---
title: "Trainee Hourly Wage : Setup, and FAQ"
slug: "trainee-hourly-wage-setup-and-faq"
tags: ["Trainee Pay", "Trainee Position", "Captain Pay", "Captain Position"]
updated: 2025-01-16T18:49:22Z
published: 2025-01-16T18:49:22Z
canonical: "support.maidcentral.com/trainee-hourly-wage-setup-and-faq"
---

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# Trainee Hourly Wage : Setup, and FAQ

## **MaidCentral pays trainees off of different settings than normal technicians or captains get, follow along with this article to learn how to setup and understand trainee pay!**

Some Things to Note:

- All trainee pay in MaidCentral is paid **hourly**
- If trainee pay is overwritten on a timeclock the payroll summary will display the payrate set under the company>general>Trainee Pay

**How to Access Payroll Options:**

Trainee hourly pay is set **company-wide** and can be found under the Company Tab > General > Payroll Options

1. Click "General"

![Screenshot of: Click "General"](https://cdn.us.document360.io/0c1ef627-c6ff-4a23-afbe-729f8c45b2d2/Images/Documentation/trainee-hourly-wage--setup-and-faq-image-elzx6rds.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A06%3A52Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A06%3A52Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=JF5mR3l5Zap6H%2Fg1M7uLfVPJ6cqECVXJIS%2BSyyy4rbw%3D)

2. Click "Payroll Options"

![Screenshot of: Click "Payroll Options"](https://cdn.us.document360.io/0c1ef627-c6ff-4a23-afbe-729f8c45b2d2/Images/Documentation/trainee-hourly-wage--setup-and-faq-image-x8umfyj4.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A06%3A52Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A06%3A52Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=JF5mR3l5Zap6H%2Fg1M7uLfVPJ6cqECVXJIS%2BSyyy4rbw%3D)

3. Set your "Trainee Hourly Wage"

![Screenshot of: Set your "Trainee Hourly Wage"](https://cdn.us.document360.io/0c1ef627-c6ff-4a23-afbe-729f8c45b2d2/Images/Documentation/trainee-hourly-wage--setup-and-faq-image-zi40tfhh.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A06%3A52Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A06%3A52Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=JF5mR3l5Zap6H%2Fg1M7uLfVPJ6cqECVXJIS%2BSyyy4rbw%3D)

Whenever an employee is scheduled as a Trainee, their wage will pull from the box seen above! Any changes need to be made manually to timeclocks, or change the above setting, and refresh the timeclock