Pay stub requirements in Ohio

01 — The law

What Ohio law requires

1. 01

   What the statement must show

   The employee’s name and address, the employer’s name, total gross wages earned in the pay period, total net wages paid, a listing of the amount and purpose of every addition to or deduction from wages, and the pay date together with the period it covers.

   Ohio Revised Code § 4113.14 — Pay stubs →
2. 02

   Extra lines for hourly employees

   An employee paid by the hour must also see the total number of hours worked in the pay period, the hourly wage rate paid, and hours worked in excess of forty in one workweek — with "workweek" defined as a fixed, regularly recurring 168-hour period the employer has expressly adopted for FLSA overtime purposes.

   Ohio Revised Code § 4113.14 — Pay stubs →
3. 03

   Paper, electronic, or access to a statement

   Section 4113.14(B) gives the employer three compliant options: a written statement, an electronic statement, or access to a statement, provided on the employer’s regular paydays.

   Ohio Revised Code § 4113.14 — Pay stubs →
4. 04

   The ten-day request and the posted notice

   An employee who does not receive a statement makes a written request, and the employer must supply it within ten days. If it still does not arrive, the employee may report the violation to the Director of Commerce; on finding reasonable grounds, the Director issues a written notice that the employer must immediately post in a conspicuous place on its premises and keep posted for ten days.

   Ohio Revised Code § 4113.14 — Pay stubs →
5. 05

   Wages twice a month on calendar deadlines

   Wages earned in the first half of a month, through the fifteenth, are due on or before the first day of the following month; wages earned in the second half are due on or before the fifteenth. Daily or weekly payment is expressly not prohibited.

   Ohio Revised Code § 4113.15 — Semimonthly payment of wages →
6. 06

   Minimum wage $11.00, but not for every employer

   The 2026 rate is $11.00 for non-tipped employees and $5.50 plus tips for tipped employees. Employers grossing less than $405,000 pay the federal minimum of $7.25, as do employers of workers under 16. Overtime applies except to employers grossing less than $150,000 a year, and payroll records are kept at least three years.

   Ohio Department of Commerce — 2026 minimum wage poster →

02 — Local rates

Local rates above the Ohio minimum

03 — What we calculate

What this generator calculates for Ohio

State withholding for Ohio 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.

04 — Questions

Frequently asked questions

Did Ohio always require pay stubs?

No. Ohio had no statutory pay stub requirement until House Bill 106 added Revised Code § 4113.14, effective April 9, 2025. Before that, an Ohio employer could pay by direct deposit and provide nothing itemizing the deposit.

What do I do if my Ohio employer does not give me a statement?

Make the request in writing. The employer then has ten days. If it still does not come, you can report the violation to the Director of Commerce, and where the Director finds reasonable grounds the employer has to post the notice of violation on its own premises for ten days.

Does an online portal satisfy Ohio’s requirement?

Yes. The statute accepts a written statement, an electronic statement, or access to a statement, so long as it is provided on your employer’s regular paydays and contains everything § 4113.14(B) lists.

Is every Ohio employer on the $11.00 minimum wage?

No. Employers whose gross receipts are under $405,000 pay the federal $7.25, and so do employers of workers under 16. The $11.00 non-tipped and $5.50 tipped rates took effect January 1, 2026.

Why can two Ohio pay stubs from the same year use different tax rates?

Because Ohio’s withholding tables changed part-way through 2026, and the new ones apply to payrolls whose period ends on or after August 1. This generator picks the table by the last day of the pay period, not by the pay date and not by today’s date, so a spring stub and an autumn stub can legitimately differ, and a week that ends on July 31 keeps the earlier rates even when it is paid in August.