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Paycheck calculator

Salary or hourly, W-2 or contractor, with a city layer that stays off until you ask for it. Share the result with the address bar. Tax year 2026.

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Same engine as the homepage. Read the methodology before you treat a number as a payroll instruction. More context is also in the homepage FAQ.

Questions

Same engine as the homepage?

Yes. This page mounts the same 2026 calculator without the homepage explainer. Federal tax is an annualized bracket withholding estimate (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), not Pub 15-T tables.

Will local tax appear automatically?

Only when you select a city or county, or enter a custom percent. New York City is never applied to the rest of New York.

Does a traditional 401(k) cut FICA?

No. It reduces income-tax wages. HSA and Section 125 premiums reduce both income tax and FICA in this model.

Does this send my salary to a server?

No. The rate tables download once. The math runs in your browser. A shared link stores the inputs in the address bar, which you control.

Is this my exact paycheck?

No. It is an annualized educational estimate for 2026. Actual paychecks depend on your W-4, benefits, employer payroll system, and local rules.

Which tax year is this?

2026. Federal income tax uses an annualized bracket withholding estimate from Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — not Publication 15-T wage-bracket tables. The Social Security wage base is $184,500.

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