Free Paycheck & Take-Home Pay Calculator

Enter your salary or hourly wage and instantly see your net pay after federal taxes, state taxes, Social Security, and Medicare deductions.

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Paycheck Calculator

Calculate your take-home pay after all deductions

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How to Use This Paycheck Calculator

Enter your annual salary or hourly wage, select your pay frequency and tax filing status, then choose your state. The calculator applies the 2026 federal income tax brackets, FICA taxes (Social Security and Medicare), an estimated state income tax rate, and — for states that have them — mandatory state disability insurance (SDI) or paid family and medical leave (PFML) deductions as separate line items.

2026 Federal Income Tax Brackets (Single Filers)

Tax RateTaxable Income Range
10%$0 – $12,400
12%$12,401 – $50,400
22%$50,401 – $105,700
24%$105,701 – $201,775
32%$201,776 – $256,225
35%$256,226 – $640,600
37%Over $640,600

FICA Taxes (2026)

Social Security is withheld at 6.2% on wages up to $184,500 (2026 wage base, up from $176,100 in 2025). Medicare is withheld at 1.45% on all wages, plus an additional 0.9% on wages over $200,000.

Standard Deduction (2026)

The standard deduction for 2026 is $16,100 for single filers, $32,200 for married filing jointly, and $24,150 for head of household. This calculator applies the standard deduction before computing federal income tax.

State Disability Insurance & Paid Leave (SDI/PFML)

Eleven states require employees to pay into mandatory disability or paid family leave programs, separate from state income tax. The calculator shows these as their own line item when applicable. The 2026 rates are: California SDI 1.3% (no wage cap), Rhode Island TDI 1.1%, Washington PFML ~0.807% (employee share of 1.13%), New York PFL 0.432%, Massachusetts PFML ~0.46%, Connecticut PFML 0.5%, Minnesota Paid Leave 0.44%, Colorado FAMLI 0.44%, Oregon Paid Leave 0.6%, New Jersey TDI/FLI ~0.28%, and Hawaii TDI 0.5% (capped at ~$390/year).

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Hourly ↔ Salary Converter

Convert between hourly wages and annual/monthly salary

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How Hourly vs. Salary Works

To convert an hourly wage to an annual salary, multiply by the number of hours you work per week, then by 52 weeks. A full-time worker at 40 hours/week multiplies their hourly rate by 2,080 to get their annual gross pay. To go the other way, divide annual salary by 2,080.

Keep in mind that salaried employees are typically "exempt" and don't receive overtime, while hourly workers are often entitled to 1.5× their regular rate for hours over 40 per week.

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Gross-Up Calculator

Find the gross pay needed to hit a specific take-home amount

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The exact amount you want to land in your account, for the pay frequency below

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How Gross-Up Calculations Work

A gross-up calculation works backwards from a target take-home amount to find the gross pay that produces it. This is useful for negotiating a specific net salary, setting up a one-time bonus that must net a round number after taxes, or reimbursing an employee for an expense without them losing value to withholding.

Because federal income tax is progressive (the rate itself increases as income rises) there's no simple multiplication that works — this calculator numerically solves for the gross amount using the same 2026 federal brackets, FICA, state income tax, state SDI/PFML, 401(k), and health insurance settings as the main paycheck calculator, then verifies the result by running it back through the full withholding calculation.

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Overtime Pay Calculator

Calculate your total pay with regular and overtime hours

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Federal Overtime Law (FLSA)

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), non-exempt employees must receive overtime pay of at least 1.5× their regular rate for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Some states (California, Alaska, Nevada) also require daily overtime for hours over 8 in a single day.

Salaried employees earning over the FLSA threshold ($684/week as of 2024 rules) are generally exempt from overtime requirements.

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Raise & Pay Increase Calculator

See how a raise impacts your paycheck and annual income

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