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Payslip Explainer

Explains every line on a payslip in plain language.

Intermediate24h1–2 people15/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Payslip Explainer for first-job employees in ~24h with 1–2 people. Stack: Next.js + Vision LLM + Charts.

Why it wins: Financial literacy made visual and personal.

Build flow

01 · Problem
New employees don’t understand deductions, taxes or why take-home is lower.
02 · Solution
Upload a payslip. Each line gets a plain explanation and a visual of gross vs take-home.
03 · Build
  1. 1Vision extraction of fields
  2. 2Explanation prompts
  3. 3Waterfall chart
  4. 4Follow-up Q&A
04 · Demo
Upload a sample payslip → tap a deduction → plain explanation + waterfall chart.

MVP checklist

  • Payslip upload
  • Line-by-line explanations
  • Gross → net waterfall
  • Questions chat

Tech stack

TechRole
Next.jsFrontend + API routes
Vision LLMImage understanding
ChartsData visualisation

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