Check stub and pay stub
Two names for the same document: the itemised statement that goes with a paycheck. "Check stub" is what people say when the pay came by paper check or when the stub needs a check number on it.
Check stub maker with the check number on every stub
Make check stubs online that match the paper check: check number, pay date, hours and overtime, 2026 taxes estimated for your state, and an optional deposit slip page. Preview every line, then download for $2.99. Your first pay stub each year is free. Paid by direct deposit instead? The pay stub generator makes a stub without a check number.
- Check number and pay date fields
- Overtime at 1.5× worked out for you
- Deposit slip page add-on
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Check stub vs. pay stub
Check stub vs. pay stub: same document, two details that matter
If your pay comes by paper check — or your employer hands you a stub with a check number — the stub needs two things a generic pay stub often skips: the check number and a pay date that can differ from the period end. This check stub generator prints both. Paid by direct deposit, with no check number to print? Use the paycheck stub generator.
What makes a check stub different
A check number, a pay date that may differ from the period end, and often a deposit slip or check-advice section. The check stub maker has a field for each of the three.
Who uses a check stub maker
Small employers who write paper checks and need a stub to hand over with each one, and workers paid by check whose employer gives them no stub.
Make a check stub
How to make a check stub in 3 steps
About two minutes of typing. The arithmetic — overtime, gross, withholding, net — is done for you and stays editable.
Step 1
Enter the check details
Company, employee, pay period, pay date, and — if there is one — the check number. Pick the state so the right tax lines appear.
Step 2
Add hours, rate, and overtime
Regular hours at the base rate, overtime at 1.5× (editable), tips or bonus on their own lines. Federal, state, Social Security and Medicare are estimated for 2026.
Step 3
Preview, then download
Check the net against the check amount, add the deposit slip page if you want one, and download. $2.99 a stub; six consecutive periods for $11.99.
Check Stub Maker Fields
Everything a check stub should show
A worked example: 40 regular hours at $25.00 plus 5 overtime hours at $37.50 gives $1,187.50 gross. Social Security takes $73.63, Medicare $17.22, federal withholding roughly $90 for a single filer — so the check reads about $1,006 before state tax. The builder prints each of those lines.
Check number and pay date
Print the check number on the stub and set the pay date separately from the pay period end — the two rarely match on a real check.
Hours, rates, and overtime
Regular hours × rate, overtime hours × 1.5 (or your own rate), plus tips, bonus, commission, or reimbursement lines. Gross adds up on the stub.
Taxes and deductions
Federal income tax, Social Security 6.2%, Medicare 1.45%, state income tax where it applies, and any custom deductions — all estimated, all editable.
Deposit slip page
Add a deposit-slip page that mirrors the net pay, for direct-deposit records or to staple to a paper check. $1.00 on one or two stubs, included free from three stubs upwards.
Check stub template
Pick a check stub template, then fill it in
If you came looking for a check stub template to type into, this is the same result with less work: choose a layout, enter the pay once, and the totals are worked out for you. See every pay stub template.
A template is a layout, not a blank file
There are twenty-eight check stub templates. You fill one in online, so the arithmetic is done for you, instead of typing totals into a blank form by hand.
Switch layouts in the preview
Every template shows the same check number, pay date, earnings, deductions and net pay. Change the layout or its colour in the preview until it suits your records; all of them are included in the price.
The finished stub is a PDF
Print it to hand over with the paper check, or keep it as a file. We do not offer Word, Excel or Google Docs versions.
A run of checks
Check stubs for several pay periods at once
Paying the same person every week or every two weeks? The advanced builder makes up to twelve consecutive check stubs from one set of details. Pay dates and periods step back by the pay frequency, the check number steps back with them, and each stub keeps its own year-to-date totals. You can override the date, hours or check number on any single stub.
A check stub is a record of a payment that was really made. Enter the amounts that were actually paid; PayStubGo does not verify employment or income.
Ready to make a check stub?
Preview first. Download when it looks right.
Small employer paying a few people every Friday? Enter the company once, make one stub per employee, and export six consecutive periods at a time for $11.99.
Related check stub pages
Start from the page written for your situation, or compare templates and pricing first.
Paystub Generator
How each tax line on the stub is calculated, and how to make pay stubs in two minutes.
Pay Stub Templates
See every layout a check stub can be printed on before you start.
Sample Pay Stub
A filled-in example with each section explained, including where the check number prints.
Pay stubs for your employees
Company entered once, one stub per employee, six periods in one export.
Hourly pay stubs
Rate × hours and overtime, with a worked example of a biweekly warehouse stub.
Pay stub generator with logo
Put your company logo at the top of every check stub at no extra charge.
Online Paystub Generator
The PayStubGo home page: the online paystub generator, the templates and the prices.
Pricing
The per-stub price, the pack prices and what the deposit slip page costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a check stub the same as a pay stub?
Yes. A check stub and a pay stub are the same itemised earnings statement. People say "check stub" when the pay arrived by paper check or when the stub carries a check number. The check stub maker prints the check number and lets the pay date differ from the period end, which is what a check stub needs.
Can I make my own check stubs?
Yes, when the stub records pay that was really made. Small employers who write paper checks and self-employed people who pay themselves make their own check stubs as records. What is illegal is presenting invented income to a landlord, lender or agency — that is fraud, whatever tool produced the document.
Does the check stub maker work as a calculator?
Yes. Enter the rate and hours, or the salary for the period, and it works out gross pay, overtime at 1.5 times the regular rate, federal income tax from the 2026 withholding brackets, Social Security at 6.2%, Medicare at 1.45% and state income tax where the state has one. Every figure stays editable so the net can match the amount on the check.
Can I put a check number on the stub?
Yes. There is a check number field in the builder; it prints in the stub header. Multi-stub packs step the check number back automatically for each earlier pay period, and you can type your own number for any stub.
Is there a check stub template I can download and print?
The twenty-eight check stub templates are filled in online rather than downloaded as blank files. You enter the pay details, pick a layout in the preview, and the finished check stub is a PDF you can print or keep. We do not offer Word, Excel or Google Docs files.
What is the deposit slip page?
An optional extra page in the same PDF laid out like a bank deposit slip or direct-deposit advice for that pay. It costs $1.00 on one or two stubs and is included free from 3 stubs upwards.
Can I add my company logo to a check stub?
Yes. Add a PNG or JPG logo in the company section and it prints at the top of every stub, at no extra charge. Use only the logo of the business that is actually making the payment.
Is the check stub maker free?
Your first pay stub each year is free on any template, delivered as a PDF by email, so if this is your first stub of the year the check stub costs nothing. After that it is $2.99 per stub, or less per stub in a 3-stub pack or 6-stub pack. No subscription.
Does PayStubGo verify the check or the income?
No. It builds a stub from the numbers you enter and does not verify employment or income. Enter what was actually paid — a stub showing invented pay is fraud.
Didn't find what you needed? Visit the PayStubGo FAQ page for more answers.