Direct Deposit for Payroll

Audience: All Employees

Last Updated: February 2025

Your Direct Deposit setup is a requirement of your Payroll Onboarding, and must be completed before pay can be issued. Direct deposit is a condition of hire for regular employees at Tufts University. As such, all employees must maintain a checking or savings account with a banking institution.

• How to Complete Direct Deposit in eServe
• How to Modify your Direct Deposit selections*

* Notice: You must be on a Tufts Network or VPN in order to modify your Direct Deposit settings.

With direct deposit, the net pay is deposited into the bank account(s) of your choice.  Please note that direct deposit cannot be made to an account in which the employee's name is not included. Direct deposit information can be changed at any time by logging onto eServe and updating your information, but you must be on a Tufts Network (on-campus or on VPN) and after making a change, there will be a 10-day verification hold during which your Direct Deposit page will be in read-only mode. During this time, your existing direct deposit changes will remain unchanged. Learn more about Security Measures for Direct Deposit Changes. 

When entering your Routing Number, be sure to use the "paper & electronic" routing number, not the one indicated for "wires".

Paperless Pay

Employees at Tufts University use Employee Self Service (eServe), a secured and protected paperless system, to access payroll and benefits information, and to maintain personal information online.

Employees may opt to receive an email Notification of Deposit, and a reminder will be sent to the email on file when pay is processed. To do so, log into eServe and click into the Payroll & Compensation Tab. The “Notice of Deposit” tab will allow you to opt in or out of receiving these emails.

Review your Paystubs