---
title: "Create the default salary of a person"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/salaries/set_default"
tags: ["Salaries"]
---

# Create the default salary of a person

`POST /api/v2/salaries/set_default`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://developer.productive.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://developer.productive.io/api/v2/salaries/set_default`
- Auth: none declared

## Request body

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `attributes` object, required
      - `person_id` integer, required
    - `type` string, required

## Response `201`

Single salary

- object: A single salary record in JSON:API format.
  - `data` object: The JSON:API data object for the returned salary resource.
    - `attributes` object: Salary attributes.
      - `alternating_hours` AlternatingHours (unresolved $ref)
      - `cost` Cost (unresolved $ref)
      - `cost_default` CostDefault (unresolved $ref)
      - `cost_normalized` CostNormalized (unresolved $ref)
      - `currency` Currency (unresolved $ref)
      - `currency_default` CurrencyDefault (unresolved $ref)
      - `currency_normalized` CurrencyNormalized (unresolved $ref)
      - `default_salary` DefaultSalary (unresolved $ref)
      - `ended_on` EndedOn (unresolved $ref)
      - `exchange_date` ExchangeDate (unresolved $ref)
      - `exchange_rate` string, nullable: The exchange rate applied to convert salary amounts to the default currency.
      - `hourly_rate` HourlyRate (unresolved $ref)
      - `hourly_rate_default` HourlyRateDefault (unresolved $ref)
      - `hourly_rate_normalized` HourlyRateNormalized (unresolved $ref)
      - `note` Note (unresolved $ref)
      - `overhead` Overhead (unresolved $ref)
      - `salary_type_id` SalaryTypeId (unresolved $ref)
      - `started_on` StartedOn (unresolved $ref)
      - `working_hours` number[]: The number of working hours per day for this salary.
    - `relationships` object: Salary relationships.
      - `holiday_calendar` union: A JSON:API single relationship — links to one related resource or `null`.
        - SingleLinkageNullable
          - `data` Resource, required: A JSON:API resource identifier object containing the resource type and ID.
            - `id` string, required: The unique identifier of the resource.
            - `type` string, required: The resource type name (e.g. `tasks`, `people`, `deals`).
        - NotIncluded: Placeholder for a relationship that was not sideloaded in this response.
          - `meta` object, required: Metadata indicating the sideload status of this relationship.
            - `included` false, required: Whether the related resource was included in the sideloaded data. Always `false` for this variant.
      - `organization` union: A JSON:API single relationship — links to one related resource or `null`.
        - SingleLinkageNullable
          - `data` Resource, required: A JSON:API resource identifier object containing the resource type and ID.
            - `id` string, required: The unique identifier of the resource.
            - `type` string, required: The resource type name (e.g. `tasks`, `people`, `deals`).
        - NotIncluded: Placeholder for a relationship that was not sideloaded in this response.
          - `meta` object, required: Metadata indicating the sideload status of this relationship.
            - `included` false, required: Whether the related resource was included in the sideloaded data. Always `false` for this variant.
      - `person` union: A JSON:API single relationship — links to one related resource or `null`.
        - SingleLinkageNullable
          - `data` Resource, required: A JSON:API resource identifier object containing the resource type and ID.
            - `id` string, required: The unique identifier of the resource.
            - `type` string, required: The resource type name (e.g. `tasks`, `people`, `deals`).
        - NotIncluded: Placeholder for a relationship that was not sideloaded in this response.
          - `meta` object, required: Metadata indicating the sideload status of this relationship.
            - `included` false, required: Whether the related resource was included in the sideloaded data. Always `false` for this variant.
  - `included` unknown[]: Sideloaded related resources.
    - unknown
  - `meta` Meta: Pagination and response metadata returned with every collection endpoint.
    - `current_page` integer: The current page number in this paginated response (1-based).
    - `max_page_size` integer: Maximum number of records allowed per page for this endpoint.
    - `organization_features` object: Feature flags and capabilities enabled for the current organization, used for UI rendering.
    - `page_size` integer: Number of records returned per page in this response.
    - `settings` object: Organization or user settings relevant to this resource's display.
    - `total_count` integer: Total number of records matching the current query across all pages.
    - `total_pages` integer: Total number of pages available for the current query and page size.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `406`: Not Acceptable
- `408`: Request Timeout
- `415`: Unsupported Media Type
- `422`: Unprocessable Content
- `423`: Locked
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-11-02** `fa3060fd0144`: 3 warning, 9 info
  - added the new `bad_decimal_format` enum value to the `errors/items/code` response property for the response status `422`
  - added the new `non_finite_number` enum value to the `errors/items/code` response property for the response status `422`
  - added the new `null_bytes_in_params` enum value to the `errors/items/code` response property for the response status `422`
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - …8 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/productive/apis/api-documentation/changes/api/v2/salaries/set_default/post.md)

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