Texas Written Earnings Statements
The Texas Workforce Commission explains that the Texas Minimum Wage Act requires covered employers to provide employees with a written earnings statement containing information about their pay.
A clear earnings statement helps an employee understand how gross wages, deductions, and final take-home pay relate to one another.
Texas Workforce Commission — Texas Minimum Wage Law
What a Texas Pay Stub Commonly Shows
- Employer information
- Employee information
- Pay period
- Pay date
- Hours worked when applicable
- Rate of pay when applicable
- Gross earnings
- Federal payroll taxes
- Benefits or other authorized deductions
- Net pay
- Year-to-date totals when applicable
Texas and State Income Tax
Texas does not impose an individual state income tax on wages. However, that does not mean a Texas paycheck will have no deductions. Federal income tax withholding, Social Security, Medicare, benefits, garnishments, and other authorized deductions may still apply depending on the employee's situation.
Create a Texas Pay Stub Online
Enter the actual payroll information that applies to the employee and the specific pay period. Review gross earnings, taxes, deductions, net pay, dates, and year-to-date amounts before completing the document.
How to Build a Clear Texas Pay Stub
Start with the information that belongs to the actual employee and pay period. Enter the employer and employee details first, then confirm the pay-period beginning date, ending date, and pay date. Add only the earnings and deductions that actually apply to that pay period.
For hourly employees, review the hours and hourly rate carefully. For salary information, make sure the pay frequency and pay-period amount agree with the actual payroll records. Overtime, bonuses, commissions, reimbursements, or other earnings should be included only when applicable.
Texas Pay Stub Review Checklist
- Confirm the employer and employee names.
- Check the pay period and pay date.
- Review hours, rates, salary, and other earnings.
- Verify gross pay before deductions.
- Review each applicable tax and deduction.
- Confirm net pay after deductions.
- Check year-to-date amounts when used.
Why Consistent Payroll Records Matter
A pay stub is most useful when it agrees with the underlying payroll records. Employers can use consistent records to review previous pay periods, reconcile earnings and deductions, and answer employee questions. Employees can use their stubs to understand how gross earnings became net pay and maintain a personal record of compensation.
A generated pay stub should reflect real payroll information. Paystubs.info should not be used to invent an employer, wages, hours, deductions, or income that did not actually exist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I preview my Texas pay stub before continuing?
Yes. The generator provides an on-screen preview so the information can be reviewed before continuing.
Should the pay stub match the actual payroll records?
Yes. Names, dates, earnings, hours, rates, deductions, and totals should match the actual payroll information for the employee and pay period.
What should I do if I notice an error?
Return to the relevant field, correct the information, and review the preview again before completing the document.
Can different pay periods contain different deductions?
Yes. Payroll information can vary between pay periods. Include only the earnings and deductions that actually apply to the specific period.
Using a Texas Pay Stub as a Clear Payroll Record
Review a Texas pay stub against the actual payroll information before finishing the document. Confirm the pay-period dates and pay date, then check regular earnings, overtime or other earnings when applicable, gross pay, taxes and deductions, and net pay.
If year-to-date totals are shown, they should represent the accumulated payroll records through the current payment. They should not be estimated only from the current paycheck. The same principle applies to hours, rates, bonuses and deductions: use the values that actually belong to the employee's payroll record.
The Texas Workforce Commission source already included in this guide can be used when a wage-and-hour question requires state-specific guidance.
More Texas Pay Stub Resources
Use these Paystubs.info resources to continue reviewing pay stub information or start creating a document.