Paycheck & income tax
Work out what lands in your account: federal withholding, Social Security, Medicare, state and local taxes, for every state and DC. Each figure comes from the IRS or the state's own withholding guide, with the source linked on the page.
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- Paycheck CalculatorTake-home pay per paycheck after federal, Social Security, Medicare, state and local taxes.
- Federal Income Tax Calculator2026 federal tax by bracket, standard vs itemized, effective and marginal rate, refund or amount owed.
- Bonus Tax CalculatorBonus take-home after the 22% federal supplemental rate or aggregate method, FICA and state withholding.
- Salary to Hourly CalculatorTurn a salary into an hourly rate (or back) with hours per week, weeks per year and paid time off.
- State Income Tax ComparisonThe same salary in every state: state income tax, payroll taxes and take-home pay, sortable.
Paycheck calculator by state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Understand the numbers
- Best and worst states for take-home pay in 2026Which states leave you the most and least money after tax in 2026? Live rankings at five salaries, worked examples and the local taxes most lists miss.
- Why your bonus is taxed so much (and what you actually owe)Bonuses are withheld at a flat federal rate plus Social Security, Medicare and state tax, but that is not your final bill. How bonus tax works in 2026.
- States with no income tax in 2026 (and what they tax instead)Nine states do not tax wages in 2026. See which ones, what each taxes instead, and how your take-home pay on the same salary compares with other states.
- Salary vs hourly: how to compare job offers after taxHow to compare a salaried job offer with an hourly one: convert the pay, adjust for overtime, paid time off and benefits, then compare take-home pay.
- How to fill out a W-4 in 2026: a step-by-step guideStep-by-step guide to the 2026 Form W-4: filing status, multiple jobs, dependents, the new deductions worksheet, the exempt box and what each one does.
- How paycheck taxes work in 2026: federal, FICA, state and local explainedEvery line of a 2026 US paycheck explained in order: federal withholding, Social Security, Medicare, state and local tax, pre-tax deductions and bonuses.