2026 federal estimate

US paycheck calculator

Estimate an annual salary as a weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly or monthly paycheck after federal, FICA and selected state taxes.

California, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania are estimated. The listed no-income-tax states are included at $0. Other states are available on the main calculator as a federal baseline.

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How this paycheck estimate works

It calculates annual federal income tax and FICA first, then divides the estimated annual result by the number of checks in your chosen pay frequency. This makes it useful for comparing offers, but it cannot exactly reproduce a payroll system.

Learn why a Form W-4 can change the amount withheld from each paycheck.