Free French payslip template (bulletin de paie)
Build a French payslip in your browser and download it as a PDF. The France preset fills in the official headings of the clarified payslip â social security, supplementary pension, CSG dĂ©ductible, CSG/CRDS non dĂ©ductible and income tax withheld at source â and you enter every amount yourself.
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PayslipKit does not calculate French contributions or withholding tax: use the figures from your payroll software or accountant. The checklist below follows the Labour Code (R3243-1) and Service-Public.fr, and your data never leaves your device.
Lines pre-filled for France
Rename, remove or add lines as needed. Lines left at zero are hidden once you enter amounts.
Earnings
- Basic salary · Salaire de base
- Overtime hours · Heures supplémentaires
- Seniority bonus · Prime d'ancienneté
- Paid-leave allowance · Indemnité de congés payés
- Benefit in kind · Avantage en nature
- One-off bonus · Prime exceptionnelle
- Commuting costs reimbursement · Frais de transports (prise en charge employeur)
Employee deductions
- Social security â sickness, maternity, disability, death · SĂ©curitĂ© Sociale Maladie MaternitĂ© InvaliditĂ© DĂ©cĂšs
- Mandatory supplementary health cover · Complémentaire garanties frais de santé obligatoire
- Social security old-age pension (capped) · Sécurité Sociale Vieillesse plafonnée
- Social security old-age pension (uncapped) · Sécurité Sociale Vieillesse déplafonnée
- Supplementary pension, CEG and CET â bracket 1 · Retraite complĂ©mentaire, CEG et CET T1
- Supplementary pension, CEG and CET â bracket 2 · Retraite complĂ©mentaire, CEG et CET T2
- Provident cover (incapacity, disability, death, other) · Prévoyance, Incapacité, Invalidité, DécÚs, Autres
- CSG deductible from income tax · CSG déductible de l'impÎt sur le revenu
- CSG/CRDS not deductible from income tax · CSG/CRDS non déductible de l'impÎt sur le revenu
- Meal vouchers (employee share) · Titres-restaurant (part salariale)
- Income tax withheld at source · ImpÎt sur le revenu prélevé à la source
Employer contributions (information)
- Workplace accidents & occupational diseases · Accidents du travail & maladies professionnelles
- Family allowances · Famille
- Unemployment insurance · Assurance chÎmage
- Other employer charges · Autres charges dues par l'employeur
What must a payslip show in France?
Articles L3243-1 to L3243-5 of the French Labour Code require a payslip to be given when wages are paid; articles R3243-1 and following list the mandatory entries, and the order of 25 February 2016 (amended in 2023 and 2025) fixes the official headings and their order. The 'clarified' model set by the order of 31 January 2023 becomes mandatory on 1 January 2027; until 31 December 2026 the transitional model may still be used. An electronic payslip is the default unless the employee objects.
Items the rules require (in short):
- Employer's name
- Employer's address
- Employer's tax or registration number
- Employee's name
- Job title
- Pay period
- Hours worked
- Overtime hours and pay
- Each earning itemised (basic pay, allowances, bonuses)
- Gross pay
- Each deduction itemised with its amount
- Employer contributions
- Net pay
- Payment date
- Year-to-date totals
- APE/NAF code and the applicable collective agreement (or reference to the Labour Code for paid leave and notice)
- Position in the job classification (level or coefficient)
- Contribution base and employee rate for each contribution, grouped under health, workplace accidents, retirement, family and unemployment
- Total exemptions and reductions of contributions, and total paid by the employer
- Net social amount (montant net social)
- Net taxable pay and income tax withheld at source, each with the annual cumulative total
- Dates and amount of paid leave taken in the period, if any
- A notice urging the employee to keep the payslip without time limit (sans limitation de durée)
- A reference to the payslip section of service-public.fr
Sources
- Fiche de paie : mentions obligatoires (Service-Public.fr Entreprendre)
- Fiche de paie (Service-Public.fr Particuliers)
- ArrĂȘtĂ© du 31 janvier 2023 fixant les libellĂ©s du bulletin de paie (JO du 7 fĂ©vrier 2023, reproduction CFDT)
- Simplification du bulletin de paie : mesure repoussĂ©e au 1er janvier 2027 (Ăditions Tissot)
Reviewed November 2026. General information, not legal or tax advice â rules change, so always check the official source.
FAQ
How long should a French payslip be kept?
The payslip itself must urge the employee to keep it without time limit. The employer keeps a copy for 5 years and, for electronic payslips, must guarantee access for 50 years or until 6 years after the employee retires.
Are electronic payslips allowed in France?
Yes. Since 2017 the electronic payslip is the default and paper the exception. The employee can refuse it by telling the employer, and the employer must explain how to access it.
What changes with the clarified payslip in 2027?
The model set by the order of 31 January 2023, with headings such as 'Sécurité Sociale Vieillesse plafonnée' and 'Retraite complémentaire, CEG et CET T1', becomes mandatory on 1 January 2027. Until 31 December 2026 the transitional model may still be used.
Does PayslipKit calculate French social contributions?
No. The preset only adds the official line headings. You type every base and amount from your payroll software or accountant.