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# Get salary calculator configuration

> Returns the salary calculator model or field definitions for modeling salary-based employee paychecks



## OpenAPI

````yaml /cbs/api-reference/cbs-api.yaml get /calculators/salary
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  contact:
    name: Symmetry Software
    url: https://www.symmetry.com
  description: CBS API Documentation for Calculators by Symmetry
  license:
    name: Terms of service
    url: https://www.symmetry.com/terms
  title: CBS API
  version: 1.201.1
servers:
  - url: https://calculators.symmetry.com/api
security: []
tags:
  - description: List of available paycheck calculators
    name: Calculators
  - description: Salary-based paycheck calculations
    name: Salary Calculator
  - description: Hourly-based paycheck calculations
    name: Hourly Calculator
  - description: Reverse paycheck calculations
    name: Grossup Calculator
  - description: 401k retirement contribution calculations
    name: 401k Calculator
  - description: 403b retirement contribution calculations
    name: 403b Calculator
  - description: Final paycheck calculations
    name: Final Pay Calculator
  - description: Stock option exercise income calculations
    name: Stock Option Calculator
  - description: Tuition reimbursement calculations
    name: Tuition Calculator
  - description: Hourly with tips calculations
    name: Tax Tip Calculator
  - description: Flat bonus calculations
    name: Flat Bonus Calculator
  - description: Aggregate bonus calculations
    name: Aggregate Bonus Calculator
  - description: Batch processing and API data objects
    name: Data
  - description: Deduction configuration
    name: Deductions
  - description: PDF report generation
    name: Print
  - description: State-specific tax parameters
    name: State Parameters
  - description: API documentation
    name: Documentation
  - description: Postman collection and environment
    name: Postman
paths:
  /calculators/salary:
    get:
      tags:
        - Salary Calculator
      summary: Get salary calculator configuration
      description: >-
        Returns the salary calculator model or field definitions for modeling
        salary-based employee paychecks
      operationId: getCalculator_3
      parameters:
        - description: Two letter state abbreviation
          example: AZ
          in: query
          name: state
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
        - description: 'Response format: model, fields, or schema'
          example: model
          in: query
          name: format
          required: false
          schema:
            enum:
              - fields
              - model
              - schema
            type: string
        - description: Include print object
          example: false
          in: query
          name: print
          required: false
          schema:
            default: false
            type: boolean
        - description: Include otherIncome object
          example: false
          in: query
          name: imputed
          required: false
          schema:
            default: false
            type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Salary Calculator Model:
                  description: Salary Calculator Model
                  summary: Salary calculator configuration for Arizona
                  value:
                    _links:
                      calculate:
                        href: >-
                          https://calculators.symmetry.com/api/calculators/salary?report=&showcalc=false&itd=false
                      self:
                        href: >-
                          https://calculators.symmetry.com/api/calculators/salary?state=Arizona&format=model&print=false&imputed=false
                    content:
                      additionalFederalWithholding: 0
                      checkDate: '2025-11-18T16:56:15.952+00:00'
                      deductions2020: 0
                      dependents2020: 0
                      exemptFederal: false
                      exemptFica: false
                      exemptMedicare: false
                      federalAllowances: 0
                      federalFilingStatusType: SINGLE
                      federalFilingStatusType2020: SINGLE
                      grossPay: 0
                      grossPayType: ANNUALLY
                      grossPayYTD: 0
                      otherIncome: null
                      otherIncome2020: 0
                      payFrequency: WEEKLY
                      presetDeductions: null
                      presetImputed: null
                      print: null
                      roundFederalWithholding: false
                      state: AZ
                      stateInfo:
                        parms:
                          - name: PERCENTSTATE
                            value: '2.0'
                          - name: stateExemption
                            value: false
                          - name: additionalStateWithholding
                            value: '0'
                      twoJobs2020: false
                      voluntaryDeductions:
                        - benefitType: _Custom
                          deductionAmount: 0
                          deductionMethodType: PERCENT_OF_GROSS
                          deductionName: ''
                          exemptFederal: false
                          exemptFica: false
                          exemptLocal: false
                          exemptState: false
                          ytdAmount: 0
                      w42020: false
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SalaryResource'
          description: Success
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                content: Invalid request parameter state=badstate
          description: Bad Request (invalid parameter)
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: No api key found
          description: No API key
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Invalid api key
          description: Invalid API key
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                error: Not Found
                path: /api/calculators/salary/badpath
                status: 404
                timestamp: 1641573466465
          description: Not Found
        '405':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                error: Method Not Allowed
                path: /api/calculators/salary
                status: 405
                timestamp: 1641572607838
          description: Method Not Allowed
        '422':
          content: {}
          description: Unprocessable Entity
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
      security:
        - pcc-api-key: []
components:
  schemas:
    SalaryResource:
      description: HATEOAS response wrapper for salary calculator with hypermedia links
      properties:
        _links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Links'
        content:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SalaryCalculator'
          description: Salary calculator configuration
      type: object
    Links:
      additionalProperties:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
      type: object
    SalaryCalculator:
      description: Salary calculator configuration for standard salaried employees
      properties:
        additionalFederalWithholding:
          description: Additional amount to withhold for federal taxes
          example: 100
          minimum: 0
          type: number
        checkDate:
          description: Date of the paycheck calculation
          example: '2024-03-15'
          format: date-time
          type: string
        deductions2020:
          description: Deductions amount from W-4 2020+ Step 4b
          example: 0
          minimum: 0
          type: number
        dependents2020:
          description: Dependent amount from W-4 2020+ Step 3
          example: 4000
          minimum: 0
          type: number
        exemptFederal:
          description: Whether the employee is exempt from federal tax withholding
          example: false
          type: boolean
        exemptFica:
          description: Whether the employee is exempt from FICA (Social Security) tax
          example: false
          type: boolean
        exemptMedicare:
          description: Whether the employee is exempt from Medicare tax
          example: false
          type: boolean
        federalAllowances:
          description: Number of federal tax allowances claimed
          example: 2
          format: int32
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
        federalFilingStatusType:
          description: Federal tax filing status
          enum:
            - HEAD_OF_HOUSEHOLD
            - MARRIED
            - SINGLE
          example: SINGLE
          type: string
        federalFilingStatusType2020:
          description: Federal filing status for W-4 2020+ form
          enum:
            - HEAD_OF_HOUSEHOLD
            - MARRIED_FILING_JOINTLY
            - SINGLE
          example: SINGLE
          type: string
        grossPay:
          description: Gross pay amount for the calculation period
          example: 52000
          minimum: 0
          type: number
        grossPayType:
          description: Method used to calculate gross pay
          enum:
            - ANNUAL
            - GROSS_PER_PAYPERIOD
            - HOURLY
            - PAY_PER_PERIOD
          example: ANNUAL
          type: string
        grossPayYTD:
          description: Year-to-date gross pay
          example: 10000
          minimum: 0
          type: number
        otherIncome:
          description: List of other income sources (imputed income)
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OtherIncome'
          type: array
        otherIncome2020:
          description: Other income amount from W-4 2020+ Step 4a
          example: 0
          minimum: 0
          type: number
        payFrequency:
          description: Frequency of pay periods
          enum:
            - ANNUALLY
            - BI_WEEKLY
            - DAILY
            - MONTHLY
            - QUARTERLY
            - SEMI_ANNUALLY
            - SEMI_MONTHLY
            - WEEKLY
          example: BI_WEEKLY
          type: string
        presetDeductions:
          description: List of preset custom deductions
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PresetDeduction'
          type: array
        presetImputed:
          description: List of preset imputed income
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PresetDeduction'
          type: array
        print:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PrintInfo'
          description: Print object for PDF report generation
        roundFederalWithholding:
          description: Whether to round federal withholding amounts
          example: false
          type: boolean
        state:
          description: Two-letter state abbreviation where the employee works
          enum:
            - Alabama
            - Alaska
            - American Samoa
            - Arizona
            - Arkansas
            - California
            - Colorado
            - Connecticut
            - Delaware
            - Florida
            - Georgia
            - Guam
            - Hawaii
            - Idaho
            - Illinois
            - Indiana
            - Iowa
            - Kansas
            - Kentucky
            - Louisiana
            - Maine
            - Maryland
            - Massachusetts
            - Michigan
            - Minnesota
            - Mississippi
            - Missouri
            - Montana
            - N. Mariana Islands
            - Nebraska
            - Nevada
            - New Hampshire
            - New Jersey
            - New Mexico
            - New York
            - North Carolina
            - North Dakota
            - Ohio
            - Oklahoma
            - Oregon
            - Pennsylvania
            - Puerto Rico
            - Rhode Island
            - South Carolina
            - South Dakota
            - Tennessee
            - Texas
            - US Virgin Islands
            - Utah
            - Vermont
            - Virginia
            - Washington
            - Washington DC
            - West Virginia
            - Wisconsin
            - Wyoming
          example: CA
          type: string
        stateInfo:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Stateparms'
          description: State-specific parameters for the calculation
        twoJobs2020:
          description: Whether employee has two jobs (W-4 2020+ Step 2c)
          example: false
          type: boolean
        voluntaryDeductions:
          description: List of voluntary deductions (401k, HSA, custom deductions, etc.)
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/VoluntaryDeduction'
          type: array
        w42020:
          description: Whether using W-4 form from 2020 or later (vs. pre-2020 W-4)
          example: false
          type: boolean
      required:
        - additionalFederalWithholding
        - federalAllowances
        - grossPay
        - grossPayYTD
        - state
      type: object
    Link:
      properties:
        deprecation:
          type: string
        href:
          type: string
        hreflang:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        profile:
          type: string
        templated:
          type: boolean
        title:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
      type: object
    OtherIncome:
      properties:
        exemptFederal:
          type: boolean
        exemptFica:
          type: boolean
        exemptLocal:
          type: boolean
        exemptState:
          type: boolean
        imputed:
          type: boolean
        incomeAmount:
          type: number
        incomeName:
          type: string
        incomeType:
          enum:
            - $ Fixed Amount
            - $ Hourly Rate
            - '% of Gross Pay'
            - '% of Net Pay'
          type: string
      type: object
    PresetDeduction:
      description: >-
        Preset deduction with name-value format for simple deduction
        configuration
      properties:
        amount:
          description: Deduction amount or percentage
          example: 5
          type: string
        name:
          description: Deduction name
          example: 401k
          type: string
        ytd:
          description: Year-to-date deduction amount
          example: 0
          type: string
      type: object
    PrintInfo:
      description: >-
        Print information interface for PDF report generation including
        employee/company details and check information
      properties:
        checkDate:
          format: date-time
          type: string
        checkNumber:
          type: string
        checkNumberOnCheck:
          type: boolean
        companyAddressLine1:
          type: string
        companyAddressLine2:
          type: string
        companyAddressLine3:
          type: string
        companyName:
          type: string
        companyNameOnCheck:
          type: boolean
        employeeAddressLine1:
          type: string
        employeeAddressLine2:
          type: string
        employeeAddressLine3:
          type: string
        employeeName:
          type: string
        id:
          type: string
        remarks:
          type: string
      type: object
    Stateparms:
      description: >-
        State-specific parameters including state tax configuration and
        local/county information
      properties:
        local:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Locale'
          description: Local/county tax location information
        parms:
          description: State-specific parameter name-value pairs
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameValue'
          type: array
      type: object
    VoluntaryDeduction:
      properties:
        benefitType:
          type: string
        deductionAmount:
          type: number
        deductionMethodType:
          enum:
            - $ Fixed Amount
            - $ Hourly Rate
            - '% of Gross Pay'
            - '% of Net Pay'
          type: string
        deductionName:
          type: string
        exemptFederal:
          type: boolean
        exemptFica:
          type: boolean
        exemptLocal:
          type: boolean
        exemptState:
          type: boolean
        ytdAmount:
          type: number
      type: object
    Locale:
      description: >-
        Locale/location information including address, city, state, zip, and
        resident/exempt flags for local tax calculations
      properties:
        address1:
          type: string
        address2:
          type: string
        city:
          type: string
        exempt:
          type: boolean
        resident:
          type: boolean
        state:
          type: string
        zip:
          type: string
        zip4:
          type: string
      type: object
    NameValue:
      description: >-
        Name-value pair for representing various data structures (state
        parameters, list values, tax types, etc.)
      properties:
        name:
          description: Name or label
          example: Federal
          type: string
        value:
          description: Value associated with the name
          example: 100.5
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    pcc-api-key:
      description: API key for CBS API authentication
      in: header
      name: pcc-api-key
      type: apiKey

````