How To Fix HRPBSUS005 - Employee rejected. Annual salary cannot be determined.

HRPBSUS005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HRPBSUS - Message Class For Public Sector(USA)

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Employee rejected. Annual salary cannot be determined.

The annual salary of the selected employee cannot be determined.
Please check employee master data and adjust salary data accordingly.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

HRPBSUS005 - Details

• The SAP error message HRPBSUS005, which states "Employee rejected. Annual salary cannot be determined," typically occurs in the context of payroll processing or employee data management within the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) module. This error indicates that the system is unable to calculate or retrieve the annual salary for a specific employee, which can be due to several reasons.
  Causes:
  
  Missing or Incomplete Data: The employee's master data may be incomplete or missing critical information such as salary details, pay scale, or employment status.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be issues with the configuration of the payroll schema or the infotypes related to salary and compensation.
  Data Entry Errors: Errors in data entry, such as incorrect dates or values in the employee's infotypes (e.g., infotype 0008 for basic pay).
  Employee Status: The employee may be in a status that does not allow for salary calculations (e.g., inactive, terminated).
  Collective Agreements: If the employee is covered by