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Georgia
Georgia paycheck calculator
Georgia taxes wages at 5.19% after a standard deduction of $12,000 for a single filer and $24,000 for a joint return. The rate came down on an accelerated schedule and is the figure in the 2026 state table. There is a dependent exemption in that table, which this calculator applies only if you enter a dependent count. There is no city wage tax for Atlanta in this model.
The deduction is large enough that a lower salary owes little Georgia tax, and a higher salary still owes less than a state with a 5% rate and a tiny exemption. Federal brackets and FICA are the larger lines for most households. A 401(k) reduces both the federal and the Georgia base. It does not reduce the 7.65% payroll tax.
Future triggered rate cuts are not assumed. If the legislature cuts the rate again after this file’s verification date, the state line here will be slightly high until the data file is updated. The methodology page is where that date lives.
Example take-home
| Salary | Federal | FICA | State | Payroll | Local | Net / year | Net / check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000.00 | $2,620.00 | $3,060.00 | $1,453.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $32,866.80 | $1,264.11 |
| $60,000.00 | $5,020.00 | $4,590.00 | $2,491.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $47,898.80 | $1,842.25 |
| $80,000.00 | $8,770.00 | $6,120.00 | $3,529.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $61,580.80 | $2,368.48 |
| $100,000.00 | $13,170.00 | $7,650.00 | $4,567.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $74,612.80 | $2,869.72 |
| $150,000.00 | $24,734.00 | $11,475.00 | $7,162.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $106,628.80 | $4,101.11 |
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What this page includes
- Federal income tax using the 2026 standard deduction and Rev. Proc. 2025-32 brackets
- Social Security (6.2% up to $184,500) and Medicare (1.45%, plus Additional Medicare when wages clear the filing-status threshold)
- Georgia: flat state income tax at 5.19%
- No employee state disability / paid-leave premium modeled for this state yet
- Local wage tax only if you select a city/county or enter a custom percent
Local tax
Georgia does not have a local wage tax in this file. City costs show up in rent and sales tax, not as a second income-tax line on the stub.
What is not included
Credits, itemized deductions, multi-state credits, property tax, sales tax, and unsourced local rates are not included. Employer payroll tables can differ from this annualized estimate. This Georgia page does not invent taxes that are missing from the 2026 data files.
Questions
What is Georgia’s income tax rate for 2026?
A flat 5.19% after the standard deduction of $12,000 single or $24,000 joint.
Does Atlanta add a wage tax?
Not in this calculator. The state line is the only Georgia income tax we apply.
Do dependents change the estimate?
Enter a count under Deductions and W-4. The model uses a $4,000 exemption per dependent from the published table.
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Sources
- IRS newsroom, tax year 2026 inflation adjustments (Rev. Proc. 2025-32)
- Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (PDF)
- Tax Foundation, 2026 federal income tax brackets
- IRS Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods
- SSA, Contribution and benefit base
- IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide
- IRS, Questions and answers for the Additional Medicare Tax
- Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026
- IRS, state government websites index
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