required

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- CreateSalaryRequest
  - `amount` number, double, required: Salary amount, in the given currency and pay frequency. Must be greater than 0.
  - `currency` 'eur' | 'aed' | 'afn' | 'xcd' | 'all' | 'amd' | 'aoa' | 'ars' | 'usd' | 'aud' | 'awg' | 'azn' | 'bam' | 'bbd' | 'bdt' | 'xof' | 'bgn' | 'bhd' | 'bif' | 'bmd' | 'bnd' | 'bob' | 'bov' | 'brl' | 'bsd' | 'inr' | 'btn' | 'nok' | 'bwp' | 'byn' | 'bzd' | 'cad' | 'xaf' | 'cdf' | 'chf' | 'che' | 'chw' | 'nzd' | 'clp' | 'clf' | 'cny' | 'cop' | 'cou' | 'crc' | 'cup' | 'cuc' | 'cve' | 'ang' | 'czk' | 'djf' | 'dkk' | 'dop' | 'dzd' | 'egp' | 'mad' | 'ern' | 'etb' | 'fjd' | 'fkp' | 'mdl' | 'gbp' | 'gel' | 'ghs' | 'gip' | 'gmd' | 'gnf' | 'gtq' | 'gyd' | 'hkd' | 'hnl' | 'hrk' | 'htg' | 'huf' | 'idr' | 'xdr' | 'ils' | 'iqd' | 'irr' | 'isk' | 'jmd' | 'jod' | 'jpy' | 'kes' | 'kgs' | 'khr' | 'kmf' | 'kpw' | 'krw' | 'kwd' | 'kyd' | 'kzt' | 'lak' | 'lbp' | 'lkr' | 'lrd' | 'lsl' | 'zar' | 'lyd' | 'mga' | 'mkd' | 'mmk' | 'mnt' | 'mop' | 'mru' | 'mur' | 'mvr' | 'mwk' | 'mxn' | 'mxv' | 'myr' | 'mzn' | 'nad' | 'xpf' | 'ngn' | 'nio' | 'npr' | 'omr' | 'pab' | 'pen' | 'pgk' | 'php' | 'pkr' | 'pln' | 'pyg' | 'qar' | 'ron' | 'rsd' | 'rub' | 'rwf' | 'sar' | 'sbd' | 'scr' | 'sdg' | 'sek' | 'sgd' | 'shp' | 'sll' | 'sos' | 'srd' | 'ssp' | 'stn' | 'svc' | 'xsu' | 'syp' | 'twd' | 'szl' | 'thb' | 'tjs' | 'tmt' | 'tnd' | 'top' | 'try' | 'ttd' | 'tzs' | 'uah' | 'ugx' | 'usn' | 'uyu' | 'uyi' | 'uyw' | 'uzs' | 'ves' | 'vnd' | 'vuv' | 'wst' | 'yer' | 'xua' | 'zmw' | 'zwl', required
  - `pay_frequency` 'annual' | 'monthly' | 'bi_weekly' | 'weekly', required
  - `effective_from` string, date, required: Date from which this salary is effective

## Response `200`

OK

- SalaryResponse
  - `id` string, required: Unique identifier for the salary record
  - `employee_id` string, required: Unique identifier for the employee this salary belongs to
  - `amount` number, double, required: Salary amount, in the given currency and pay frequency
  - `currency` 'eur' | 'aed' | 'afn' | 'xcd' | 'all' | 'amd' | 'aoa' | 'ars' | 'usd' | 'aud' | 'awg' | 'azn' | 'bam' | 'bbd' | 'bdt' | 'xof' | 'bgn' | 'bhd' | 'bif' | 'bmd' | 'bnd' | 'bob' | 'bov' | 'brl' | 'bsd' | 'inr' | 'btn' | 'nok' | 'bwp' | 'byn' | 'bzd' | 'cad' | 'xaf' | 'cdf' | 'chf' | 'che' | 'chw' | 'nzd' | 'clp' | 'clf' | 'cny' | 'cop' | 'cou' | 'crc' | 'cup' | 'cuc' | 'cve' | 'ang' | 'czk' | 'djf' | 'dkk' | 'dop' | 'dzd' | 'egp' | 'mad' | 'ern' | 'etb' | 'fjd' | 'fkp' | 'mdl' | 'gbp' | 'gel' | 'ghs' | 'gip' | 'gmd' | 'gnf' | 'gtq' | 'gyd' | 'hkd' | 'hnl' | 'hrk' | 'htg' | 'huf' | 'idr' | 'xdr' | 'ils' | 'iqd' | 'irr' | 'isk' | 'jmd' | 'jod' | 'jpy' | 'kes' | 'kgs' | 'khr' | 'kmf' | 'kpw' | 'krw' | 'kwd' | 'kyd' | 'kzt' | 'lak' | 'lbp' | 'lkr' | 'lrd' | 'lsl' | 'zar' | 'lyd' | 'mga' | 'mkd' | 'mmk' | 'mnt' | 'mop' | 'mru' | 'mur' | 'mvr' | 'mwk' | 'mxn' | 'mxv' | 'myr' | 'mzn' | 'nad' | 'xpf' | 'ngn' | 'nio' | 'npr' | 'omr' | 'pab' | 'pen' | 'pgk' | 'php' | 'pkr' | 'pln' | 'pyg' | 'qar' | 'ron' | 'rsd' | 'rub' | 'rwf' | 'sar' | 'sbd' | 'scr' | 'sdg' | 'sek' | 'sgd' | 'shp' | 'sll' | 'sos' | 'srd' | 'ssp' | 'stn' | 'svc' | 'xsu' | 'syp' | 'twd' | 'szl' | 'thb' | 'tjs' | 'tmt' | 'tnd' | 'top' | 'try' | 'ttd' | 'tzs' | 'uah' | 'ugx' | 'usn' | 'uyu' | 'uyi' | 'uyw' | 'uzs' | 'ves' | 'vnd' | 'vuv' | 'wst' | 'yer' | 'xua' | 'zmw' | 'zwl', required
  - `pay_frequency` 'annual' | 'monthly' | 'bi_weekly' | 'weekly', required
  - `effective_from` string, date, required: Date from which this salary is effective
  - `object` string: The object type

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `404`: Not Found

## Changes

- **2026-10-26** `998f7cb004ab`: 1 warning
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `X-Platform-Id`
- **2026-08-26** `e83435b6bbcb`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/kota/apis/kota-api/changes/employees/:employee_id/salaries/post.md)

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