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Create and preview your pay stub completely free — with every calculation visible. While other generators blur your numbers or demand payment before you see the math, we show you the real taxes, real totals, and real formatting upfront. Ready in under two minutes.

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Fill in company name, employee details, pay rate, and state. Takes less than 60 seconds.

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Other generators blur the numbers or lock the preview behind a paywall. We show you every calculation — federal, state, FICA, net pay — before you spend a cent.

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Most free generators blur your numbers, gate the preview behind a paywall, or make you calculate taxes by hand. We show you the real math — every line, every deduction — before you pay a cent.

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Tax Calculations
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YTD Totals
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No blurred numbers, no locked features, no bait-and-switch. Everything that appears in your free preview is exactly what you get in the final download.

Auto-Calculated Taxes

Social Security at 6.2%, Medicare at 1.45%, plus exact federal and state withholding from current rate tables.

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YTD Carry-Forward

Year-to-date totals roll forward across every stub in a series — the detail underwriters and landlords look for.

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Multiple Templates

Classic, Modern, and Advanced layouts — each formatted to match real payroll provider conventions.

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Full Company Fields

EIN, employer address, check number, filing status, employee ID — every field a real payroll stub includes.

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All 50 State Tax Tables

Select your state and get exact withholding — not estimates, not generic brackets. Current-year rates.

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Unlimited Free Previews

Edit and re-preview as many times as you want. Adjust rates, change templates, update info — all free.

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Real feedback from real customers who found us searching for a free pay stub generator.

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"I searched 'free pay stub generator' and tried four others first. They all made me calculate taxes myself or wanted my credit card upfront. This one let me preview everything first — the quality sold me."

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"I needed a full month of stubs for my apartment application. The free preview was legit and auto-calculated everything for New York. I used their Buy 3 Get 1 Free deal for my 30-day history, which made downloading them completely worth it."

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"'Free' usually means garbage quality. Not here. The preview looked like it came from ADP. YTD lined up across three months of stubs. Zero complaints."

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"I run a small cleaning business and needed stubs for my workers. The free preview let me make sure everything was perfect before I paid. Tax calculations were spot on."

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"Every other site I tried either blurred the numbers until I paid or made me enter a credit card just to see the preview. This one showed me the real calculations — federal, state, everything. I knew exactly what I was buying."

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"Best free pay stub tool I've found. Most generators are basically a blank form you fill in yourself. This one does all the math and the result looks professional."

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FAQ

Questions About Our Free Pay Stub Generator

Yes. You can fill in all your information, preview your complete pay stub with auto-calculated taxes and professional formatting, and edit it as many times as you want — all without paying anything or creating an account. You only pay when you choose to download the final PDF.
No. There's no signup, no account creation, and no credit card required to create and preview your stub. Payment is only collected at the download step, and we accept all major cards plus PayPal.
Most "free" generators give you a blank template and expect you to calculate taxes yourself, or they require payment before showing you the result. We auto-calculate federal and state taxes against current rate tables, include automatic YTD carry-forward, and let you preview everything before spending a cent. The formatting matches real payroll providers like ADP and Gusto.
Most competitors gate the preview because their business model depends on collecting payment before you can judge the quality. If you could see the output first, you might realize the math is wrong or the formatting looks unprofessional — and leave. We take the opposite approach: we show you every calculation, every line item, and the full formatted stub before you spend a cent. If the preview doesn't sell itself, we don't deserve your money.
Every deduction is calculated against current-year rate tables: Social Security at 6.2%, Medicare at 1.45%, federal withholding from IRS brackets, and state withholding from all 50 state tables. The same math that runs in the free preview is what appears on your final download — no features are held back.
Pay stubs start at $7.95 per stub. Volume discounts are available when generating multiple stubs — for example, three months of stubs costs less per unit than a single one. Pricing is displayed clearly before you enter any payment information, and every purchase includes a money-back guarantee.
Absolutely. Switch between Classic, Modern, and Advanced templates as many times as you want — your company, employee, and rate data carries over automatically. Each preview is free, so you can compare formats before deciding which one to download.

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