diff --git a/app/(dashboard)/salary/employees/[id]/page.tsx b/app/(dashboard)/salary/employees/[id]/page.tsx
index 60efec27..9ebb5587 100644
--- a/app/(dashboard)/salary/employees/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(dashboard)/salary/employees/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ export default function EmployeeDetailPage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ id: s
               <div className="space-y-2">
                 <Label htmlFor="employment_degree">{t('form_employment_degree')}</Label>
                 <Input id="employment_degree" name="employment_degree" type="number" defaultValue={employee.employment_degree} min="1" max="100" disabled={!canWrite} />
+                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('form_employment_degree_hint')}</p>
               </div>
               <div className="space-y-2">
                 <Label htmlFor="hours_per_week">{t('form_hours_per_week')}</Label>
diff --git a/components/salary/NewEmployeeDialog.tsx b/components/salary/NewEmployeeDialog.tsx
index 2ec3a7d7..6de7048f 100644
--- a/components/salary/NewEmployeeDialog.tsx
+++ b/components/salary/NewEmployeeDialog.tsx
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ function NewEmployeeForm({ onCreated, onCancel }: { onCreated: () => void; onCan
             </Field>
             <Field label="Sysselsättningsgrad (%)" htmlFor="employment_degree">
               <Input id="employment_degree" name="employment_degree" type="number" defaultValue="100" min="1" max="100" />
+              <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Under 100 % räknas grundlönen som månadslön × sysselsättningsgrad.</p>
             </Field>
             <Field label="Timmar per vecka" htmlFor="hours_per_week">
               <Input id="hours_per_week" name="hours_per_week" type="number" defaultValue="40" min="1" max="80" step="0.5" />
diff --git a/components/salary/run/RunEmployeesTable.tsx b/components/salary/run/RunEmployeesTable.tsx
index 4c0a24e5..14901c2e 100644
--- a/components/salary/run/RunEmployeesTable.tsx
+++ b/components/salary/run/RunEmployeesTable.tsx
@@ -142,6 +142,22 @@ export function RunEmployeesTable({
             const netValue = sre.net_salary + (sre.tax_withheld - taxValue)
             const editableSalary = isDraft && canWrite && sre.salary_type === 'monthly'
             const primaryNumber = isDraft ? sre.monthly_salary : sre.gross_salary
+            // In a draft the number on the row is the full-time monthly salary
+            // the engine multiplies by the employee's sysselsättningsgrad. Below
+            // 100 % that product is not obvious from the input alone (a 10 %
+            // employee typed 45 310 to get a 4 531 kr gross), so spell it out
+            // right under the number instead of only in Beräkningsdetaljer.
+            const degree = Number(sre.employment_degree)
+            const showDegreeHint =
+              isDraft && sre.salary_type === 'monthly' && Number.isFinite(degree) && degree < 100
+            const degreeHint = showDegreeHint ? (
+              <span className="text-[11px] leading-tight text-muted-foreground tabular-nums whitespace-nowrap">
+                {t('degree_hint', {
+                  degree: degree.toLocaleString('sv-SE'),
+                  amount: formatCurrency(roundOre((sre.monthly_salary || 0) * (degree / 100))),
+                })}
+              </span>
+            ) : null
 
             return (
               <div
@@ -176,21 +192,27 @@ export function RunEmployeesTable({
 
                 {/* Right side: editable monthly salary (draft) or the number */}
                 {editableSalary ? (
-                  <Input
-                    type="number"
-                    step="0.01"
-                    min="0"
-                    defaultValue={sre.monthly_salary}
-                    onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
-                    onBlur={e => onSalaryEdit(sre.employee_id, e.target.value, sre.monthly_salary)}
-                    disabled={actionLoading === `salary-${sre.employee_id}`}
-                    aria-label={t('salary_input_aria', { name })}
-                    className="h-8 w-28 text-right tabular-nums shrink-0"
-                  />
+                  <div className="flex flex-col items-end gap-0.5 shrink-0">
+                    <Input
+                      type="number"
+                      step="0.01"
+                      min="0"
+                      defaultValue={sre.monthly_salary}
+                      onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+                      onBlur={e => onSalaryEdit(sre.employee_id, e.target.value, sre.monthly_salary)}
+                      disabled={actionLoading === `salary-${sre.employee_id}`}
+                      aria-label={t('salary_input_aria', { name })}
+                      className="h-8 w-28 text-right tabular-nums"
+                    />
+                    {degreeHint}
+                  </div>
                 ) : (
-                  <span className="text-right tabular-nums font-medium shrink-0">
-                    {formatCurrency(primaryNumber)}
-                  </span>
+                  <div className="flex flex-col items-end gap-0.5 shrink-0">
+                    <span className="text-right tabular-nums font-medium">
+                      {formatCurrency(primaryNumber)}
+                    </span>
+                    {degreeHint}
+                  </div>
                 )}
 
                 {/* Payslip PDF */}
diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index 8073f000..2716860c 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -6703,6 +6703,7 @@
     "view_pdf": "View PDF",
     "view_payslip_title": "View payslip",
     "salary_input_aria": "Monthly salary for {name}",
+    "degree_hint": "× {degree} % = {amount}",
     "remove_sr": "Remove",
     "remove_employee_aria": "Remove {name} from the payroll run",
     "remove_employee_title": "Remove from the payroll run",
@@ -6937,6 +6938,7 @@
     "form_employment_start": "Employment start date",
     "form_employment_end": "End date",
     "form_employment_degree": "Degree of employment (%)",
+    "form_employment_degree_hint": "Below 100 % the base salary is monthly salary × degree of employment.",
     "form_hours_per_week": "Hours per week",
     "form_workdays_per_week": "Workdays per week",
     "form_work_schedule_hint": "The work schedule drives daily rates for absence and hourly-rate derivation (40 h / 5 days = default).",
diff --git a/messages/sv.json b/messages/sv.json
index 941e1781..ac649465 100644
--- a/messages/sv.json
+++ b/messages/sv.json
@@ -6703,6 +6703,7 @@
     "view_pdf": "Visa PDF",
     "view_payslip_title": "Visa lönespecifikation",
     "salary_input_aria": "Månadslön för {name}",
+    "degree_hint": "× {degree} % = {amount}",
     "remove_sr": "Ta bort",
     "remove_employee_aria": "Ta bort {name} från lönekörningen",
     "remove_employee_title": "Ta bort från lönekörningen",
@@ -6937,6 +6938,7 @@
     "form_employment_start": "Anställningsdatum",
     "form_employment_end": "Slutdatum",
     "form_employment_degree": "Sysselsättningsgrad (%)",
+    "form_employment_degree_hint": "Under 100 % räknas grundlönen som månadslön × sysselsättningsgrad.",
     "form_hours_per_week": "Timmar per vecka",
     "form_workdays_per_week": "Arbetsdagar per vecka",
     "form_work_schedule_hint": "Arbetsschemat styr dagslön vid frånvaro och timlöneberäkning (40 h/5 dagar = standard).",