What a salary slip must show
A payslip is the record of one month's pay. The essentials, all built into the form above: the company name, the employee's name, ID and designation, the salary month, and two columns — earnings (basic, HRA, allowances) and deductions (PF, professional tax, TDS). The difference is net pay, the amount that actually reaches the bank account.
Only the rows you fill appear on the final slip, so add or remove components to match how your salary is structured. Net pay is also written in words, the convention on formal pay records.
Understanding the components
The typical building blocks of Indian salary:
- Basic: the core of the salary, usually 40–50% of the total. PF and gratuity are calculated on it.
- HRA (House Rent Allowance): a portion tied to rent, partly tax-exempt in the old regime for those who pay rent.
- Special / other allowances: the balancing component that makes up the rest of the package.
- Provident Fund (PF): 12% of basic deducted from the employee, matched by the employer, going to retirement savings.
- Professional Tax: a small state levy, typically ₹200/month; TDS: income tax deducted based on your projected annual tax.
Who uses a payslip and why
Employees need payslips as proof of income — for home and personal loan applications, credit cards, visa applications and rental agreements, banks and authorities routinely ask for the last three months' slips. Small businesses and startups that haven't bought payroll software use a generator like this to issue proper slips.
One honest note: a payslip should reflect a real salary actually paid. Generating a slip for income that wasn't paid, to mislead a lender or authority, is fraud. Use this to document genuine pay — that's what it's built for, and what keeps it useful to everyone.
Frequently asked questions
›How do I make a salary slip for free?
Fill in the company, employee and salary details above — earnings and deductions — and press Print / Save as PDF. Totals, net pay and the amount in words are calculated automatically. No signup, no watermark, and nothing is uploaded.
›What should a salary slip contain?
Company name, employee name, ID and designation, the salary month, an earnings breakdown (basic, HRA, allowances), a deductions breakdown (PF, professional tax, TDS), and the net pay — ideally with net pay in words. All of these are in the generated slip.
›Is a computer-generated payslip valid?
Yes — most modern payslips are computer-generated and don't require a physical signature; a note to that effect is standard and included here. Banks and authorities accept them as income proof, often alongside bank statements showing the salary credit.
›What is the difference between gross salary and net pay?
Gross salary is total earnings before deductions; net pay is what remains after PF, professional tax and TDS are subtracted — the amount credited to your bank. The slip shows both, with net pay highlighted.
›Is my salary data stored anywhere?
No. The payslip is generated entirely in your browser — none of the company or salary details are sent to any server. Save the PDF for your records before closing the page, as nothing is retained.