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How to create a free payslip

The intended journey for the Free Payroll & Payslip Generator: choose a country, enter employer, employee and pay details, review the figures, preview and download a PDF. In development.

Updated 13 October 2026

Free forever. Payroll calculations, payslip generation and PDF downloads in LexSalim are free for individuals, employers and small businesses. No subscription, no checkout and no hidden payroll charge.

In development. The generator is not yet available on lexsalim.com. This article describes the intended journey so you know what to expect; it does not describe working screens, and no step below can be completed today. The page /free-payslips shows the current status.

Availability. The generator is not yet live on lexsalim.com. United Kingdom support is in development; United States and Canada are planned.

The intended journey, when the generator opens

  1. Visit lexsalim.com/free-payslips.
  2. Select the country the employee is paid in. The country decides which calculation rules and which payslip layout apply. The United Kingdom comes first; the United States and Canada follow when their rule packs have been verified.
  3. Enter employer, employee and payment information: employer name, employee name, the pay period and the pay date. The generator will never ask for a National Insurance number, Social Security number, Social Insurance number or bank details.
  4. Enter earnings and deductions: basic pay and any additions, then any pension or other agreed deductions. Statutory deductions are calculated by the country's rule pack where it is available.
  5. Review the calculated amounts: gross pay, each deduction and net pay are shown for checking before anything is produced. Figures are only as good as the inputs, so review them.
  6. Preview the payslip as it will appear.
  7. Generate the PDF.
  8. Download it.

What you will not need

  • A paid LexSalim plan. Basic payslip generation does not require a subscription and never goes through Stripe checkout.
  • An account, where a guest workflow proves feasible after the application team's security and privacy review. If an account is required for some features (for example keeping payslips for later), that will be stated clearly on the page.

What the generator will not do

It will not submit anything to HMRC, the IRS or the CRA, and it will not pay tax or contributions on your behalf. A payslip records a payment; filing is a separate obligation. See Payslip generation versus payroll tax filing.

Until then

If you want to be told when the generator opens, use the contact page and choose the payroll enquiry type.

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