Salary / Paycheck Calculator
Estimate take-home pay from gross salary or hourly wage after federal taxes, FICA, and common deductions.
US federal filing status for tax estimate.
Result
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Enter your pay details, then click Calculate.
Federal income tax is estimated from annual gross pay minus pre-tax deductions and the standard deduction, then divided across pay periods. FICA includes Social Security (6.2% up to the wage base) and Medicare (1.45%, plus 0.9% additional above thresholds).
Enter annual salary or hourly rate with hours per week.
Weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly — match your employer.
Single, married, or head of household affects federal tax brackets.
Optional 401(k), health insurance, HSA, and other withholdings.
See gross, taxes, deductions, and net pay per period and annually.
$75,000 annual salary, biweekly pay, single filing status, no extra deductions.
Estimated net pay ≈ $2,050–2,150 per paycheck (federal + FICA only).
Treating the result as exact withholding
Fix: Use as a planning estimate; actual pay stubs may differ.
Forgetting pre-tax benefits
Fix: Enter 401(k) and health premiums to see true taxable income.
Expecting state tax in V1
Fix: This calculator covers US federal taxes only.
Estimate take-home pay from gross salary or hourly wage after federal taxes, FICA, and common deductions.
US federal filing status for tax estimate.
Result
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Enter your pay details, then click Calculate.