Paycheck Tax Estimator
Estimate your take-home pay with a clear breakdown of federal withholding, FICA, and state taxes
Hourly
Use hourly if you are paid by the hour. Use salary if you have an annual amount.
$15.00
Example: $15.00/hour.
20
If your hours vary, use a typical week.
Biweekly (26)
Biweekly means every two weeks.
W-2 employee
W-2 employees have taxes automatically withheld from each paycheck.
0.0%
Enter a rough % if your state has income tax. If you are not sure, leave 0.
This is a learning tool. Real withholding depends on W-4 choices, deductions, credits, and employer payroll rules.
Gross pay: $600
Estimated take-home: $550
W-2 estimate (with withholding)
per paycheck
How to read this: Gross pay is what you earned. Taxes and withholding are what gets taken out or what you should set aside. Take-home (net) is what lands in your account.
Per paycheck breakdown
Gross pay
$600
Federal estimate
$4
FICA estimate
$46
State estimate
$0
Annual snapshot
Annual gross
$15,600
Annual taxes est.
$1,293
Annual take-home
$14,307
Suggested "set aside" (1099)
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NetFederalFICAState
W-2 tip: your actual withholding depends on your W-4. If you consistently owe money at tax time, you may need more withholding.
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