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title: "Data Imported from Paychex®"
slug: "data-imported-from-paychex"
status: "update"
updated: 2026-09-05T12:30:50Z
published: 2026-09-05T12:30:50Z
canonical: "support.builtapp.com/data-imported-from-paychex"
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# Data Imported from Paychex®

*For customers of our Paychex integration.*

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## People Data

| **People Data Imported from Paychex** |
| --- |
| **Built Field** | **Corresponding Paychex Field** | **Required to Import People** |
| Base Pay Quantity | Standard Pay Period | No |
| Base Pay Rate | Amount | No |
| Base Pay Type | Pay Type | No |
| Birth Date | Birth Date | Yes |
| Cell Phone | Mobile Phone | No |
| Effective Date (Pay) | Apply Edits | No |
| Employee ID | Employee ID | Yes |
| Employee Status | Employment Status | Yes |
| Employee Type | Employee Type | No |
| First Name | Legal First Name | Yes |
| Gender | Sex | No |
| Hire Date | Hire Date | No |
| Home Address Street Address Street Address 2 City/Town State/Region Postal/Zip code Country | Address Address One Address Two City State ZIP Country | No |
| Home Phone | Home Phone | No |
| Last Name | Legal Last Name | Yes |
| Middle Initial | Legal Middle Name | No |
| Office Phone (w/ ext) | Work Phone (w/ ext) | No |
| Personal Email | Personal Email | No |
| Photo | Profile Image | No |
| Termination Date | Status Date | No |
| Termination Reason | Reason for Change | No |
| Work Email | Work Email | No |

### Notes about imported people data:

- *Future hires will be automatically imported, regardless of their hire dates. To ensure new hires are assigned to the correct position at the appropriate time, we recommend specifying future effective dates when assigning individuals to Built positions in Paychex.*
- *When updating position assignments, we recommend entering the appropriate Built position IDs in Paychex prior to scheduled imports, ensuring that new positions are not created unnecessarily.*
- *Company Admins and HR Admins can choose whether preferred names or legal names are imported from Paychex. To do this, click your company name at the top of the main navigation, click* ***Company Settings****, and then click the* ***Imports*** *tab. Locate the* ***General Import Settings*** *section and click the* ***Edit*** *button. Click* ***Yes*** *to import preferred names, then click* ***Save****.*
- *Compensation records imported from Paychex will be automatically set to your organization’s configured* [*reporting currency*](/v1/docs/selecting-your-organization-s-reporting-currency)*. Learn about managing the reporting currency for an individual’s* [*compensation record*](/v1/docs/managing-people-s-compensation)*, once imported.*
- *Only individuals with the following pay types in Paychex will have their compensation records imported:*
  - *Salary*
  - *Hourly*
- *While it is possible to have multiple pay rates in Paychex, only the employee’s “Default” pay rate will be imported as a compensation record in Built.*

## Position Data

| **Position Data Imported from Paychex** |
| --- |
| **Built Field** | **Corresponding Paychex Field** | **Required to Import Positions** |
| Employee Type | Type | No |
| Full Time Equivalent (FTE) | Standard Hours | No |
| (Position) Location | Location | No |
| Reports To | Supervisor | Yes |
| Title | Position | No |

### Notes about position data imported from Paychex:

- *If a* [*Built Position ID custom field has been created in Paychex*](/v1/docs/connecting-people-imported-from-paychex-with-newly-assigned-positions#to-create-built-position-id-custom-fields-in-paychex)*, Built’s position IDs will be sent back to Paychex during the initial import.*
- *FTE is only imported for hourly employees with defined standard hours and is calculated by dividing standard hours by 40. FTE is not imported for salaried employees or hourly employees without defined standard hours.*

## Job Definition Data

| **Job Definition Data Imported from Paychex** |
| --- |
| **Built Field** | **Corresponding Paychex Field** | **Required to Import Job Definitions** |
| Title | Position Name | Yes |

## Location Data

| **Location Data Imported from Paychex** |
| --- |
| **Built Field** | **Corresponding Paychex Field** | **Required to Import Locations** |
| Name | Name | Yes |
| Street Address Street Address 2 City/Town State/Region Postal/Zip code Country | Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City State ZIP Country | No |

### Notes about imported location data:

- *Only active work locations can be imported; non-work locations and work locations that are not yet active cannot be imported.*
- *Time zones for locations will be set to your organization’s configured* [*default location's*](/v1/docs/creating-managing-and-assigning-locations) *timezone.*

*If you'd like to exclude specific individuals, people data, or position data from your import, please contact our Customer Success Team. Learn more about* [*importing people-centric versus position-centric data*](/v1/docs/importing-people-centric-versus-position-centric-data)*.*

## Additional Resources

[Connecting Paychex® to Built](/v1/docs/connecting-paychex-to-built)