Quick answer: Current Costco employees view pay stubs through Costco ESS (Employee Self-Service) at ess.costco.com. Former employees lose portal access — jump to the former-employee section below.
Current employees: step by step
- Go to ess.costco.com and sign in with your employee credentials.
- Open the Pay / Pay Stub section of Costco ESS (Employee Self-Service).
- Pick the pay period you need — most platforms keep 1-3 years of statements.
- Download or print the PDF. Save copies every few months; portal access ends when you leave.
Costco's ESS shows pay stubs and lets you manage direct deposit; warehouse admin can reset your login.
Former Costco employees: how to get your pay stubs
Once you leave Costco, your portal login is usually deactivated within days — often before you realize you need one more stub for a lease or loan. The reliable path:
- Written request to payroll/HR — ask for “copies of my pay statements for [dates]”. Employers must retain payroll records for years (FLSA), and many states require them to provide copies to former employees on request.
- W-2 route — annual totals come on your W-2 (mailed by Jan 31), and the IRS provides free Wage and Income Transcripts if it's lost.
- Bank statements — every payroll deposit is evidence; lenders often accept deposits + W-2 in place of stubs.
- Reconstruct your records — if you know your true pay figures, rebuild a clean records copy with our generator and pair it with bank statements.