Employment & Salary Verification

The Work Number for Employees:

The University of Kansas partners with The Work Number® (TALX Corporation) to provide automated employment and income verification for our employees.

The Work Number is an automated service that provides you with the ability to quickly provide proof of your employment or income. The Work Number is widely used by mortgage lenders, banks, apartment complexes and other verifiers who may need proof of employment or income, and it is easy for them to use. The secure service can be used for mortgage applications, reference checks, loan applications, apartment leases, government aid applications, immigration letters, and most other applications that require proof of employment. The Work Number is widely known to mortgage lenders, banks, apartment complexes and others who may need proof of your employment or income, and it is easy for them to use. Neither KU nor The Work Number will charge an employee for this service.

Employment and income is updated every biweekly payday. Employees and retirees with active KU Online IDs can access information by logging in to the myKU portal and selecting "Employee," then selecting "Work Number" in the Benefits tile. The Work Number can be used anytime, anywhere – available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Both the Lawrence and Medical Center organizations have provided historical data starting as of calendar year 2013. Employment and income is updated every biweekly payday.

If you have held employment with another organization/company that uses this service, your prior data will be shown along with your KU data.  Neither KU nor The Work Number will charge an employee for this service.

Verifiers are required to secure your signature on their document(s) for income verification authorization.

Access the KU TALX Website to Begin

How to Use The Work Number:

For Proof of Employment and Income (Verifiers that are users of The Work Number):

Step 1:  Give the person needing proof of your employment, the verifier, the following information:

  • Your Social Security Number
  • University of Kansas Employer Code:  13067

For Proof of Income (Verifiers who are not users of The Work Number):

If the verifier does not subscribe to The Work Number, A Salary Key will be required in order for them to access your income information.  A Salary Key is a six-digit number that allows one-time access to your salary information in addition to your proof of employment.

Step 1: Access The Work Number to create a “Salary Key” that grants one-time access to your income data:

Step 2: Select Salary Key Tab

Step 3: Select New Salary Key button

Step 4: Select option of delivery E-mail or Print of the Salary Key information.  If selecting E-mail, system will prompt for you to enter the E-mail address to whom you want the Salary Key to be sent.

The Work Number Access Options for Verifiers:

Option a) The Work Number website

Option b) 1-800-367-5690 University of Kansas Employer Code:  13067


For questions, Call: 1-800-996-7566
Hearing impaired clients may call 1-800-424-0253 / TTY