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- Free checks, no sign-up
- Federal and state overtime presets
- Every flag, with the rule behind it
- A Tally Book of 2 pay periods
For hourly workers in the U.S. · free, no sign-up
Count the hours. Check the stub.
Type the times you clocked in and out. Stubtally works out what your gross pay should be, overtime included, and lines it up against your pay stub. Any difference shows up in dollars, with the rule behind it.
Federal overtime rule, plus presets for California, Alaska and Colorado. Nothing is saved unless you ask.
A sample week, checked
Hours worked, by your times
- Sun–
- Mon8.50
- Tue9
- Wed8.50+15 min
- Thu9.50
- Fri8.50
- Sat4
Your times add up to$936.00
The stub paid$929.25
Looks short
$6.75
Line by line
| Line | By your times | On the stub | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours worked | 48 | 47.75 | 0.25 |
| Overtime hours | 8 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| Overtime rate | $27.00/h | $27.00/h | $0.00/h |
| Gross pay | $936.00 | $929.25 | $6.75 |
!Wednesday’s 15-minute break was taken off the stub, but a break that short is work time (29 CFR 785.18). Result: 48 hours, 8 of them overtime, $6.75 short.
The figures are worked out live, by the same code that checks yours.
What it checks
Six things that go wrong on a pay stub
Each one is a published rule. Every flag Stubtally raises names the rule, so you can read it for yourself.
How the numbers are figured- 29 CFR 785.48
Missing minutes
Your clock-in and clock-out times against the hours the stub pays, to the minute.
- 29 U.S.C. 207(a)(1)
Overtime hours
Hours over 40 in a workweek, or over the daily limit in your state preset.
- 29 CFR 778.115, 778.208
The overtime rate
Time-and-a-half of the regular rate, which includes shift differentials and bonuses, not just your base rate.
- 29 CFR 778.104
Two weeks averaged
A 50-hour week and a 30-hour week are not two 40s. Each workweek stands alone.
- 29 CFR 785.18
Short breaks taken off
Rest breaks under 20 minutes are work time. Stubtally counts them and tells you so.
- 29 U.S.C. 206
Below minimum wage
A workweek that averages under the federal $7.25 an hour is flagged. Your state may set a higher minimum.
What you need
Your own record and the stub. About three minutes.
A phone note, a photo of the time clock or your schedule is enough for the times.
Your times, one line a day
In, out and unpaid breaks. A different rate for a day (a night differential, another job code) goes on that line.
A few lines from the stub
Regular hours, overtime hours, overtime pay and the gross. Leave out what your stub does not show.
The difference, explained
Worked against paid, line by line, with the rule behind every flag and polite questions to bring to payroll.
Tally Book
Your own record, pay period after pay period
Save a checked period to a private Tally Book: a link only you hold, no account, no email. Add the next period when it ends, fill in the stub on payday, and see the year’s hours, overtime and differences in one place.
- Each period is stored encrypted; the link is the key.
- No employer name needed. A short label like “Warehouse job” is enough.
- Delete a period or the whole book whenever you want.
- 2 pay periods free; 60 with a Tally Pass, plus a print sheet, a spreadsheet download and year totals.
Your Tally Book
private link
- Oct 4, 202648 hShort $6.75
- Next pay period–Add on payday
Year totals48 h · 8 overtime
Plans
Every check is free. Keep a record for $1.95 a month.
Free during preview. Payments are not switched on yet, so everything in the Tally Pass is on for everyone, at no charge. The prices below are the prices it will have; nothing is charged and no card is asked for.
Most useful
Tally Pass
$1.95 a month
or $19.50 a year (10 months’ price)
- A Tally Book of 60 pay periods
- Printable Pay check sheet with questions for payroll
- Spreadsheet (CSV) download
- Year totals: hours, overtime, differences
- Cancel any time; it runs to the end of the paid month or year
Free during preview
One Check
$1.00 once
Tally Pass for 7 days, no renewal
- For the one stub you want to print and take to payroll
- Everything in the Pass for a week
- Charged once, never again
Free during preview
Fair questions
Is this legal advice?
No. Stubtally is a calculator that applies the published rules listed on the rules page to the numbers you type. It cannot see your employer’s records, your job duties or your state’s every rule. If the numbers do not line up, ask payroll first; the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (1-866-487-9243, dol.gov/agencies/whd) or your state labor office can answer questions about the law.
Who is it for?
Hourly, non-exempt workers in the United States who are paid by the hour and get a pay stub. It does not handle salaried or exempt jobs, tips, piece rates or commission-only pay.
Does it work for my state?
Every check applies the federal 40-hour weekly rule. California, Alaska and Colorado have daily overtime presets, and the Custom setting takes any daily limit you type. Your state may have other rules (meal-break premiums, higher minimum wage) that Stubtally does not check.
Who sees my numbers?
A quick check is worked out and shown to you; nothing is saved. If you start a Tally Book, its periods are stored encrypted and open only with your link. There is no account and no email. The home, rules, pricing and about pages show one labelled banner ad from WeldonPC’s own small ad network; the check page and your results show none, and nothing you type is sent to it. See Privacy.
Is this a staffing or jobs site?
No. Stubtally lists no jobs, places no workers and has nothing to do with any staffing agency or employer. It checks pay you already earned.