It's possible that the login you're using does not have access to employee's information, ronpainter56.
This can be the reason why the salary amount is encrypted. You'll want to use an Admin login or ask the admin to change your permission to see the full amounts when running payroll reports.
Here's an article about changing user permissions for more details: QuickBooks Desktop Users and Restrictions.
If you can still the the asterisks symbol even if you're already log in as the Admin, a possible data damage might have caused the issue. Let me share a different option that can resolve common data problems in QuickBooks.
Once done, open the report again to check if you can already see the amount instead of asterisk.
Let me also share this article with you in case you need to customize the report: Customize reports in QuickBooks Desktop.
Don't hesitate to add another reply below if you need anything else.
