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Classic pay stub template
The layout most payroll systems use. Company and employee details at the top, then earnings, taxes and deductions as stacked tables with current and year-to-date columns, and a summary bar with gross pay, taxes, deductions and net pay.
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Baltimore, MD 21230
Baltimore, MD 21211
ID 6105
Period: 09/14/2026 to 09/27/2026
Frequency: Biweekly
| Earnings | Hours | Rate | Current | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular pay | 80.00 | 34.00 | 2,720.00 | 54,400.00 |
| Gross pay | 2,720.00 | 54,400.00 |
| Taxes | Current | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| Federal income tax | 142.39 | 2,847.80 |
| Social Security | 168.64 | 3,372.80 |
| Medicare | 39.44 | 788.80 |
| Maryland income tax | 110.68 | 2,213.60 |
| Local tax | 74.56 | 1,491.20 |
| Deductions | Current | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 401(k) | 136.00 | 2,720.00 |
Record of an actual payment. Tax amounts are estimates from published 2026 withholding tables.
Sample data. Names and companies are invented; the tax figures are real 2026 calculations.
What is on the classic layout?
- Document type badge and company block with optional logo
- Employee block with ID and masked SSN, pay period, pay date and frequency
- Earnings table with hours, rate, current and YTD
- Taxes table and deductions table
- Summary bar: gross pay, taxes, deductions, net pay, each with YTD
Who is the classic layout best for?
- Employers issuing regular stubs
- Anyone who wants the most familiar layout
- Stubs with many deduction lines
How do I use the classic template?
Use this template opens the generator on the classic layout in the color you picked. The tables stack in the order payroll is worked out, earnings, then taxes, then deductions, so a stub with a 401(k), a health premium and a post-tax deduction still reads from top to bottom.
Reading the sample stub, top to bottom
The sample pays a dental hygienist in Baltimore every two weeks: 80 hours at $34.00, the $2,720.00 on the Regular pay line and the gross pay in the summary bar. Every amount below it is worked out from that figure.
The 5% 401(k) deferral, $136.00, sits in the deductions table but is taken before income tax, so federal and Maryland tax are figured on less than gross. Federal income tax, $142.39, follows the IRS percentage method in Publication 15-T for a married filer with a 2020 or later Form W-4.
Social Security (6.20%, $168.64) and Medicare (1.45%, $39.44) ignore the 401(k) and use the full gross. Maryland adds two lines from one taxable amount: state tax of $110.68 and Baltimore City local tax of $74.56, as the Comptroller's withholding method sets out.
Net pay, $2,048.29, is what is left. The YTD column repeats the same arithmetic for every pay date so far this year.
Can I download the classic pay stub template in Word or Excel?
Yes. These files use the classic layout, so you can fill one in yourself instead of using the generator. The Excel file works out Social Security and Medicare and totals the columns; enter federal and state tax from your payroll records.
- Classic pay stub template for Word (.docx)
- Classic pay stub template for Excel, with formulas (.xlsx)
- Blank printable pay stub (PDF)
- Fillable pay stub (PDF): type into the fields in a PDF reader
Each file is also described on the pay stub templates page.
Sources
- IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods
- IRS Publication 15 (2026), Employer's Tax Guide: Social Security and Medicare taxes
- Comptroller of Maryland, 2026 Employer Withholding Guide