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Free pay stub generator

Record a payment you have made to an employee as a clean, printable pay stub. Enter earnings and the deductions you withheld, and save it as PDF. This tool does not calculate tax.

  • Free, no sign-up
  • Works in your browser
  • Updated November 2026

This tool does not calculate tax. Type in the deductions you actually withheld. Use it only to record real payments: making a false pay stub is illegal.

Add a tax or registration number if you use one

Optional. Avoid full tax or social security numbers.

Earnings

Each line is hours × rate, or a fixed amount for bonuses, commission or salary.

This period: $2,000.00

This period: $150.00

This period: $150.00

Deductions

Enter the amounts you withheld, for example income tax, social security, Medicare, National Insurance, pension or benefits. Nothing here is calculated for you.

Leave balances, a message or the bank account the pay went to (last 4 digits only)

Document colour

Saved automatically in this browser only. Nothing is sent to our servers.

Preview

How to use the pay stub generator

  1. 1Enter the employer and employee details, the pay period and the pay date.
  2. 2Add each earnings line: hours and an hourly rate for regular or overtime work, or a fixed amount for salary, a bonus or commission.
  3. 3Enter each deduction you actually withheld, such as income tax, social security or a pension contribution. Take the amounts from your payroll records; the tool does not work them out.
  4. 4Tick "Show year-to-date" if you want to include running totals for the year, and fill them in from your records.
  5. 5Check the preview, then click "Save as PDF or print" and choose "Save as PDF" in the print window.

What this tool does and does not do

This pay stub generator lays out figures you already have. It multiplies hours by rates, adds up earnings and deductions, and shows net pay. It does not calculate income tax, social security, National Insurance or any other withholding, and it holds no tax tables. Tax rules depend on where you and your employee are, on their personal situation and on rates that change every year, so take every deduction from your payroll software, your accountant or your tax authority's own calculator.

Use it only to record real payments that were actually made. Creating a pay stub with made-up earnings, for example to support a loan, rental or benefits application, is fraud in the US, Canada, the UK and across Europe, and the person who makes or uses it can be prosecuted.

How gross pay and net pay are worked out

Gross pay is everything earned in the period before anything is taken off. Hourly lines are hours multiplied by the rate; fixed lines such as a salary, bonus or commission are added as they are. Net pay, sometimes called take-home pay, is gross pay minus the deductions you enter.

Overtime is just another hourly line with its own rate. If you pay time and a half, enter 1.5 times the regular rate, or whatever your contract or local law requires.

Gross pay = Σ (Hours × Rate) + Fixed amounts Net pay = Gross pay − Total deductions

What a pay stub usually shows

A useful pay stub names the employer and employee, gives the pay period and pay date, lists each type of earnings with hours and rates, lists each deduction, and shows gross and net pay. Many also show year-to-date totals so the employee can check their pay against their annual tax forms.

Requirements differ by place. Many US states require employers to give a written or electronic wage statement each payday, and some specify what it must contain. In the UK employees have a legal right to a payslip, and Canadian provinces set their own rules for pay statements. Check what applies to you; this tool gives you space for the common items.

Your data stays on your device

Everything runs in your browser. The draft is saved in this browser only so you can come back to it, and the PDF is made by your browser's own print function. Nothing is uploaded. Even so, avoid putting full tax or social security numbers on a stub; an employee ID or the last four digits is enough.

Example pay stub

A café pays an employee for a two-week period: 80 regular hours at $25, 4 overtime hours at $37.50 and a $150 bonus. The deduction amounts below come from the café's payroll records, not from this tool.

Regular, 80 h × $25.00$2,000.00
Overtime, 4 h × $37.50$150.00
Bonus$150.00
Gross pay$2,300.00
Deductions entered (income tax $210.00, social security $142.60, Medicare $33.35, health insurance $85.00)$470.95
Net pay$1,829.05

The employee receives $1,829.05, and the stub shows exactly how that figure was reached from $2,300.00 gross.

Frequently asked questions

Does this pay stub generator calculate taxes?

No. You type in every deduction yourself. Payroll tax depends on location, filing status, allowances and rates that change each year, so use payroll software, an accountant or your tax authority's calculator for the amounts, then record them here.

Is it legal to make my own pay stubs?

Yes, if you are the employer (or self-employed) and the stub records a payment that really happened with accurate figures. Making a pay stub with false or inflated figures, or for a job that does not exist, is illegal.

What is the difference between gross pay and net pay?

Gross pay is the total earned before deductions. Net pay is what the employee actually receives after tax, social contributions, benefits and any other deductions are taken off.

What should I put in the year-to-date columns?

The running total for each line from the start of the tax year up to and including this pay date. Take them from your payroll records. Leave the option off if you do not track them.

Is a pay stub the same as a payslip?

Yes. "Pay stub" is the usual term in the US and Canada; "payslip" is used in the UK, Ireland and much of Europe. Both show earnings, deductions and net pay for one pay period.

How do I save the pay stub as a PDF?

Click "Save as PDF or print", then pick "Save as PDF" as the destination in your browser's print window. Only the pay stub is printed, not the rest of the page.

Last reviewed November 2026. Results are estimates for general information, not financial, tax or legal advice. How we check our tools.