What will you take home?

Turn your hourly rate into a clearer picture of your pay.

All 50 states + DC

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Your estimate updates as you edit.

StateWhere you live and work.

Hourly pay

$/hour

Hours per week

hours

Paid how often?

Filing status

52 paid weeks · Regular W-2 wages · No overtime

YOUR ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME2026

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Enter your hourly pay to see what’s left after estimated taxes. Add benefits or retirement whenever you’re ready.

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Estimates, not a prediction of your next paycheck.

What this estimate assumes

One steady, Social Security-covered private-sector W-2 job. You live and work in the selected state for 52 paid weeks. Uses current 2026 rules projected across a full year, not historical year-to-date payroll.

Includes federal and state withholding, Social Security, Medicare and standard required employee contributions. Withholding is not your final tax liability. Employer-paid contributions, private plans and public pensions may differ.

Optional deductions use your chosen amounts and tax treatment. We do not model bonuses, overtime, city/county taxes or cross-border work.

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Benefits

Health, dental and vision

Off

401(k) / pension

Your contribution, not your employer’s

Off

Other paycheck deductions

Other after-tax deductions

Per two-week paycheck, such as union dues.

Tax withholding adjustments

Have your W-4 or state withholding form? Match its settings here.

W-4 Step 2 checkbox is checked

Annual W-4 credits

Extra federal withholding

$/check

State allowances

Extra state withholding

$/check

Starting allowances: one in MA, RI, IL and MI; zero elsewhere. Use your state form. Alabama uses dependent exemptions; Kansas includes personal exemptions.

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