Free Payslip Generator (New Zealand)

New Zealand law does not require an employer to give a payslip. Employment New Zealand states that a payslip is only owed when the employment agreement says one will be provided, and every employee must have a written employment agreement.

What the law does require is records. The employer keeps wages and time records and holiday and leave records, and an employee without a payslip can ask to see or be given a copy. Those records show the pay rate, the hours worked and the amount paid, and holiday and leave information, including the total hours worked in the pay period, the days and hours worked each day (usual and overtime), any public holiday hours and any holiday taken. Where 8% holiday pay is paid with regular pay, it must be an identifiable part of the pay records.

A payslip that is provided commonly adds gross and net pay for the period and the year to date, deductions, allowances, leave balances and the pay date.

KiwiSaver is the main employee contribution. From paydays on or after 1 April 2026 the default employee rate is 3.5% of gross pay, rising to 4% from paydays on or after 1 April 2028. Employees may choose 3.5%, 4%, 6%, 8% or 10%, and members who cannot afford the increase can apply in myIR for a temporary reduction to 3%, which the employer applies on receiving the certificate.

Employers must also contribute 3.5% of gross pay to the employee's KiwiSaver scheme or complying fund from the first full pay after 1 April 2026, on top of the salary rather than out of it. Eligibility for employer contributions was extended to 16 and 17 year olds from 1 April 2026. Employer superannuation contribution tax (ESCT) is deducted from the employer contributions.

The ACC earners' levy for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 is 1.75% (including GST) of earnings up to $156,641, a maximum of $2,741.22, and is collected through PAYE.