Tax year 2026
What your paycheck
looks like after taxes.
A precise take-home pay calculator for every US state — federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and state tax, worked out to the dollar.
By state
Your state can swing your paycheck by thousands a year. Pick one for a full breakdown.
Compare two states
Weighing a move or a job offer? See which state keeps more.
Paid hourly?
Convert an hourly wage into yearly take-home pay.
Work backwards
Know the take-home you want? See the gross salary you'd need in each state.
How it works
We start from your gross annual salary and subtract the four things that come out of a typical W-2 paycheck: federal income tax (using the 2026IRS brackets and standard deduction), Social Security (6.2% up to the wage base), Medicare (1.45%, plus 0.9% above the high-earner threshold), and your state income tax. What's left is your estimated take-home pay.