I paid too.
It seems that salaries are paid if you have the tie-breaker at home and not paid if it is an away game. Which is totally wrong and definitely a bug since the ticket income is split in half...
I vaguely remember discussing this a while back. It has not been fixed yet apparently.
BBB: 2 (S37 S38); Top tier: 7 (S35 S36 S37 S38 S39 S41 S63); Cup: 9 (S25 S35 S36 S37 S38 S39 S40 S41 S61)