Paycheck Take-Home Calculator
What actually lands in your account after tax, payroll deductions and benefits.
How this number is built
Doing it by hand
Step 1
Start with gross annual salary before any deduction.
Step 2
Subtract pre-tax items: retirement, health premiums, HSA and FSA contributions.
Step 3
Apply Social Security up to the wage base and Medicare on everything.
Step 4
Apply the federal bracket schedule to income after the standard deduction.
Step 5
Add your state rate, then divide by pay frequency to get the figure on the payslip.
What people ask next
Why is my first paycheck of the year smaller?
Social Security tax applies until you reach the annual wage base, so high earners see take-home rise later in the year once it stops.
Does a raise ever reduce take-home?
Marginal brackets only tax the extra dollars at the higher rate, so a raise never reduces net pay. Losing an income-tested benefit is a different matter.
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