Texas pay stub requirements
Texas has no broad wage-statement statute. One narrow provision looks like an itemization rule, but it exempts most employers — here's what actually applies.
Pay statement rules in Texas
Texas Labor Code §62.003 requires covered employers to give each employee a written earnings statement for the pay period, showing the employee's name, the rate of pay, total pay, each deduction and its purpose, net pay, and the hours worked or units produced. On its face it reads like a genuine itemization mandate.
The catch is §62.151: the Texas Minimum Wage Act does not apply to employers already covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Because the FLSA reaches the large majority of employers, §62.003 exempts most Texas payrolls — leaving the Texas Payday Law in Chapter 61, which governs when and how wages are paid rather than what a stub must contain.
In practice Texas stub content is set by employer policy plus FLSA recordkeeping under 29 C.F.R. §516, which requires employers to keep hours and wage records but not to hand them to the employee. Confirm current rules with the Texas Workforce Commission.
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These templates are for documenting income you actually earned. They are not 'fake stub' tools. We don't guarantee that any lender or landlord will accept a self-prepared document, and we don't recommend submitting one without supporting evidence like a tax return and bank statements.
Frequently asked questions
Does Texas require itemized pay stubs?
Not for most employers. Labor Code §62.003 sets an earnings-statement rule, but §62.151 exempts employers covered by the federal FLSA — which is the majority of them.
What does the Texas Payday Law cover?
Chapter 61 governs pay frequency, the method of payment, and final pay after separation. It does not prescribe what appears on a pay stub.
What should a Texas stub include anyway?
Pay period dates, hours, rate, gross, itemized deductions and net. That set satisfies FLSA recordkeeping and is what a lender or landlord expects to see.