a list of the people who work for a company and the amount of money that the company has agreed to pay them（公司员工的）工资册
They cut him from their payroll.
他们将他从工资册中除名。
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
She’s in charge of the company’s payroll department. [=the department that is responsible for paying employees]
她是公司薪酬部门的负责人。
payroll deductions [=money that you earn but is not included in the pay you receive because it is used to pay your taxes, insurance costs, etc.]
工薪扣除额