Payslip Scanner
Upload or photograph your payslip to instantly scan it against Australian workplace law. Your file never leaves your browser.
Last verified: 1 July 2025Drag & drop your payslip here
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What Must an Australian Payslip Contain?
Under the Fair Work Regulations 2009 (reg 3.46), every payslip issued by an Australian employer must include these 13 items:
- Employer's name
- Employer's ABN (Australian Business Number)
- Employee's name
- Period of employment the pay covers
- Date of payment
- Gross amount of payment
- Net amount of payment
- Ordinary hourly rate of pay (or annual salary for salaried employees)
- Number of hours worked at that rate (if hourly)
- Any loadings, allowances, bonuses, incentives, or penalty rates — named and with amounts
- Any deductions — named and with amounts
- Superannuation contribution amount
- Name of the superannuation fund
Employers who fail to provide compliant payslips can face penalties of up to $19,800 per breach for individuals and $99,000 per breach for companies.
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This payslip scanner uses client-side technology to process your file entirely within your web browser. The OCR engine (Tesseract.js) and PDF reader (PDF.js) both run locally on your device. No payslip data is ever uploaded to our servers or any third-party service. You can verify this by checking your browser's network tab — you'll see zero outbound requests containing your payslip content.
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