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Horizontal pay stub template
A compact earnings statement that fits a lot on a short page. A colored band carries the employee, SSN, ID, check number, pay period and pay date; earnings and deductions sit side by side; a second band shows year-to-date and current totals.
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Orlando, FL 32801
| Employee | SSN | ID | Check no. | Pay period | Pay date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Delacroix | 0417 | 09/28/2026 to 10/04/2026 | 10/09/2026 |
| Earnings | Rate | Hours | Current | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular pay | 19.50 | 40.00 | 780.00 | 31,980.00 |
| Overtime (1.5x) | 29.25 | 5.00 | 146.25 | 5,996.25 |
| Deductions | Current | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| Federal income tax | 69.23 | 2,838.43 |
| Social Security | 57.43 | 2,354.63 |
| Medicare | 13.43 | 550.63 |
| Florida income tax | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| YTD gross | YTD deductions | YTD net pay | Current total | Current deductions | Net pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37,976.25 | 5,743.69 | 32,232.56 | 926.25 | 140.09 | 786.16 |
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 horizontal layout?
- Company block and Earnings Statement title with optional logo
- Employee band: name, SSN, ID, check number, pay period, pay date
- Earnings table beside the deductions table
- Totals band: YTD gross, YTD deductions, YTD net, current total, current deductions, net pay
Who is the horizontal layout best for?
- Fewer lines per stub
- Printing several stubs to a page
- A statement that reads left to right
How do I use the horizontal template?
Pick a color, then Use this template. The horizontal statement suits a stub with a handful of lines: one band for the employee, earnings beside deductions, totals below. Many deduction lines read more easily in the classic layout. The Word, Excel and PDF files are classic-layout stubs, not this one. See the downloads.
Earnings statement or pay stub?
Earnings statement is the formal name many payroll systems print at the top of a pay stub. Both describe the same record: what one pay period earned, what was withheld or deducted, and what was paid, with totals for the year so far. This layout simply reads across the page instead of down it.
A contractor's record is different. Nothing is withheld from a 1099 payment, so a contractor keeps a 1099 earnings statement that shows the payment and any amount they set aside for tax.
Reading the weekly overtime sample
The sample is a line cook in Orlando paid weekly: 40 regular hours at $19.50 and 5 overtime hours at $29.25. Federal law requires non-exempt employees to get at least 1.5 times the regular rate for hours past 40 in a workweek; the overtime line shows that premium on its own.
No state tax appears because Florida does not impose a personal income tax. From $926.25 gross, only federal income tax ($69.23), Social Security ($57.43) and Medicare ($13.43) come out, leaving $786.16.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, Overtime Pay
- Florida Department of Revenue, personal income tax filing requirements
- IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods