Pay stub requirements in New Jersey
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New Jersey does not legislate a list of pay stub fields the way its neighbours do. What the Wage Payment Law requires is a statement of deductions with every payment, showing gross and net wages and every deduction itemised individually, and the employer chooses whether that arrives on paper or on a screen. Wages are due at least twice a calendar month on paydays fixed in advance. The 2026 minimum wage runs on four separate tracks rather than one: $15.92 for most employees, $15.23 at seasonal and small employers, $14.20 for farm work paid hourly or by the piece, and $18.92 for direct care staff at long-term care facilities.
- Pay stub required
- Yes, a statement of deductions
- Electronic delivery
- Yes, electronic or hard copy
- Minimum wage 2026
- $15.92/hour for most employees
- Pay frequency
- At least twice a calendar month
01 — The law
What New Jersey law requires
A statement of deductions every time you are paid
The Division of Wage and Hour Compliance answers it plainly: each time you are paid you must receive a statement of deductions listing the gross and net wages and all individually itemised deductions, such as taxes. The statement may be provided electronically or in hard copy, and the choice belongs to the employer rather than the employee.
NJDOL — Wage and Hour Compliance FAQs for workers →Payday at least twice a month, set in advance
Most employers must pay wages at least twice during each calendar month, on regular paydays designated in advance by the employer. Certain executive, supervisory or other special classes of workers may be paid once a month, but only where there is a regularly established schedule to be paid on.
NJDOL — Wage and Hour Compliance FAQs for workers →Four minimum wage tracks in 2026, not one
From January 1, 2026 the rate is $15.92 for most employees. Employees of seasonal and small employers are on a slower schedule that runs to 2028 and stand at $15.23. Farm work paid by the hour or by the piece is on its own timetable to 2030 and stands at $14.20. Direct care staff at long-term care facilities are entitled to $18.92. The tipped cash wage is $6.05, with the maximum tip credit unchanged at $9.87.
NJDOL — New Jersey's minimum wage to increase to $15.92/hour on January 1 →Payroll debit cards carry extra duties
An employer paying wages onto a payroll debit card must explain to the employee how the card can be used at least once per pay period to withdraw wages in full, without any fee and without difficulty. The obligation to furnish a statement of deductions for each pay period does not go away because the money arrived on a card.
NJDOL — Wage and Hour Compliance FAQs for workers →Deductions the employer is not allowed to take
New Jersey bars deductions for damage to company equipment, for failure to return company property, for uniforms, and for pre-employment drug or other testing, with a narrow carve-out for the State Police registration costs of security guard applicants. An employer also may not take a payroll deduction for a licence or certification that is required in order to do the job.
NJDOL — Wage and Hour Compliance FAQs for workers →
02 — Local rates
Local rates above the New Jersey minimum
No city or county rate above the New Jersey 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 New Jersey
| Withholding line | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Federal income tax | irs.gov | Calculated |
| Social Security | ssa.gov | Calculated |
| Medicare | ssa.gov | Calculated |
| NJ state income tax | nj.gov | Calculated |
State withholding for New Jersey 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 New Jersey withholding tables and work out take-home pay →04 — Questions
Frequently asked questions
- Does my New Jersey employer have to give me a pay stub?
- You are entitled to a statement of deductions every time you are paid, showing gross wages, net wages and each deduction itemised. New Jersey does not prescribe a longer list of fields, and it lets the employer deliver the statement electronically or on paper.
- How often does New Jersey require me to be paid?
- At least twice during each calendar month, on paydays the employer designates in advance. Executive, supervisory and certain other special classes of workers can be paid once a month instead, provided the employer keeps to a regularly established schedule.
- Is $15.92 the minimum wage for every job in New Jersey in 2026?
- No. It applies to most employees. Seasonal and small employers pay $15.23 while their schedule catches up in 2028, hourly and piece-rate farm work is at $14.20 until 2030, and direct care staff at long-term care facilities are entitled to $18.92.
- Can my employer deduct the cost of a uniform from my paycheck?
- No deduction from pay for uniforms is permitted. If you buy the uniform in cash and that payment takes you below the minimum wage, the employer has to make up the difference for that week. Deductions for renting, laundering or dry cleaning work clothing are a separate matter and may be authorised.
- I am paid on a payroll debit card. What is my employer required to do?
- The employer must explain how the card can be used at least once per pay period to withdraw your wages in full, with no fee and without difficulty, and must still furnish a statement of deductions for each pay period. Being paid on a card does not reduce what you are owed or what you are told.
Sources
- NJDOL — Wage and Hour Compliance FAQs for workers
- NJDOL — New Jersey's minimum wage to increase to $15.92/hour on January 1
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.