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Create a Louisiana paystub online in under two minutes.

Built for Louisiana employers, contractors, and freelancers — accurate 2026 federal and LA state tax calculations, instant live preview, downloadable PDF. Used by businesses across New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport.

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Built for Louisiana

One paystub builder, tuned for LA employers and workers.

Louisiana has a state income tax line, so generated paystubs include both federal withholding and the LA-specific state withholding row for the selected pay period.

Major Louisiana metros covered

  • New Orleans
  • Baton Rouge
  • Shreveport

Same builder works equally well for rural counties and smaller employers across LA.

Common Louisiana employer types

  • oil & gas
  • tourism
  • shipping

And every other small-business category that issues paystubs to employees or contractors.

What gets calculated

  • Federal income tax withholding
  • FICA (Social Security) + Medicare
  • LA state income tax withholding
  • Year-to-date totals across pay periods

2026 tax tables, refreshed every year.

Where every line on a Louisiana paystub comes from

Louisiana employee paystubs in this app automatically show a single LA State Income Tax line. No separate Louisiana employee-paid statewide payroll program line is currently required in the matrix.

Line Who pays Rate Wage base
Employer Medicare
Employer Medicare tax is 1.45% of wages with no annual wage base limit.
 Employer 1.45% No cap
Employer Social Security
Employer Social Security tax is 6.2% of taxable wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.
 Employer 6.2% $184,500
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.
 Employer 6% $7,000
Federal Income Tax
Federal employee withholding uses the 2026 federal wage-bracket or percentage-method rules.
 Employee Bracket or formula based No cap
Medicare
Employee Medicare withholding is 1.45% of wages with no annual wage base limit.
 Employee 1.45% No cap
Social Security
Employee Social Security withholding is 6.2% of taxable wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.
 Employee 6.2% $184,500
LA State Income Tax
Annualized Louisiana withholding brackets from the current state-tax model.
3 annualized brackets
Annual wages over But not over Base tax Plus
$0 $12,500 $0 1.85%
$12,500 $50,000 $500 3.5%
$50,000 and up $1,650 4.25%
Employee Progressive brackets No cap
LA UI Contribution
Louisiana unemployment insurance is employer-paid. The exact contribution depends on the employer's assigned LWC unemployment tax rate and the current Louisiana taxable wage base, so the calculator should ask for the employer's current Louisiana UI rate notice and wage base to produce an exact total.
 Employer User supplied No cap

Official sources

Louisiana paystub law

What Louisiana law actually requires on a paystub.

Wage statement requirements

Louisiana has limited wage-statement statute compared to its neighbors — La. R.S. § 23:633 covers wage payment timing but doesn't prescribe detailed statement contents. Most Louisiana employers furnish full itemized paystubs as a matter of practice through standard payroll vendors. The Louisiana Workforce Commission handles wage-claim disputes. Louisiana's unique civil-law tradition affects employer-employee contract interpretation more than most other states.

Using a Louisiana paystub for proof of income

New Orleans's rental market is highly variable — French Quarter / Uptown landlords often require 3× rent + recent stubs, while other neighborhoods are looser. Oil-and-gas workers based out of Lafayette and southern Louisiana often have rotational pay schedules (2 weeks on / 2 weeks off offshore) that produce predictable but compressed paystubs; lenders and landlords familiar with the industry accept the pattern readily. Tourism workers in the French Quarter often have variable hours tied to the festival/convention calendar.

How it works

Three steps to a finished Louisiana paystub.

  1. 1. Enter employer + employee details

    Company name, address, employee name, pay period, hours, and pay rate or salary.

  2. 2. Review the live preview

    Watch gross pay, federal withholding, LA state withholding (when applicable), FICA, and net pay update as you type.

  3. 3. Download the PDF

    Pay once, get a print-ready paystub PDF and a copy in your account for re-download later.

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Louisiana paystub FAQs

Common questions from LA employers and workers.

Are paystubs required for employees in Louisiana?

Louisiana has limited wage-statement statute compared to its neighbors — La. R.S. § 23:633 covers wage payment timing but doesn't prescribe detailed statement contents. Most Louisiana employers furnish full itemized paystubs as a matter of practice through standard payroll vendors. The Louisiana Workforce Commission handles wage-claim disputes. Louisiana's unique civil-law tradition affects employer-employee contract interpretation more than most other states.

Does the calculator handle Louisiana state income tax?

Louisiana has a state income tax line, so generated paystubs include both federal withholding and the LA-specific state withholding row for the selected pay period.

Can I use this for contractor pay in Louisiana?

Yes — the same builder produces paystubs suitable for 1099 contractors and freelancers operating in Louisiana. 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 + LA tax calculations?

The same 2026 federal withholding tables published by the IRS and the LA state tax data used by our state-specific paycheck calculators. The calculations are auto-updated each year.

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