Paycheck Calculator — Take-Home Pay by State (2026)
Estimate your 2026 take-home pay after federal tax, state tax, and FICA — for any of the 50 states plus DC, by pay frequency.
Per paycheck (Biweekly (26/yr))
Gross pay$2,885
Federal income tax-$295
California income tax-$131
Social Security (6.2%)-$179
Medicare (1.45%)-$42
Take-home pay$2,238
Annual summary
Gross salary$75,000
Total tax withheld-$16,821
Take-home pay$58,179
Estimate only. Uses 2026 federal brackets (IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 FICA rates, and a simplified single state tax schedule per state (Tax Foundation) applied to income after pretax deductions — actual state standard deductions/exemptions, local/city taxes, and filing-status-specific state brackets are not modeled. Not tax or financial advice.
Sources
- IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — 2026 federal tax brackets & standard deduction (official PDF)
- IRS Newsroom — 2026 tax inflation adjustments summary
- Social Security Administration — 2026 COLA fact sheet ($184,500 taxable maximum)
- IRS Topic 751 — Social Security and Medicare withholding rates
- Tax Foundation — 2026 state income tax rates and brackets