Pay stub requirements in Arizona
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Arizona is one of the states where the pay stub obligation is conditional on how the money moves. A.R.S. § 23-351 requires a written or electronic statement of earnings and withholdings when wages are deposited at a financial institution or loaded onto a payroll card, and says nothing about a statement for wages handed over as cash or a check. The pay schedule is regulated instead: two or more fixed paydays each month, no more than sixteen days apart. Separately, the earned paid sick time balance has to be recorded in or attached to the regular paycheck. The state minimum wage is $15.15 from January 1, 2026.
- Pay stub required
- Only for direct deposit and payroll cards
- Electronic delivery
- Yes, written or electronic
- Minimum wage 2026
- $15.15/hour
- Pay frequency
- Two paydays a month, 16 days apart
01 — The law
What Arizona law requires
Two paydays a month, at most sixteen days apart
Each employer designates two or more days in each month, not more than sixteen days apart, as fixed paydays. An out-of-state employer with a centralised payroll may designate a single monthly payday, but only for professional, administrative, executive and outside sales employees and for employees in a supervisory capacity.
A.R.S. § 23-351 — Designation of paydays for employees →No more than five days of wages held back
On each regular payday the employer pays all wages due up to that date. For employees still in service, no more than five days of labor may be withheld, and overtime or exception pay must be paid no later than sixteen days after the end of the most recent pay period. School districts working a two-week payroll cycle may hold up to seven business days.
A.R.S. § 23-351 — Designation of paydays for employees →The statement duty follows the payment method
Where wages are paid by deposit at a financial institution, the employee shall be furnished with a written or electronic statement of earnings and withholdings, and the same requirement applies to wages paid to a payroll card account. Payroll card employers must also list every fee associated with the card and allow one free withdrawal per deposit of wages.
A.R.S. § 23-351 — Designation of paydays for employees →Earned paid sick time rides on the paycheck
The amount of earned paid sick time available to the employee, the amount taken to date in the year and the amount of pay received as earned paid sick time shall be recorded in, or on an attachment to, the employee’s regular paycheck. This is the one item Arizona law puts on the paycheck for every employee rather than only for those paid electronically.
A.R.S. § 23-375 — Earned paid sick time notice →$15.15 from January 1, 2026
The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that under A.R.S. § 23-363(B) the state minimum wage rose from $14.70 to $15.15 effective January 1, 2026. The $0.45 increase reflects inflation between August 2024 and August 2025 as published in the Consumer Price Index, and the commission publishes the required workplace posters alongside the announcement.
Industrial Commission of Arizona — 2026 minimum wage increase →
02 — Local rates
Local rates above the Arizona minimum
Flagstaff
Flagstaff runs its own minimum wage under Title 15 of the city code, adjusted every January by the Consumer Price Index. It is $18.35 per hour from January 1, 2026, and every covered employee earns the full rate whether or not they regularly receive tips.
City of Flagstaff — Minimum wage →
03 — What we calculate
What this generator calculates for Arizona
| Withholding line | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Federal income tax | irs.gov | Calculated |
| Social Security | ssa.gov | Calculated |
| Medicare | ssa.gov | Calculated |
| AZ state income tax | azdor.gov | Calculated |
State withholding for Arizona is calculated from the 2026 figures the state publishes, and our test suite holds those figures against the state's own published calculation rather than against arithmetic of ours.
See the Arizona withholding tables and work out take-home pay →04 — Questions
Frequently asked questions
- Is an Arizona employer required to give me a pay stub?
- Only in specific circumstances. § 23-351 requires a written or electronic statement of earnings and withholdings when wages are deposited to your bank account or loaded onto a payroll card. There is no equivalent general requirement in that section for wages paid by cash or check.
- How far apart can my Arizona paydays be?
- No more than sixteen days. The employer designates two or more fixed paydays in each month within that limit. The exception is an employer headquartered outside Arizona with a centralised payroll, which may pay professional, administrative, executive, outside sales and supervisory staff once a month.
- Why does my Arizona paycheck show a sick time balance?
- Because A.R.S. § 23-375(C) requires the available earned paid sick time, the amount taken so far this year and the pay received as sick time to be recorded in the regular paycheck or on an attachment to it. Unlike the earnings statement, that duty does not depend on how you are paid.
- Can my employer make me take wages on a payroll card?
- Only after offering direct deposit at a financial institution of your choice. If you neither consent to deposit nor designate an institution, the employer may pay to a payroll card account. You are then entitled to one free withdrawal for each deposit of wages and to a list of all fees on the card.
- Does the $15.15 rate apply everywhere in Arizona in 2026?
- It is the state floor. Flagstaff sets a higher local rate of $18.35 for 2026 under its own ordinance, and Flagstaff pays that full rate to tipped employees as well. Where a city rate is higher, that is the rate the employer owes.
Sources
- A.R.S. § 23-351 — Designation of paydays for employees
- A.R.S. § 23-375 — Earned paid sick time notice
- Industrial Commission of Arizona — 2026 minimum wage increase
- City of Flagstaff — Minimum wage
Wage and hour law changes. Check the linked source before relying on any figure here, and treat this page as a starting point rather than legal advice.