Overview of the Paylocity Data Model

Paylocity is a robust cloud-based payroll and human capital management (HCM) software that streamlines employee data management. The Paylocity Data Model simplifies the process of accessing employee information through its API, making it easier for businesses to retrieve and manage data effectively.

Key Elements: Employee ID and Company ID

In the Paylocity Data Model, each employee is uniquely identified by two elements: their Employee ID and the Company ID. Combining these two elements ensures that each employee can be uniquely identified within the system.

Employee ID:

A unique identifier assigned to each employee within a company. No two employees within the same company share the same Employee ID.

Company ID:

A unique identifier assigned to each company using Paylocity. This ensures that employees from different companies can be differentiated, even if they have the same Employee ID. Further details on company entities and their groupings can be found under our Company & Company Sets guide