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| Gross pay (biweekly) | $2,500.00 |
| Federal income tax | $216.15 |
| California income tax | $81.23 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | $155.00 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | $36.25 |
| CA SDI (1.3%) | $32.50 |
| Net pay | $1,978.87 |
Assumes $2,500 biweekly gross ($65,000/year), single filing status, no pre-tax or post-tax deductions, no dependents, and no extra withholding. Mandatory lines show the current-period amount. Computed with TrueStub’s 2026 tax engine; estimates only — not tax advice.
California requires an itemized pay statement with every payment of wages. Under Cal. Labor Code §226(a), each statement must accurately show: (1) gross wages earned, (2) total hours worked (for hourly employees), (3) the number of piece-rate units and the piece rate if paid by piece, (4) all deductions, (5) net wages, (6) the pay-period dates, (7) the employee’s name and last four digits of the SSN or an employee ID number, (8) the legal name and address of the employer, and (9) every hourly rate in effect during the period plus the hours worked at each rate.
Source: California Department of Industrial Relations — Labor Code excerpts (dir.ca.gov)
Yes. Cal. Labor Code §226(a) requires every employer to furnish an accurate, itemized written statement each payday showing gross wages, hours, deductions, net wages, pay-period dates, and the employer’s legal name and address, among nine listed items. See the regulation section above and the California Department of Industrial Relations (dir.ca.gov).
California State Disability Insurance is an employee-paid payroll deduction of 1.3% of wages in 2026, with no annual wage cap (the cap was removed starting 2024). It funds state disability and paid family leave benefits. TrueStub includes the CA SDI line automatically for California stubs.
No. California does not levy a local wage income tax, so a California pay stub only needs state income tax, SDI, federal tax, and FICA lines.
The 2026 California standard deduction for a single filer is $5,900. It is applied before the state’s graduated brackets (1% to 13.3%) in the example above.
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