Pay and tax calculators for the US
Work out your take-home pay after federal and state income tax, Social Security and Medicare, turn an hourly wage into a yearly salary, and see what any salary leaves you after tax in every state.
- 15 free calculators
- Updated for 2026
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Calculators
- Paycheck Your pay after federal, state and payroll taxes, per paycheck and per year.
- Tax Refund Estimate your federal and state tax refund, or what you owe.
- Hourly to Salary Turn your hourly wage into yearly, monthly and weekly pay, before and after tax.
- Sales Tax Add or remove state and local sales tax in any state.
- Self-Employment Tax Tax on 1099 and freelance income, and what to pay each quarter.
- W-4 Check your withholding, and see what to put on your W-4 for the refund you want.
- Standard vs Itemized Deduction Whether itemizing beats the standard deduction, and what it saves you in tax.
- Child Tax Credit How much child tax credit you get, and how much of it is refunded.
- Capital Gains Tax The federal and state tax on selling stocks, funds and other investments.
- Bonus Tax How much of your bonus you keep after taxes, in any state.
- Job Offer Comparison Compare two job offers after tax, in any state or city.
- No Tax on Tips How much the tips deduction saves you, federal and state.
- No Tax on Overtime How much the overtime deduction saves you, federal and state.
- Take-Home Pay by State One salary in all 50 states and DC, ranked by what you take home.
- Earned Income Tax Credit How much Earned Income Tax Credit you could get, by income and children.
Popular salaries after tax
Take-home pay a year, from the highest-tax state to the lowest.
Tables and rates
Guides
All US guides- Income tax Year-end tax moves for 2026: what to do by December 31 The tax moves to make before December 31, 2026: retirement contributions, the new deductions, charity changes, tax-loss harvesting, FSAs and RMDs. Read the guide
- Pay & benefits How to fill out a W-4 (2026) A step-by-step guide to the 2026 Form W-4, with what's new for tips, overtime and people 65 or older, and how each step changes your paycheck. Read the guide
- Income tax The 9 states with no income tax in 2026 Which states have no income tax, how much more you take home there, the payroll taxes some still charge, and why it doesn't always mean low taxes. Read the guide
- Pay & benefits Why is my bonus taxed at 22%? Why bonuses have 22% federal tax withheld, what else comes off, whether you really pay more tax on a bonus, and what you'll get back or owe at tax time. Read the guide
- Income tax 2027 tax brackets (projected): what changes from 2026 The projected 2027 federal tax brackets and standard deduction for every filing status, how much less tax you may pay, and when the IRS confirms them. Read the guide
- Pay & benefits How to compare two job offers in the US How to compare job offers in the US, from take-home pay after state and city tax to the 401(k) match, health insurance, bonuses and cost of living. Read the guide