Payslip generator
Create a clear UK payslip with PAYE, National Insurance and pension lines. Free to create and preview.
Closing this page clears unsaved changes. Save your draft before leaving.
- Gross
- £0.00
- Deductions
- −£0.00
From the amounts you entered. No tax is calculated.
Three steps, a few minutes
It takes a few minutes with your payroll record open. You’ll copy figures from it, not work them out.
Making a US pay stub instead?- 1
Who is paid
Employer name and address, the employee’s name, and the tax period and pay date.
- 2
What they were paid
Salary or hours and rate, extra earnings, and each deduction. Totals, net pay and year to date update as you type.
- 3
Check it and choose a layout
Review every figure against your record, pick one of six layouts, and confirm the details are accurate.
Payslip templates
Six original UK payslip layouts. Pick one here or in the generator; you can switch at any point and your figures stay the same.
All payslip templatesSamples use fictional names and figures.
What goes on a payslip
Every PayDocs payslip has the same six parts, in the order a reader looks for them.
- Employer and employee
- The business paying, the person being paid, and an optional payroll or works number.
- Tax period and pay date
- The period the pay covers and the date it was paid.
- Gross pay
- Salary for the period, or hours × rate, plus overtime, bonus or other earnings lines.
- Deductions
- PAYE income tax, National Insurance, pension contributions and anything else deducted, copied from your payroll record.
- Net pay
- Take-home pay: gross pay minus deductions, plus any expenses reimbursed.
- Year-to-date totals
- Running totals for the tax year, carried from the figures you enter.
PayDocs doesn't calculate PAYE, National Insurance or pension contributions. You enter the amounts from your own payroll record, and the arithmetic (totals, net pay, year to date) is done for you.
Made for people who pay people
For payroll you run yourself, without a payroll subscription just to hand someone a payslip.
Nannies and household staff
Employ a nanny, carer or housekeeper directly? You’re their employer and must give them a payslip.
Start nowDirectors on payroll
Pay yourself a salary through your own limited company? That salary gets payslips like any employee’s.
Start nowSmall employers
Give every employee a clear payslip for each pay period, with no payroll subscription.
Start nowWhen you need the document, not the whole payroll
Full payroll software does more, and costs more. If your pay is already worked out, you may only need the document.
| Feature | PayDocs | Payroll software |
|---|---|---|
| Make one payslip in minutes | Yes | After setting up payroll |
| Live preview as you type | Yes | Varies |
| Calculates PAYE and National Insurance and reports to HMRC | No | Yes |
| Monthly subscription per employee | No | Usually |
| Six layouts to choose from | Yes | Usually one |
| Says plainly what the document is and isn’t | Yes | Not applicable |
For recording real pay. Nothing else.
You confirm the figures
Before a purchase you confirm the figures come from real payroll you’re authorised to prepare.
No guessed tax
PayDocs never estimates tax. Every amount comes from your own payroll record.
Never sold as proof of income
Documents say how they were prepared and never claim to be verified or official.
Private by default
Figures stay in your browser until you save them to your own workspace.
How do I make a payslip?
Enter the employer and employee details, the pay period, then the earnings and deductions from your payroll record. The payslip builds in the preview as you type. Pick one of six layouts and review it before you finish.
Is the payslip generator free?
Creating and previewing a payslip is free. Paid downloads of the final PDF are not available yet; the preview is watermarked until they are.
Does PayDocs calculate PAYE and National Insurance?
PayDocs doesn't calculate PAYE, National Insurance or pension contributions. You enter the amounts from your own payroll record, and the arithmetic (totals, net pay, year to date) is done for you.
Can I make payslips for hourly workers?
Yes. Choose hourly pay and enter the hours and rate; add an extra rate for overtime and any other earnings as separate lines. Each line is worked out as hours × rate for you.
Does the payslip show year-to-date totals?
Yes. Enter the totals from the tax year so far before this payment, and PayDocs adds this period to them.
Which payslip templates can I choose from?
Six: Classic, Modern, Compact, Executive, Bold and Minimal. You can switch layout at any point while you create, and the figures stay the same.
What must a UK payslip show?
GOV.UK says a payslip must show pay before and after deductions, the deductions that can change each payday such as tax and National Insurance, and the hours worked if pay depends on time worked. It must be given on or before payday.
Can I use a PayDocs payslip as proof of income?
No. PayDocs lays out figures you provide. It does not verify employment, certify income, or guarantee that anyone will accept the document. Only enter real figures from payroll you are authorised to prepare.
Do I need an account?
No. You can build and preview a payslip without signing up. Accounts will let you save employees and reuse them for the next pay period.
Your payslip, ready to check in minutes.
Free to create and preview. No account needed.