1. RURAL ACTUAL HOURS: this is the number of hours you actually worked in the week. If you're an RCA, you may have several entries that say this, they are broken up by route.

2. WORK HOURS: this is your evaluated hours for the week. This is what you will actually be paid for. Again, if you're an RCA, you may have several entries broken up by route. If you worked a route multiple days in one week, the number is cumulative (so if you worked an 8 hour route twice, this number will say 16.00. If you worked another route twice that same week that was evaluated at 9 hours, you'll have a separate entry that says 18.00).

3. RSC: this refers to the classification of the route (H, J, K, or A for auxiliary). If you work an amazon sunday, the entry for that day will show an A.

4. LEVEL: this is the route number. In my example, RSC J and Level 006 means I delivered route 6 in my office, which is a J route. If you worked amazon sunday, this number will be 991. Any other activities (express mail, auxiliary assistance,  etc.) should be marked as 998, I believe. 

5. DES ACT: this is just a numerical code that signifies what your status in the rural craft is. 710 means I'm a regular carrier. If you're an RCA, you may see designation 74, 78, or 79, depending on whether you're assigned to an aux route, holding down a vacant route, or just working a regular's day off. There are other ones, but those are the most common. 

6. SALARY RATE: this one is pretty self explanatory, it's how much money you make. If you're an RCA, this will show as 19.94 for your hourly rate. Regulars will have their annual salary showing. 

Code is not super relevant. If I recall correctly, it's just a way to denote how your hours are logged in the system. So 52 is your evaluated pay, 51 is your actual hours, 58 is holiday pay, 56 is sick leave, etc. 

SPECIAL RULES FOR RCAS:

You will be paid actual time for the first 5 pay periods that you are on the rolls. After that, you will be paid the evaluation of any route you work, up to 40 hours actually worked in a week. If you actually work over 40 hours, evaluation goes out the window and you will be paid straight time for the first 40 hours and OT (time and a half) for anything past 40. 

This is why it is important to keep meticulous track of your hours: if you work 39.99 hours on a 45K route, you'll get paid for 45 hours, but if you work 40.01 hours you'll only get paid for 40 hours of straight time and .01 hours of OT. If you're going to go over 40 hours, make sure you go WAY OVER. 

I hope this breakdown was informative!

HOW TO INTERPRET YOUR PAYSTUB (for rural carriers)