Paycheck Calculator

Estimate your take-home pay after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Paycheck

Enter your annual salary and pay frequency.

Pay per paycheck
$0
Annual take-home: $0
Gross pay per period
$0
Federal tax
$0
State tax
$0
FICA
$0
Pre-tax deductions
$0
Net pay per period
$0

Worked example

With the default inputs shown below, this calculator returns the following results:

InputValue
Annual salary ($)$100,000
Pay frequencyBiweekly (26/year)
Federal tax rate (%)17%
State tax rate (%)5%
FICA (%)7.65%
Pre-tax deductions ($/yr)5000
ResultValue
Pay per paycheck$2,570
Gross pay per period$3,846
Federal tax-$621
State tax-$183
FICA-$280
Pre-tax deductions-$192

Values shown are produced by this page in your browser; change any input to update them.

How to use the Paycheck

  1. Annual salary ($) — default $100,000
  2. Pay frequency — default Biweekly (26/year)
  3. Federal tax rate (%) — default 17%
  4. State tax rate (%) — default 5%
  5. FICA (%) — default 7.65%
  6. Pre-tax deductions ($/yr) — default 5000
  7. Press Calculate to update the results instantly.

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