Major Alabama metros covered
- Birmingham
- Montgomery
- Huntsville
Same builder works equally well for rural counties and smaller employers across AL.
Alabama ({s.Abbr}) paystubs
Create a Alabama paystub online in under two minutes.
Built for Alabama employers, contractors, and freelancers — accurate 2026 federal and AL state tax calculations, instant live preview, downloadable PDF. Used by businesses across Birmingham, Montgomery, and Huntsville.
Starting at $4.99 per paystub · Launch price
Built for Alabama
One paystub builder, tuned for AL employers and workers.
Alabama has a state income tax line, so generated paystubs include both federal withholding and the AL-specific state withholding row for the selected pay period.
Common Alabama employer types
- manufacturing
- aerospace
- healthcare
And every other small-business category that issues paystubs to employees or contractors.
What gets calculated
- Federal income tax withholding
- FICA (Social Security) + Medicare
- AL state income tax withholding
- Year-to-date totals across pay periods
2026 tax tables, refreshed every year.
Where every line on a Alabama paystub comes from
Alabama employee paystubs in this app automatically show a single Alabama State Income Tax line. Alabama unemployment compensation is employer-paid and belongs on the calculator side rather than the employee paystub.
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Employer Medicare
Employer Medicare tax is 1.45% of wages with no annual wage base limit.
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Employer | 1.45% | No cap | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Employer Social Security
Employer Social Security tax is 6.2% of taxable wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.
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Employer | 6.2% | $184,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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FUTA
Federal unemployment tax is an employer-paid tax. The gross FUTA rate is 6.0% on the first $7,000 of wages before any state-credit reduction adjustments.
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Employer | 6% | $7,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Federal Income Tax
Federal employee withholding uses the 2026 federal wage-bracket or percentage-method rules.
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Employee | Bracket or formula based | No cap | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medicare
Employee Medicare withholding is 1.45% of wages with no annual wage base limit.
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Employee | 1.45% | No cap | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Social Security
Employee Social Security withholding is 6.2% of taxable wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.
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Employee | 6.2% | $184,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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AL State Income Tax
Annualized Alabama withholding brackets from the current state-tax model.
4 annualized brackets
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Employee | Progressive brackets | No cap | ||||||||||||||||||||
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AL UC Tax
Alabama unemployment compensation is employer-paid on the first $8,000 of wages per employee. The exact employer rate still depends on the employer's assigned UC rate notice, tax-rate schedule, and shared-cost factor, so this line requires the employer's current Alabama UC rate data for an exact total.
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Employer | User supplied | $8,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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AL UC Tax
Alabama unemployment compensation is employer-paid. The exact contribution depends on the employer's assigned state unemployment rate notice and the current taxable wage base for the selected tax year, so this line remains calculator-only until employer-specific rate input is captured.
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Employer | User supplied | No cap |
Alabama paystub law
What Alabama law actually requires on a paystub.
Wage statement requirements
Alabama doesn't have a comprehensive state-level wage statement statute — employers fall under the federal FLSA recordkeeping rules (29 CFR 516) and most furnish itemized paystubs with each pay period as a matter of practice. Mandatory paydays at least semi-monthly aren't codified statewide; many manufacturers and aerospace contractors in the Huntsville corridor follow bi-weekly cycles set by company policy. Wage-claim disputes go through the Alabama Department of Labor; missing paystubs alone are rarely enough to file on, but they make a wage-claim much harder to defend.
Using a Alabama paystub for proof of income
Alabama landlords and lenders treat paystubs as standard income verification. Birmingham and Huntsville rental markets typically request 30 days of recent stubs; mortgage lenders follow Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac guidelines regardless of state. Self-employed applicants in the Mobile-Pensacola corridor or rural counties usually pair self-generated paystubs with 2 years of tax returns and bank-statement deposits — a self-generated stub alone is rarely sufficient for anything beyond a small consumer loan.
How it works
Three steps to a finished Alabama paystub.
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1. Enter employer + employee details
Company name, address, employee name, pay period, hours, and pay rate or salary.
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2. Review the live preview
Watch gross pay, federal withholding, AL state withholding (when applicable), FICA, and net pay update as you type.
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3. Download the PDF
Pay once, get a print-ready paystub PDF and a copy in your account for re-download later.
Alabama paystub FAQs
Common questions from AL employers and workers.
Are paystubs required for employees in Alabama?
Alabama doesn't have a comprehensive state-level wage statement statute — employers fall under the federal FLSA recordkeeping rules (29 CFR 516) and most furnish itemized paystubs with each pay period as a matter of practice. Mandatory paydays at least semi-monthly aren't codified statewide; many manufacturers and aerospace contractors in the Huntsville corridor follow bi-weekly cycles set by company policy. Wage-claim disputes go through the Alabama Department of Labor; missing paystubs alone are rarely enough to file on, but they make a wage-claim much harder to defend.
Does the calculator handle Alabama state income tax?
Alabama has a state income tax line, so generated paystubs include both federal withholding and the AL-specific state withholding row for the selected pay period.
Can I use this for contractor pay in Alabama?
Yes — the same builder produces paystubs suitable for 1099 contractors and freelancers operating in Alabama. If you also need to file IRS Form 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC at year end, use our 1099 generator.
How accurate are the federal + AL tax calculations?
The same 2026 federal withholding tables published by the IRS and the AL state tax data used by our state-specific paycheck calculators. The calculations are auto-updated each year.
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