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You can try a pivot table approach. I used a helper column in the data to get this. See attached.<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2012/08_w35/600233/Copy-of-Unique-Salary-values.xlsx" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="Pivot table method (131 KB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>Copy-of-Unique-Salary-values.xlsx</a>
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You can try a pivot table approach. I used a helper column in the data to get this. See attached.
Copy-of-Unique-Salary-values.xlsx [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2012/08_w35/600233/Copy-of-Unique-Salary-values.xlsx]

Copy-of-Unique-Salary-values.xlsx

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I like this method, but I'm looking for something a little easier. &nbsp;I have to refresh this data quite often and I was hoping for a little quick formula that I hadn't thought of.
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I like this method, but I'm looking for something a little easier.  I have to refresh this data quite often and I was hoping for a little quick formula that I hadn't thought of.

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Though maybe not frequent, I would assume that an employee's salary could change multiple times in a given year (e.g., promotion, transfer, demotion, annual review, etc.). &nbsp;How would you want multiple occurrences to be handled?
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Though maybe not frequent, I would assume that an employee's salary could change multiple times in a given year (e.g., promotion, transfer, demotion, annual review, etc.).  How would you want multiple occurrences to be handled?

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Hello, <br />
<br />
I need a quick and easy way to determine the an individual's salary change and the date the change was made.<br />
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The data below, show the annual salary each salary makes, per pay check. &nbsp;At some poing the salary changes due to an adjustment promotion, extra.<br />
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Employee 1 has 18 pay periods. &nbsp;I only need to see the check effect date and pay for the starting salary and when the salary changed.<br />
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Data return<br />
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Employee &nbsp; &nbsp;Salary eff &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pay<br />
&nbsp;1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 12-19-11 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6,227.01<br />
&nbsp;1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3-12-12 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;6,444.95<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2012/08_w35/600230/Unique-Salary-values.xlsx" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="pay change effective date (79 KB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>Unique-Salary-values.xlsx</a>
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Unique-Salary-values.xlsx

Hello, 

I need a quick and easy way to determine the an individual's salary change and the date the change was made.

The data below, show the annual salary each salary makes, per pay check.  At some poing the salary changes due to an adjustment promotion, extra.

Employee 1 has 18 pay periods.  I only need to see the check effect date and pay for the starting salary and when the salary changed.

Data return

Employee    Salary eff       Pay
 1                 12-19-11         6,227.01
 1                  3-12-12          6,444.95

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