Payroll Management System – Java Swing + JDBC + MySQL

Build a complete Payroll Management System desktop application using Java Swing, JDBC and MySQL.

This project is suitable for BCA, BSc, BTech, MCA and other Computer Science students who need a simple, practical and easy-to-understand Java project for college submission, learning and viva preparation.

🚀 Project Features

✅ Dashboard with payroll statistics

✅ Add New Employee

✅ Full-Time Employee Management

✅ Part-Time Employee Management

✅ View All Employees

✅ Edit / Update Employee Details

✅ Delete Employee

✅ Automatic Salary Calculation

✅ Input Validation

✅ MySQL Database Storage

✅ JDBC Database Connectivity

✅ User-Friendly Swing GUI

✅ CRUD Operations

✅ Employee Details Management

💰 Salary Calculation

Full-Time Employee

Salary is calculated using the monthly salary.

Formula:

Monthly Salary = Calculated Salary

Part-Time Employee

Salary is calculated using hours worked and hourly rate.

Formula:

Hours Worked × Hourly Rate = Salary

Example:

30 Hours × ₹500 = ₹15,000

🛠 Technologies Used

• Java 17
• Java Swing
• JDBC
• MySQL
• MySQL Connector/J
• IntelliJ IDEA

📂 Project Structure

The project follows a simple and organized structure:

Payroll-Management-System

│

└── src

└── main

└── java

├── Main.java

│

├── model

│ ├── Employee.java

│ ├── FullTimeEmployee.java

│ └── PartTimeEmployee.java

│

├── dao

│ ├── DBConnection.java

│ └── EmployeeDAO.java

│

├── service

│ └── PayrollSystem.java

│

└── ui

├── MainFrame.java

├── DashboardPanel.java

├── EmployeePanel.java

├── AddEmployeePanel.java

├── SalaryPanel.java

└── EmployeeDetailsPanel.java

🗄 Database

The project uses MySQL.

Database:

payroll_db

Main table:

employees

The application stores employee information permanently in the MySQL database.

📚 OOP Concepts Demonstrated

This project also demonstrates important Java Object-Oriented Programming concepts:

• Abstraction
• Encapsulation
• Inheritance
• Polymorphism

The project uses an abstract Employee class with FullTimeEmployee and PartTimeEmployee subclasses.

📄 Included with the Project

You will receive:

✅ Complete Java source code

✅ Swing GUI source code

✅ JDBC database code

✅ MySQL database SQL script

✅ Project documentation

✅ How to Run Guide

✅ Viva Questions & Answers

✅ PPT Presentation Content

Everything is organized so that students can understand the project and prepare it for their college project demonstration and viva.

🎓 Suitable For

This project is suitable for:

• BCA Students
• BSc Computer Science Students
• BTech Students
• MCA Students
• Java Beginners
• College Mini Projects
• Java Swing Practice
• JDBC & MySQL Practice

💻 Requirements

Before running the project, you need:

• Java JDK 17 or higher
• MySQL Server
• MySQL Workbench
• IntelliJ IDEA / Eclipse / VS Code
• MySQL Connector/J
• 
  

⚡ Important

The project uses Core Java + Swing + JDBC + MySQL, making it relatively simple to understand and suitable for students learning Java desktop application development.

⭐ What You Will Learn

By working with this project, you can understand:

• How to create a Java Swing application
• How to connect Java with MySQL using JDBC
• How to perform CRUD operations
• How to design Java classes using OOP
• How to calculate salary using polymorphism
• How to validate user input
• How to organize a Java project into packages
• How to work with MySQL database operations

Download the project and start learning Java desktop application development with a practical Payroll Management System.