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Description of salary file for Equal pay audit with Swedish personal identification numbers or ID numbers.
Description of salary file for Equal pay audit with Swedish personal identification numbers or ID numbers.

In this guide, we will explain what data your salary file needs to contain in order to carry out an equal pay audit import.

Nina Wettergren avatar
Written by Nina Wettergren
Updated over a week ago

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0-2500 employee = 1500 SEK
2500-5000 = 3000 SEK
5000-10 000 = 4500 SEK
10 000-20 000 = 6000 SEK
20 000+ = 7500 SEK

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The idea is that you should be able to upload the file extracted from your payroll system. When you start the import process, you will find our template where you can see the mandatory and recommended fields for importing a salary file into the system. If you're missing a column in this template, you can certainly add it yourself, such as organization levels.


You can retrieve the salary file template after selecting preferences in the import process.


Below you will find a list of all the mandatory data fields that must be included in the salary file if you intend to use it for equal pay audit/salary set and discussions.

If you are an existing customer, please make sure to enter the same information as in previous years to avoid creating new employees, positions, or organization nodes.

Mandatory for all:

For those who retrieve gender and age from their unique ID:

  • Swedish personal identification number | For example: YYYYMMDD-XXXX, YYMMDDXXXX

For those who do not retrieve gender and age from their unique ID:

  • Unique ID | Must be a unique number, for example, 931121.

  • Date of Birth | 1993-10-21

  • Gender | Female or Male

Mandatory for all:

  • Salary | The salary in full-time equivalent without any additional allowances. Write without decimals, for example, 31000.

  • Salary Increment | Write without decimals, for example, 500.

  • Salary Year | The year of the salary review for the employee, for example, 2022.

  • Position | The job title corresponding to the employment.

  • Email | [email protected] (only for salary review and discussions)

  • Company tenure start date | YYYY-MM-DD

  • Organization Level 1 | The name of the organization/company, for example, Sysarb AB.

  • Organization Level 2 | Segments within your organization that are the second highest in the organizational structure, such as a department or division.

  • Country

  • Currency | Exemple SEK, EUR

    Below you will find a list of all the optional but recommended detailed data fields:


โ€‹Advanced/Recommended data fields:

First Name | Name

Last Name | Name-son (e.g., "Namnsson" indicates "Son of Namn")

Organization Level 3 | Can be a unit, for example, "Sysarb unit."

Organization Level 4 | Can be a team.

Organization Level 5 | Free text.

Organization Level 6 | Free text.

Employment Number | 123456, If you have previously imported with employee number, we recommend that you continue to do so in order to view work history.

Current Position Start Date | 2021-01-01.

Employment End Date | 2022-01-01.

Hourly Wage | Write without decimals, only if you have any hourly employees.

Salary Exchange | Write without decimals, for example, 500.

Salary Date | 2022-01-01.

Salary Increment 2 | Write without decimals, for example, 500.

Salary Increment 3 | Write without decimals, for example, 500.

Manager Code | Can be a letter, for example, "A."

Employment Percentage | Write as a percentage, for example, 100.

Statistical Code / BESTA Code / AID Code | 105600.

Agreement | Free text.

Cost Center | Free text.

Contract Type | Free text.

Form of Employment | Permanent employment.

Performance / We expect an assessment in either numbers or letters, for example 4. (To use performance as a pay factor, it must be a value in numbers.)


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