How to verify pay stubs

To verify pay stubs you need to take several different steps, including:

• Verifying your employer's name and address

Make sure that your employer's name and address on the pay stub line up with the information that you provide on your employee contracts and other employee-related documents.

• Review the pay period dates

Next, you need to make sure that the pay period dates match the dates your employees have worked. They should also match the pay period covered in your payroll department and system.

• Verify the employee's name and Social Security #

Make sure that the employee's information on the pay stub matches the information you have about the employee on file. This information should have been obtained during the hiring process involving the employee.

• Review the employee's pay rate and hours worked

Make sure the information on the employee's pay stub concerning pay rate and hours worked matches any information you have on their employment contract or timesheets for shifts.

• Verify deductions and contributions

Then you need to make sure the deductions and contributions included on the employee's pay stub are accurate. These deductions include things like:

• Taxes

• Health insurance premiums

• Retirement plan contributions

• Any other applicable deductions

In order to verify your employee's pay stub, this information must be correct.

• Go over year-to-date totals

Lastly, you need to review your employee's year-to-date totals. This amount should be based on their annual salary or an hourly wage. In the case of employees working for hourly wages, you must also consider the number of hours they have worked up to this point.