1. Header with company details and stub number
It opens the Tabbed Card. The Tabbed Card names the business here: company name, address, and the EIN and phone if you give them. A logo, when you upload one, sits in this block.
Paystub Template
Tabbed Card Pay Stub Template
Every part of this pay stub sits in its own outlined panel, with the panel’s name set into its top border like a tab.
- Layout
- Modern cards
- Type
- Pay Stub
- Colors
- 7 included
Color · Pewter grey
Sample data, shown for illustration. Colors are included in the price.
Use it in Pewter grey →The layout
What the Tabbed Card layout looks like
The header has the company name, address, EIN and phone on the left, and an “Earnings Statement” title with the stub number on the right, over a solid rule. Employee and Pay Period panels sit side by side; the Pay Period panel also shows the total hours worked.
Below them is a two-column grid: Earnings and Taxes on the left, Deductions and Summary on the right. Taxes (federal, state, Social Security, Medicare, local) and your other deductions are in separate panels, each with its own total. The Summary panel sets gross taxable pay, taxes and deductions, and reimbursement against their YTD figures, and ends on a shaded net pay row.
On the stub
Sections, top to bottom
- Header with company details and stub number
- Employee panel
- Pay Period panel with total hours
- Earnings panel
- Taxes panel with total taxes
- Deductions panel
- Summary panel with net pay and YTD
Best for
Who this template suits
Hourly workers who want their total hours on the stub, and anyone who needs taxes separated from benefit or retirement deductions. The outlined panels make each group easy to find on a printout.
Overview
About this tabbed card pay stub template
The Tabbed Card Pay Stub Template is a modern cards layout: rounded cards or tiles, with net pay as a card or bar. Outlined panels with tab-style labels, taxes split from other deductions, and a summary panel.
From top to bottom it runs header with company details and stub number, employee panel, pay Period panel with total hours and earnings panel, and then the rest of the stub. You fill it in once in the builder, the taxes and totals are worked out for you, and the finished pay stub downloads as a PDF.
Related: all pay stub templates · paystub generator
Section by section
What each part of the Tabbed Card shows
2. Employee panel
The second block on the Tabbed Card. The person paid: name, address, employee ID and the masked SSN (only the last four digits print). Check the spelling here against an ID before you download.
3. Pay Period panel with total hours
The third block on the Tabbed Card. Period start and end, pay date and frequency. On the Tabbed Card these read as the stub’s facts, so a reader can match it to a bank deposit before reading the figures.
4. Earnings panel
The fourth block on the Tabbed Card. Each kind of pay on its own line: regular hours, overtime, bonus, commission or tips, with rate and hours where they apply. Rate × hours should equal each current amount, and the lines add up to gross pay.
5. Taxes panel with total taxes
The fifth block on the Tabbed Card. Taxes and deductions. The Tabbed Card lists federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, any state or local tax, and the deductions you add by name. Their total is what separates gross pay from net pay.
6. Deductions panel
The sixth block on the Tabbed Card. What came out of gross pay: federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, state and local tax where they apply, then your own deductions such as a health plan or retirement. The builder estimates the taxes; every line stays editable.
7. Summary panel with net pay and YTD
It closes the Tabbed Card. The year so far. On the Tabbed Card, YTD totals sum every pay date in the calendar year up to and including this one, so consecutive stubs should step up by each period’s figures.
Fields
What you enter, and where it prints on the Tabbed Card
| You enter | It prints in |
|---|---|
| Company name, address, EIN, phone and logo | Header with company details and stub number |
| Employee name, address and ID | Employee panel |
| Last four digits of the SSN | Employee panel |
| Pay period, pay date and pay frequency | Pay Period panel with total hours |
| Hours and rate, or the salary for the period | Earnings panel |
| Overtime, bonus, commission and tips lines | Earnings panel |
| Federal, state, Social Security and Medicare (estimated) | Taxes panel with total taxes |
| Your own deductions (health plan, retirement, garnishment) | Deductions panel |
| Year-to-date totals | Summary panel with net pay and YTD |
The tax lines are estimated from the pay, frequency, filing status and state you enter, and you can change any of them. How paycheck taxes are calculated explains each one, and the pay stub glossary defines every abbreviation on the stub.
Colours
Tabbed Card colours
The Tabbed Card comes in Pewter grey, Slate grey, Emerald, Harbor blue, Plum, Ember red and Black & white, with Pewter grey as its standard colour. The colour you choose recolours the accents (card headers, tinted totals and the net pay bar); the figures and layout stay the same, and every colour is included in the price.
Document type
What makes the Tabbed Card a pay stub layout
The Tabbed Card is laid out as a pay stub: the short, practical record that comes with a paycheck or direct deposit. Payroll systems also call the same record an earnings statement or pay slip; the contents do not change with the name: who was paid, for which period, gross pay, each tax and deduction, net pay and the year to date.
Best use
When to choose the Tabbed Card
Reading on a phone
The Tabbed Card breaks the stub into cards with totals that stand out, which reads well on a small screen and in a PDF viewer.
Employees on payroll
The Tabbed Card prints the full set of withholding lines (federal, Social Security, Medicare, state) for a W-2 employee’s stub.
Several pay periods in a row
The Tabbed Card prints year-to-date figures in “Summary panel with net pay and YTD”, so a run of consecutive stubs shows the year building up period by period.
Compare
How the Tabbed Card compares
The Tabbed Card belongs to the Modern cards family, with Classic Blue, Detailed Blue, Tile Grid and Banner Card. They share the same overall order; what sets the Tabbed Card apart is outlined panels with tab-style labels, taxes split from other deductions, and a summary panel.
Compare them: Classic Blue · Detailed Blue · Tile Grid · Banner Card
Print and PDF
Printing and reading the Tabbed Card
Rounded cards and tinted totals carry the colour you pick, so it looks best printed in colour or opened as a PDF on a screen; in black and white the cards still keep their borders. The PDF is made from the same layout you see in the preview, so what you check is what you get.
Need several periods? The multi-stub builder makes consecutive stubs in this layout with year-to-date totals carried forward, and the sample pay stub walks through every line with real figures.
Before you download
Checks on a finished Tabbed Card
- In “Earnings panel”, rate × hours equals each line, and the lines add up to gross pay.
- In “Taxes panel with total taxes”, every tax and deduction you expect is listed once, with its correct name.
- In “Summary panel with net pay and YTD”, net pay equals gross pay minus total deductions (plus any reimbursement) and matches the deposit.
- In “Summary panel with net pay and YTD”, year-to-date totals include this period and step up correctly from the previous stub.
- Names, addresses and the pay date are spelled and dated as on your records.
Sources: IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer’s Tax Guide; IRS Topic 751, Social Security and Medicare withholding rates; U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #21: Recordkeeping under the FLSA.
How it works
How to fill in the Tabbed Card template
1
Open the builder with the Tabbed Card already selected (the “Use This Template” button does this).
2
Enter the company and the person paid; the business prints in the “Header with company details and stub number” block.
3
Add the pay period, pay date and each kind of pay; the lines fill “Earnings panel”.
4
Check the estimated taxes and add your own deductions (they print in “Taxes panel with total taxes”); every amount can be edited.
5
Pick a colour (Pewter grey, Slate grey and Emerald or another), preview the whole stub, then download the PDF.
Before download
Paystubs are generated from the information you enter
PayStubGo is an online paystub generator, not a payroll service. Your paystub is created from the information you provide. Review all details carefully before exporting your final PDF and use generated documents responsibly.
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FAQ
Tabbed Card Pay Stub Template questions
Is the Tabbed Card a pay stub or an earnings statement?
It is titled as a pay stub, and it holds the same record either way: who was paid, for which period, gross pay, taxes and deductions, net pay and the year to date.
What colours does the Tabbed Card come in?
Pewter grey, Slate grey, Emerald, Harbor blue, Plum, Ember red and Black & white. The colour changes the accents only, and every colour is included.
Does the Tabbed Card show year-to-date totals?
Yes. The “Summary panel with net pay and YTD” part carries the year-to-date figures. Make several consecutive stubs at once and the builder carries the totals forward from one period to the next.
Can I use the Tabbed Card for a 1099 contractor?
Contractor / 1099 mode works with every template and turns off withholding. For headings that read Payer and Contractor, pick a template tagged Contractor-ready, such as Stacked Ledger.
Is there a free Tabbed Card template for Word or Excel?
No. The Tabbed Card is filled in online and delivered as a finished PDF, with the taxes and totals worked out. You can preview it free before you pay.
Can I preview the Tabbed Card Pay Stub Template before creating a paystub?
Yes. This page shows a sample of the template, and the builder shows your own figures in it live before anything is paid for.
Can I switch from the Tabbed Card to another template later?
Yes. Your details stay in the builder when you change templates, so you can compare layouts with your own figures before you download.
Can I edit the pay details before export?
Yes. PayStubGo lets you enter company, employee, earnings, deductions, pay period, and optional YTD details before previewing the final paystub.
Ready to create a paystub with this template?
Preview the layout, enter your pay details, and download the finished PDF.