diff --git a/install-stack.sh b/install-stack.sh
index ee8ddb3..e950d2a 100755
--- a/install-stack.sh
+++ b/install-stack.sh
@@ -1502,6 +1502,85 @@ ${build_out}"
   npm_add_location "/reports/" "10.10.10.122" 3080
 }
 
+deploy_wages() {
+  msg_step "Wages (LXC 124 · 10.10.10.124)"
+
+  if [[ -z "${WAGES_DB_PASS:-}" ]]; then
+    WAGES_DB_PASS=$(openssl rand -base64 24 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | head -c 24)
+    printf '\nWAGES_DB_PASS=%s\n' "$WAGES_DB_PASS" >> "$CREDS_FILE"
+    msg_ok "Generated WAGES_DB_PASS → ${CREDS_FILE}"
+  fi
+
+  msg_info "Creating LXC 124"
+  create_lxc 124 "10.10.10.124" "wages" 1024 1
+  msg_ok "LXC 124 created"
+
+  msg_info "Installing Docker"
+  install_docker 124
+  install_mgmt_key 124
+  msg_ok "Docker + SSH ready"
+
+  msg_info "Creating wages database"
+  pct exec 100 -- bash -c "
+    docker exec hotel-manage-postgres psql -U postgres -c \
+      \"CREATE USER wages WITH PASSWORD '${WAGES_DB_PASS}';\" 2>/dev/null || true
+    docker exec hotel-manage-postgres psql -U postgres -c \
+      \"CREATE DATABASE wages_db OWNER wages;\" 2>/dev/null || true
+    docker exec hotel-manage-postgres psql -U postgres -d wages_db -c \
+      \"GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO wages;\" 2>/dev/null || true
+  " &>/dev/null
+  msg_ok "Database wages_db ready"
+
+  msg_info "Deploying wages"
+  deploy_service 124 "wages" "${REPO_ROOT}/wages" /opt/wages
+
+  push_file 124 /opt/wages/.env <<EOF
+NODE_ENV=production
+APP_SLUG=wages
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://wages:${WAGES_DB_PASS}@10.10.10.100:5432/wages_db
+CENTRAL_AUTH_SECRET=${CENTRAL_AUTH_SECRET}
+SETTINGS_URL=http://10.10.10.116:3080
+SETTINGS_SECRET=${SETTINGS_SECRET}
+OFFICE_IP_CHECK=${OFFICE_IP_CHECK:-${OFFICE_IP:-disabled}}
+FRONTEND_PORT=3080
+EOF
+
+  local build_out
+  if ! build_out=$(pct exec 124 -- bash -c "cd /opt/wages && docker compose up -d --build 2>&1"); then
+    msg_error "docker compose build failed in LXC 124:
+${build_out}"
+  fi
+
+  msg_info "Waiting for wages"
+  wait_healthy 124 "http://localhost:3080/wages/health" \
+    && msg_ok "Wages running at 10.10.10.124:3080" \
+    || msg_warn "Wages may need extra time — check LXC 124"
+
+  msg_info "Seeding wages into auth DB"
+  pct exec 100 -- docker exec hotel-manage-postgres psql -U postgres -d auth_db -c "
+    INSERT INTO apps (slug, name, description, base_path, icon, theme_color, category, internal_host, internal_port)
+    VALUES ('wages', 'Wage Costs', 'Live wage cost reporting — weekly, monthly, and rolling history vs budget and net sales', '/wages', 'DollarSign', '#065f46', 'Finance', '10.10.10.124', 3080)
+    ON CONFLICT (slug) DO UPDATE SET
+      name=EXCLUDED.name, description=EXCLUDED.description, base_path=EXCLUDED.base_path,
+      icon=EXCLUDED.icon, theme_color=EXCLUDED.theme_color, category=EXCLUDED.category,
+      internal_host=EXCLUDED.internal_host, internal_port=EXCLUDED.internal_port;
+    INSERT INTO app_capabilities (app_id, slug, name, description, sort_order)
+    SELECT a.id, c.slug, c.name, c.description, c.sort_order
+    FROM apps a, (VALUES
+      ('view',     'View Reports',    'View all wage cost reports (weekly, monthly, rolling)',  1),
+      ('budget',   'Edit Budgets',    'Set monthly wage budget targets',                        2),
+      ('sync',     'Manual Sync',     'Trigger a Workforce API data sync or backfill',          3),
+      ('settings', 'Settings',        'App settings, API configuration and department filter',  4)
+    ) AS c(slug, name, description, sort_order)
+    WHERE a.slug = 'wages'
+    ON CONFLICT (app_id, slug) DO NOTHING;
+  " &>/dev/null \
+    && msg_ok "wages seeded into auth DB" \
+    || msg_warn "Seed failed — run wages/seed-app.js manually"
+
+  npm_add_location "/wages/" "10.10.10.124" 3080
+}
+
 deploy_kitchen() {
   msg_step "Kitchen (LXC 110 · 10.10.10.110)"
 
@@ -1913,7 +1992,7 @@ SUMMARY
 # Sources existing credentials and redeploys just the named service.
 if [[ "${1:-}" == "--only" ]]; then
   ONLY="${2:-}"
-  VALID="postgres auth portal npm management noticeboard settings cashup hk-planner twin-optimiser room-planner maintenance forecasting rates reports kitchen kds"
+  VALID="postgres auth portal npm management noticeboard settings cashup hk-planner twin-optimiser room-planner maintenance forecasting rates reports kitchen kds wages"
   [[ -z "$ONLY" ]] && msg_error "Usage: install-stack.sh --only <service>  (one of: ${VALID})"
   grep -qw "$ONLY" <<< "$VALID" || msg_error "Unknown service '${ONLY}'. Valid: ${VALID}"
   CREDS_FILE=/root/hotel-manage-credentials.txt
@@ -1945,6 +2024,8 @@ if [[ "${1:-}" == "--only" ]]; then
     "$(openssl rand -base64 24 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | head -c 24)"
   [[ -z "${KITCHEN_DB_PASS:-}" ]] && _append_secret KITCHEN_DB_PASS \
     "$(openssl rand -base64 24 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | head -c 24)"
+  [[ -z "${WAGES_DB_PASS:-}" ]] && _append_secret WAGES_DB_PASS \
+    "$(openssl rand -base64 24 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | head -c 24)"
 
   USE_FORGEJO=true
   [[ -f /root/.ssh/hotel-manage_deploy.pub ]] \
@@ -1969,6 +2050,7 @@ if [[ "${1:-}" == "--only" ]]; then
     reports)         deploy_reports ;;
     kitchen)         deploy_kitchen ;;
     kds)             deploy_kds ;;
+    wages)           deploy_wages ;;
   esac
   exit 0
 fi
@@ -1996,5 +2078,6 @@ deploy_rates
 deploy_reports
 deploy_kitchen
 deploy_kds
+deploy_wages
 configure_npm_proxy_hosts
 print_summary