Pay stub requirements in Indiana
Calculated
Indiana attaches its wage statement duty to the Minimum Wage Law rather than to a separate stub statute: every employer subject to that law furnishes each employee a statement of the hours worked, the wages paid and a listing of the deductions made. The rate is the federal $7.25, applied to employers of two or more employees, with $2.13 for tipped work and a $4.25 training wage for employees under twenty during their first ninety days. Payment is at least semimonthly, or biweekly if the employee asks for it, and Indiana Code allows lawful money, negotiable instruments or electronic transfer to the institution the employee designates.
- Pay stub required
- Yes, hours, wages and deductions
- Electronic delivery
- The law does not name a format
- Minimum wage 2026
- $7.25/hour, employers of two or more
- Pay frequency
- At least semimonthly, biweekly on request
01 — The law
What Indiana law requires
A statement of hours, wages and deductions
Indiana law requires every employer subject to the Indiana Minimum Wage Law to furnish each employee a statement of the hours worked by the employee, the wages paid to the employee, and a listing of the deductions made. The Department of Labor states the duty in those terms without prescribing a medium or a layout for the statement.
Indiana Department of Labor — Explanation of minimum wage →Semimonthly, or biweekly if you ask
IC 22-2-5-1 requires every person, firm, corporation, limited liability company or association doing business in Indiana to pay each employee at least semimonthly, or biweekly if requested, the amount due. Payment may be in lawful money, by negotiable check, draft or money order, or by electronic transfer to the financial institution the employee designates, and a contract in violation of the subsection is void.
Indiana Code Title 22 (Labor and Safety) — IC 22-2-5-1, frequency of wage payments →$7.25 for employers of two or more employees
The U.S. Department of Labor records Indiana’s basic minimum rate as $7.25 per hour, applicable to employers of two or more employees, with overtime premium pay after forty hours in a week. Indiana therefore matches the federal floor rather than exceeding it, and no annual state adjustment applies.
U.S. Department of Labor — State minimum wage laws →Tipped wage $2.13 and a training wage of $4.25
Employers must generally pay tipped employees at least $2.13 per hour where a tip credit is claimed, and make up the difference if tips plus the hourly wage fall short of the minimum wage. Indiana employers may also pay $4.25 per hour to employees under twenty years of age for the first ninety consecutive calendar days after they are first employed.
Indiana Department of Labor — Explanation of minimum wage →Overtime after forty hours, with a long exception list
The Indiana Minimum Wage Law generally requires one and a half times the regular rate once an employee works more than forty hours in a work week, but the Department of Labor points out that there are many exceptions to the overtime pay requirement and that most of them are collected in Indiana Code § 22-2-2-3(a) through (p).
Indiana Department of Labor — Explanation of minimum wage →
02 — Local rates
Local rates above the Indiana minimum
No city or county rate above the Indiana minimum is listed here. Where one exists it is set by a local ordinance, so an employer in a city with its own should check that ordinance before relying on the state figure.
03 — What we calculate
What this generator calculates for Indiana
| Withholding line | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Federal income tax | irs.gov | Calculated |
| Social Security | ssa.gov | Calculated |
| Medicare | ssa.gov | Calculated |
| IN state income tax | in.gov | Calculated |
State withholding for Indiana 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 Indiana withholding tables and work out take-home pay →04 — Questions
Frequently asked questions
- Does Indiana require my employer to give me a pay stub?
- Every employer covered by the Indiana Minimum Wage Law has to furnish a statement of the hours you worked, the wages you were paid and a listing of the deductions taken. Indiana does not spell out a format for that statement, so paper and electronic delivery are both used in practice.
- Can my Indiana employer pay me once a month?
- No. IC 22-2-5-1 requires payment at least semimonthly, and biweekly if you request it. The section also voids any contract that tries to agree otherwise, so an employment agreement cannot lengthen the interval past that limit.
- What is the minimum wage in Indiana?
- $7.25 per hour, which matches the federal rate. The U.S. Department of Labor records the state rule as applying to employers of two or more employees, with overtime premium pay after forty hours in a week. There is no annual inflation adjustment to track.
- I am under twenty and being paid $4.25 an hour. Is that legal in Indiana?
- It can be, for a limited window. Indiana employers may pay $4.25 per hour to employees under twenty years of age for the first ninety consecutive calendar days after they are initially employed by that employer. After ninety days, or when you turn twenty, the full minimum wage applies.
- Can my Indiana employer require direct deposit?
- The statute lists electronic transfer to a financial institution designated by the employee as one of the permitted payment methods, alongside lawful money and negotiable checks, drafts or money orders. The institution being the employee’s choice is the part worth knowing.
Sources
- Indiana Department of Labor — Explanation of minimum wage
- Indiana Code Title 22 (Labor and Safety) — IC 22-2-5-1, frequency of wage payments
- U.S. Department of Labor — State minimum wage laws
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.