Free payroll calculator

The world's most accurate payroll tax engine. Built in-house, not licensed.

The same engine EveryCent uses to run real payroll — 2026 brackets, all 50 states, ZIP-level locals. Free to verify right here.

Net pay per paycheck
$0
Effective rate
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Marginal rate
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Employer cost
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Where your money goes

How every dollar of your gross pay splits across taxes and take-home.

Employee tax breakdown

Gross pay $0
Pre-tax deductions $0
Federal income tax 0% eff $0
State income tax 0% $0
Social Security 6.2% $0
Medicare 1.45% $0
Net take-home $0

Employer cost

What the business pays on top of gross salary.

Gross salary $0
Employer Social Security 6.2% $0
Employer Medicare 1.45% $0
FUTA 0.6% after credit $0
Total employer cost $0

Federal tax brackets (2026)

Your salary tops out in the highlighted bracket. Rows below it are where the rest of your income sits.

Bracket Rate This salary taxed

Compare states for the same salary

Net pay in every state for an identical salary. Click any state to switch the calculator. Assumes no local taxes.

Inside the engine

Every layer. Every lookup. Every credit. No black boxes.

How the calculator actually works. Every tax layer EveryCent handles — visible and auditable.

Federal 7 brackets

Real 2026 IRS tax brackets

Graduated 10% → 37%. Standard or itemized. Filing status.

State 50 + DC

Graduated where applicable

Flat states (9) + graduated. No-tax states handled.

Reciprocity 14 pairs

Work-state vs residence

PA ↔ NJ, OH ↔ IN, and 12 others. Auto-applied.

ZIP locals 3,200+

Municipal + PSD + school

OH cities, PA school districts, county taxes. ZIP-resolved.

FICA Wage base

SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%

$168,600 SS cap. Additional Medicare 0.9% over $200k.

SUI / SDI State-specific

Unemployment + disability

Employer rate or statutory. CA/NJ/NY/HI/RI paid leave.

FUTA Credit reduction

Employer federal UI

0.6% after credit. Credit reduction states tracked.

Deductions Pre + post

401(k), HSA, FSA, HSA+

Pre-tax reduces fed/state. Post-tax after all calcs.

YTD tracking Wage caps

Rolls per employee

SS cap, FUTA cap. Mid-year joins handled.

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Every 50-state calc. Every bracket. Every ZIP lookup. Included in every plan — no add-on, no upsell.