Money guide

How much of your paycheck will you actually take home?

Estimate take-home pay after federal, state and payroll deductions.

When this calculator is useful

Estimate take-home pay after federal withholding, payroll taxes, state withholding and entered payroll adjustments.

What to enter

Enter annual gross salary, pay frequency, federal filing status, state and relevant W-4 items including multiple jobs, credits, other income, deductions, extra withholding and any valid exempt election.

How to read the result

Review estimated take-home pay, gross pay, federal withholding, Social Security, Medicare, state withholding, deductions and the monthly and annual take-home estimates.

Questions worth testing

Compare filing assumptions, pay frequencies, extra withholding, W-4 credits or deductions while keeping gross salary unchanged.