Pay stub requirements by state

There is no federal pay stub law. Some states spell out every line an itemized statement must carry, some require only that deductions be itemized, and a few require nothing at all. Each page below is written from that state's own statutes and labor department guidance.

Guides published

• AlabamaNo state law on wage statements · No state rate; federal $7.25 applies
• AlaskaYes, a statement of earnings and deductions each pay period · $14.00/hour from 1 July 2026
• ArizonaOnly for direct deposit and payroll cards · $15.15/hour
• ArkansasNot set out in the state wage and hour rules · $11.00/hour, employers with four or more staff
• CaliforniaYes, with nine required items · $16.90/hour statewide
• ColoradoYes, an itemized earnings statement · $15.16/hour, $12.14 with a tip credit
• ConnecticutYes, a record of hours, earnings and deductions · $16.94/hour since January 1, 2026
• DelawareYes, for employers of more than 3 employees · $15.00/hour since 1 January 2025
• District of ColumbiaYes, seven items, one of them new on 1 January 2026 · $18.40/hour from 1 July 2026
• FloridaNo state requirement · $14.00/hour, $15.00 from Sept 30, 2026
• GeorgiaNo state requirement · $7.25/hour federal in practice
• HawaiiYes, gross, each deduction, net, date and period · $16.00/hour from 1 January 2026
• IdahoA statement of deductions, where deductions were made · $7.25/hour, $3.35 direct wage for tipped staff
• IllinoisYes, and "pay stub" is a defined term · $15.00/hour statewide
• IndianaYes, hours, wages and deductions · $7.25/hour, employers of two or more
• IowaYes, hours, wages and deductions every payday · $7.25/hour, $6.35 for the first 90 days
• KansasOnly on request, and only the deductions · $7.25/hour, and only where the federal act does not reach
• KentuckyYes, once the employer has ten employees · $7.25/hour, tied to the federal rate
• LouisianaNo state law on wage statements · No state rate; federal $7.25 applies
• MaineYes, pay period date, hours, total earnings and itemized deductions · $15.10/hour from 1 January 2026
• MarylandYes, eight items since October 2024 · $15.00/hour statewide
• MassachusettsYes, a pay slip with eight items · $15.00/hour
• MichiganYes, though net pay is not on the list · $13.73/hour (Jan 1, 2026)
• MinnesotaYes, an earnings statement each pay period · $11.41/hour for every employer
• MississippiNothing in state law; federal recordkeeping is the floor · None in state law, so the federal $7.25 governs
• MissouriCorporations, at least once a month · $15.00/hour
• MontanaThe Wage Payment Act has no payday statement section · $10.85/hour from 1 January 2026, $4.00 outside the FLSA
• NebraskaYes, employer, hours, wages and deductions every payday · $15.00/hour in 2026, $2.13 for tipped staff
• NevadaAn itemized list of deductions at every payment · $12.00/hour, with no tip credit at all
• New HampshireYes, a statement of deductions for each pay period with deductions · $7.25/hour, the federal rate, by cross-reference
• New JerseyYes, a statement of deductions · $15.92/hour for most employees
• New MexicoNo general statute, but sick leave totals must be shown · $12.00/hour statewide, $15.40 around Santa Fe
• New YorkYes, with the longest item list in the US · $17.00 downstate, $16.00 upstate
• North CarolinaDeductions only, not a full stub · $7.25/hour
• North DakotaYes, a check stub or pay voucher every pay period · $7.25/hour, matching the federal rate
• OhioYes, since April 9, 2025 · $11.00/hour (Jan 1, 2026)
• OklahomaYes, a brief itemized statement of deductions · $7.25/hour, or $2.00 below the coverage threshold
• OregonYes, with every payment of wages · $15.55/hour standard, $16.80 Portland metro
• PennsylvaniaYes, under the wage regulations · $7.25/hour
• Rhode IslandYes, hours worked plus every deduction with its reason · $16.00/hour from 1 January 2026
• South CarolinaYes, once the employer has five employees · No state rate; federal $7.25 applies
• South DakotaNo statute in the wage chapter requires one · $11.85/hour from 1 January 2026
• TennesseeNo state rule on stub contents · No state rate; federal $7.25 applies
• TexasYes, but only outside FLSA coverage · $7.25/hour, tied to the federal rate
• UtahA statement of deductions; more in construction · $7.25/hour, $4.25 for the first 90 days under 18
• VermontYes, hours, hourly rate, gross pay and itemized deductions · $14.42/hour from 1 January 2026
• VirginiaYes, on every regular pay date · $12.77/hour
• WashingtonYes, itemised, separate from the check · $17.13/hour statewide
• West VirginiaAn itemized statement of deductions each pay period · $8.75/hour, at sites with six or more employees
• WisconsinYes, hours, rate and each deduction · $7.25/hour
• WyomingYes, an itemized statement of all deductions · $5.15/hour by statute, $7.25 under federal coverage