Take-Home Pay US is an independent paycheck estimator for the United States. It does NOT represent the IRS, SSA, or any government entity. It is not affiliated with or authorized by any government agency.
Estimate take-home from gross pay for tax year 2026. Free to download. Calculate and Breakdown stay free. A yearly Pro subscription unlocks Compare and Projection.
CALCULATE
• Gross annual pay → take-home (monthly and yearly)
• Filing status: Single, Married filing jointly, Head of household
• States in v1: Texas, Florida, Washington, California, New York
• Optional pre-tax 401(k) percent
BREAKDOWN
• Federal income tax
• Social Security and Medicare (FICA)
• Additional Medicare tax when it applies
• State income tax (CA, NY; none in TX, FL, WA)
• California SDI and WA Cares where they apply
COMPARE (Pro)
• Job A vs Job B
• Two states
• Save scenarios
PROJECTION (Pro)
• Year-ahead raise sketch
• 401(k) contribution sketch
SUBSCRIPTION
Free to download. Calculate and Breakdown stay usable. Unlock Compare and Projection with the yearly Pro subscription in the app. Google Play shows the price for your country. Auto-renews until you cancel in Play Store → Payments & subscriptions.
IMPORTANT — NOT A GOVERNMENT ENTITY
• Private third-party tool only. Not affiliated with or authorized by the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration, or any state department of revenue.
• Results are estimates for education and orientation only — not official tax calculations, not a W-4 or payroll withholding table, not a filing tool, and not tax advice.
• One W-2 job, standard deduction, simplified W-4 (filing status only). Local taxes, credits, itemizing, self-employment, and other states are omitted.
• Always confirm withholding with your employer and the official sources below.
OFFICIAL SOURCES
• IRS Tax Withholding Estimator: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/tax-withholding-estimator
• IRS: https://www.irs.gov/
• IRS Publication 15 (Circular E): https://www.irs.gov/publications/p15
• SSA contribution and benefit base: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/cbb.html
• Additional Medicare Tax: https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc560
• California Franchise Tax Board: https://www.ftb.ca.gov/
• California EDD (SDI): https://edd.ca.gov/en/payroll_taxes/rates_and_withholding/
• New York Department of Taxation and Finance: https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit
• Texas Comptroller: https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/
• Florida Department of Revenue: https://floridarevenue.com/
• Washington Department of Revenue: https://dor.wa.gov/income-tax
• WA Cares Fund: https://wacaresfund.wa.gov/
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US paycheck estimator: federal, FICA, sample states. Estimates only. Not IRS.