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US Paycheck Calculator

Estimate US take-home pay after federal payroll withholding and supported location deductions.
Mode
Simple-mode assumptions: 2026 · San Francisco, California · Single · Standard W-4 · No dependents · No pre-tax deductions

Estimated take-home pay

Yearly pay

Gross
$50,000.00
Take-home
$40,393.22

Biweekly pay

Gross
$1,923.08
Take-home
$1,553.59
Gross yearly pay $50,000.00
Pre-tax deductions −$0.00
Federal withholding −$3,820.00
Social Security −$3,100.00
Medicare −$725.00
California income-tax withholding −$1,311.78
California SDI −$650.00

San Francisco, California · Tax year 2026. Estimate only; actual payroll and final tax liability can differ.

Description

Estimate US take-home pay after federal payroll withholding and supported location deductions.

US Paycheck Calculator is a focused tool for the following task. Estimate US take-home pay after federal payroll withholding and supported location deductions. It reports Take-home pay estimate from the values you provide rather than inventing measurements, coefficients, or professional judgment that are not part of the input.

When to use US Paycheck

Use this payroll estimate for the named jurisdiction and tax period after confirming pay frequency, filing status, taxable income, and deductions.

Gross pay
Required number.
Pay period
Optional string.
Location
Optional string.
Filing status
Optional string.
Annual W-4 credits
Optional number.
Annual pre-tax deductions
Optional number.

The cited overview of Payroll supplies background for the terminology and domain context used by this tool.1

How US Paycheck works

Estimate US take-home pay after federal payroll withholding and supported location deductions. Inputs are interpreted exactly in the displayed units and the calculation returns the following fields without presentation rounding.

Take-home pay estimate
Returned object.

Limitations and assumptions

  • Tax law, thresholds, local levies, benefits, credits, pension treatment, and individual circumstances change over time and can make an estimate differ from a payslip or return.
  • Gross pay must be at least 0.
  • Annual W-4 credits must be at least 0.
  • Annual pre-tax deductions must be at least 0.
  • Use finite inputs in the displayed units, preserve source measurements and assumptions, and independently verify consequential decisions.

Alternative or Complementary approaches

Confirm current official tax guidance and use employer payroll software or a qualified adviser for filing, withholding, or employment decisions.

References

  1. Payroll — Wikipedia contributors

  2. IRS Publication 15-T (2026)

  3. IRS Social Security and Medicare withholding rates

  4. California 2026 withholding schedules

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