Current and former Stanford employees can authorize the release of salary and W-2 information, as required on loan, job or rental applications, by obtaining a salary key from The Work Number, a website provided by Equifax Verification Services. Third-party verifiers can use the salary key to access the employee’s salary and employment information directly from the website.
Obtain/Delete Salary Key for Salary Verification
Before You Start
- View the overall information about verifying employment using The Work Number to understand why you need to obtain a salary key. A confidential personal identification number (PIN) is required to access The Work Number website.
- Go to theworknumber.com
- Select Employee
- Select Log In
- Enter 10526 in Employer Name/Code: field
- Select Continue
Uncheck Remember my ID on this Computer if you are logging in on a shared computer.
- Enter your Social Security Number without dashes or spaces
- Select Continue
- Enter your PIN (personal identification number)
- Select Log In
You may be sent a one-time passcode to your chosen authentication option to verify your account information.
- Select Prove Income to Verifiers
- Select Create Salary Key to display your salary key
For security purposes, create a separate salary key for each verifier who needs proof of employment and income. Salary keys expire after six months
- Select + New Salary Key for each key
- Select the Email icon of the salary key to email
- Enter the email address of the recipient
- Select Send
- Select the Print icon of the salary key you want to print
Use caution when printing salary information to a public printer.
- Select the X next to the salary key to cancel
- Select Delete
- Select + New Salary Key and go to the Main Menu
- Select Log out
- Salary keys expire after six months.
- All employment and salary verification transactions are protected by Equifax.
- Call The Work Number customer support at 1-800-367-5690 for employees, or 1-800-367-5690 for verifiers.
