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Take-home pay calculator

Enter your pay, how often you are paid and your deductions. You get each paycheck after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, and a state income tax rate you enter. Federal figures for tax year 2026 from IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32, checked 2026-10-31.

Health insurance premiums, HSA, FSA (exempt from FICA as well).

Your state’s effective rate; 0 in states with no income tax. State rules vary, so this is an estimate.

Your answer

Take-home pay per paycheck$2,045.86
Take-home pay per year$53,192.38
Gross pay per paycheck$2,884.62
Federal income tax$230.52
Social Security6.2% up to $184,500.00 a year$171.41
Medicare$40.09
State and local tax$103.66
401(k)$173.08
Other pre-tax deductions$120.00
  • Employers withhold using IRS Publication 15-T and your W-4, so actual withholding can differ from the tax you finally owe, shown here.

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How we worked it out

Updated as you change the numbers.

  1. Yearly gross = $75,000.00. Federal tax on that, after pre-tax deductions and the standard deduction = $5,993.60.
  2. Social Security = 6.2% of wages up to $184,500.00; Medicare = 1.45% plus 0.9% above $200,000.00.
  3. Each amount is divided by 26 paychecks.

Method and assumptions

Federal income tax is the 2026 tax on your yearly pay after pre-tax deductions and the standard deduction, spread evenly over your paychecks. Social Security is 6.2% of wages up to $184,500.00; Medicare is 1.45%, plus the 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax above the threshold. 401(k) deferrals reduce income tax but not FICA; health premiums under a cafeteria plan reduce both. State taxes are estimated from the rate you enter.

Questions

What is the take-home pay on $75,000 a year, paid every two weeks?

With 6% to a 401(k), $120 of health premiums per check and a 4% state rate, about $2,046 per paycheck for a single filer.

Sources

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