pay stub
noun
variants
or less commonly paystub
plural pay stubs also paystubs
US
: a piece of paper or a digital record that is given to an employee with each paycheck and that shows the amount of money that the employee earned and the amount that was removed for taxes, insurance costs, etc.
When a student gets their first job, one thing they need to learn early on is how to read and understand their pay stub …—
The Newberry (South Carolina) Observer
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Supporting documentation, such as pay stubs, deposit records or benefit statements, can help demonstrate who truly owns the funds.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Employees can use it to clock in and out, track time off, see scheduled shifts, view past pay stubs and W-2s, track mileage, and more.
—Kathy Yakal, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026
In 2015, then-Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen mistakenly left his pay stub in the visiting clubhouse at Wrigley Field.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Leyne Milstein, the city’s interim city manager for all but a few days of 2025, received less compensation than assistant city manager Howard Chan, according to tax documents and pay stubs obtained by The Sacramento Bee through a public records request.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Employees can use it to clock in and out, track time off, see scheduled shifts, view past pay stubs and W-2s, track mileage, and more.
—Kathy Yakal, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026
In 2015, then-Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen mistakenly left his pay stub in the visiting clubhouse at Wrigley Field.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Leyne Milstein, the city’s interim city manager for all but a few days of 2025, received less compensation than assistant city manager Howard Chan, according to tax documents and pay stubs obtained by The Sacramento Bee through a public records request.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Pay stub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20stub. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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