---
title: "Delete a compensation"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/compensations/{compensation_id}"
tags: ["Jobs and Compensations"]
---

# Delete a compensation

`DELETE /v1/compensations/{compensation_id}`

Compensations contain information on how much is paid out for a job. Jobs may have many compensations, but only one that is active. The current compensation is the one with the most recent `effective_date`. This endpoint deletes a compensation for a job that hasn't been processed on payroll.

### Webhooks
- `employee_job_compensation.destroyed`: Fires when a compensation is successfully deleted

scope: `compensations:write`

## Path parameters

- `compensation_id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Gusto-API-Version` '2026-06-15'

## Response `204`

No Content

## Other responses

- `404` — Not Found The requested resource does not exist. Make sure the provided UUID is valid.
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity This may happen when the body of your request contains errors such as `invalid_attribute_value`, or the request fails due to an `invalid_operation`. See the [Errors Categories](https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/docs/error-categories) guide for more details.

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