how to pay salary employees in quickbooks
1 Select Employee Center. 2  Double-click on the employee's name. 3  Select the Payroll Info tab. 4  Under the Earnings box in the item name columns, click in a blank area. 5  From the drop-down arrow, select your Salary Item and then enter the employees annual salary.elect Custom Setup and click Next. Select Wage, and click Next. Select Annual Salary, and click Next. Select the type of pay. Vacation Pay and Sick Pay are each specific options. All other types of pay should be entered as Regular Pay. Click Next. Enter a name for the salary item that easily identifies it.