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Plan Types, Benefit Plans, and Payroll Deductions Job Aid in HRS
Overview
HRS is set up with Plan Types and Benefit Plan codes that are used by Benefit Administrators when enrolling and reviewing employee benefits. A Plan Type is a 2-character identifier for an overall classification of Benefit Plans, while the Benefit Plan is the individual option within the Plan Type an eligible employee can choose.Process Considerations:
- Although Plan Types remain the same, Benefit Plans can change over time. You may see additional Benefit Plan Codes on an employee's Base Benefit history that are no longer listed in this KB.
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Deduction codes are prioritized in the payroll so certain deductions are taken before others. The lower the number, the higher the priority for the deduction to be taken. Priority is as follows:
Benefit Plan Types
| Category | Numbering Sequence |
|---|---|
| Health (State Group Health, Supplemental Dental, Vision, and Preventive Dental) | 10 - 14, 1D |
| Accident Plan, Life Insurance, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (SGL, I&F, and AD&D) | 2A, 2M - 2V |
| Disability (Income Continuation Insurance) | 3Y - 3Z |
| Savings (Supplemental Retirement Program [403(b) plans] and Wisconsin Deferred Compensation) | 42, 49, 4L - 4S, 4U - 4Z |
| Leave (Paid Time Off) | 52 |
| Flexible Spending Accounts, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts | 60 - 61, 67 |
| Retirement (Wisconsin Retirement System, Federal Thrift) | 7V - 7Z |
| Simple Benefit (Benefits Billing, and NSF Fee) | AX - AZ |
| General (e.g. Deduction Pre-Pays) | 00 |
Payroll Deduction Schedule
The Payroll Deduction Schedule for employees is shown below. Benefit deductions are split between the 1st and 2nd payrolls paid in each month to spread out the cost.| 1st Payroll Paid in a Month |
2nd Payroll Paid in a Month |
3rd Payroll Paid in a Month |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Retirement System | Wisconsin Retirement System | Wisconsin Retirement System |
| Flexible Spending Account | Flexible Spending Account | |
| Health Savings Account | Health Savings Account | |
| Supplemental Retirement Program [403(b) plans] | Supplemental Retirement Program [403(b) plans] | |
| Wisconsin Deferred Compensation | Wisconsin Deferred Compensation | |
| State Group Health | State Group Health |
|
| State Group Life - Basic, Supplemental, Additional, Spouse & Dependent | State Group Life - Basic, Supplemental, Additional, Spouse & Dependent | |
| Supplemental Dental | Supplemental Dental | |
| Preventative Dental | Preventative Dental | |
| Vision Insurance | Vision Insurance | |
| Individual & Family Life - Employee, Spouse/DP, Child(ren) | Individual & Family Life - Employee, Spouse/DP, Child(ren) | |
| Income Continuation Insurance | Income Continuation Insurance | |
| AD&D | AD&D | |
| Accident Insurance | Accident Insurance | |
| General Deductions | General Deductions | General Deductions |
Deduction codes are prioritized in the payroll so certain deductions are taken before others. The lower the number, the higher the priority for the deduction to be taken. Priority is as follows:
- Prepay Deductions (500)
- Wisconsin Retirement System (530)
- Federal retirement (540)
- State Group Health (540)
- Supplemental Dental (560)
- Preventative Dental (570)
- Vision Insurance (590)
- State Group Life (610)
- Income Continuation Insurance (620)
- Federal Life (630)
- Individual & Family Life, AD&D, Accident Insurance (640)
- Flexible Savings Accounts and Health Savings Accounts (660)
- Wisconsin Deferred Compensation (719)
- Supplemental Retirement Program [403(b) plans] and Thrift Savings (720)
- Supplemental Retirement Program [403(b) plans] Roth and Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Roth (740)
If there is insufficient pay to cover an insurance premium, the deduction will take a partial premium and the remaining amount will go into Arrears, and the Payroll will then move on to the next deduction in the prioritized list. There are a few plans listed above that are not subject to arrears. For more information on arrears, reference: Reviewing Benefits Arrears Balances in HRS .
There are numerous Benefit Plans for each Plan Type. Please reference the following two spreadsheets for more details:
Plan Type & Benefit Plan Deduction Codes 2025 - This spreadsheet provides Plan Type codes, Plan Type descriptions, Benefit Plan codes, Benefit Plan and Deduction Code Priority descriptions along with references on when Plan Types and Benefit Plans were added or removed by year.
Additional Resources
Related KBs:
- Review Paycheck Benefits Deductions Job Aid for HRS
- Running the Review Paycheck by Plan Type Query in HRS
- Viewing the UW Benefits Payline Adjustment Page in HRS