Which tax year do the figures use?

The 2026 federal brackets, standard deduction and Social Security wage base, and 2026 state rates. Treat results for other years as approximate.

Is the state tax exact?

No, it is an estimate. Most states have their own brackets, deductions and credits, which we do not model state by state. Instead we apply one typical effective rate per state, shown under your result. Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming show $0.

What do hours per week and weeks per year change?

They convert between pay periods. 40 hours and 52 weeks is standard full time. Lower the weeks to allow for unpaid leave, or the hours for part-time work. Daily pay assumes a five-day week.

Does it include 401(k), health insurance or bonuses?

No. It estimates tax on the pay you enter. Pre-tax deductions such as a 401(k) or health premiums would lower your taxable pay and change the result, and local taxes and credits are not included either. It is a planning estimate, not tax advice.

Is what I type saved or sent anywhere?

No. Every calculation runs in your browser and nothing you type is uploaded or stored. You do not need an account to use it.

Salary Calculator

Convert any pay rate between hourly, weekly, monthly and yearly — and see your estimated take-home pay after taxes.

Your pay

Pay rate

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Filing statusState

Gross annual$75,000

Equivalent pay

Before tax — the same in every state.

Hourly$36.06

Daily$288

Weekly$1,442

Bi-weekly$2,885

Semi-monthly$3,125

Monthly$6,250

Yearly$75,000

Quick reference

$15.00/hr$31,200/yr

$20.00/hr$41,600/yr

$25.00/hr$52,000/yr

$30.00/hr$62,400/yr

$40.00/hr$83,200/yr

$50.00/hr$104,000/yr

$65.00/hr$135,200/yr

$80.00/hr$166,400/yr

$100.00/hr$208,000/yr

Estimated take-home

77%take-home

Take-home$58,059

Federal tax−$7,670

FICA−$5,738

State tax−$3,534

Monthly take-home$4,838

Estimate only — not tax advice. State tax uses a typical effective rate (6.00% for California); it excludes 401(k), health premiums, credits and local taxes.

How it works

How the numbers are worked out

Your pay becomes a yearly figure
Enter a rate and its period. Hourly pay is multiplied by your hours per week and weeks per year; daily pay assumes a five-day week; bi-weekly is half your weeks, semi-monthly is 24 pay days and monthly is 12.
It is converted to every other period
That yearly figure is split back into hourly, daily, weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly and monthly pay. These are before tax, so they are the same in every state.
Federal tax and FICA come off
Federal income tax uses the 2026 IRS brackets after the standard deduction ($16,100 single, $32,200 married filing jointly). FICA is 6.2% Social Security up to $184,500 of pay, 1.45% Medicare, and 0.9% more on pay above $200,000 single or $250,000 married.
An estimated state tax comes off
Each state has one typical effective rate, applied to your pay minus the standard deduction. States with no income tax on wages show $0. What is left is your estimated take-home, yearly and monthly.

Know the limits

An estimate for planning, not a pay slip

Use it to compare offers and rates. Your real pay check will differ, because it depends on things this calculator does not ask about.

Included

Federal income tax (2026 brackets, standard deduction)
Social Security and Medicare, including the additional Medicare tax
A typical state income-tax rate for all 50 states and D.C.
Single or married filing jointly

Not included

401(k), HSA and other pre-tax deductions
Health insurance premiums
Tax credits and itemised deductions
City, county and other local taxes
State disability and other payroll programs
Head of household or married filing separately
Two earners: a married couple’s pay is taxed as one salary

Every pay period from one number

Type a rate once and see it as hourly, daily, weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly and yearly pay. Handy when one offer quotes an hourly rate and another a salary.

Seven pay periods side by side
The period you typed is highlighted
Updates as you type

Sample: $42 per hour at 40 hours a week and 52 weeks a year, single, Colorado. Equivalent pay shows $336 daily, $1,680 weekly, $7,280 monthly and $87,360 a year.

See roughly what reaches your account

Pick your filing status and state to split gross pay into take-home, federal tax, FICA and state tax, with a monthly take-home figure underneath.

Chart of where each dollar goes
Monthly take-home for budgeting
The state rate used is shown under the result

Sample: $118,000 a year, married filing jointly, North Carolina. Estimated take-home $95,750 (81%), federal tax $9,800, FICA $9,027, state tax $3,423, monthly take-home $7,979.

A rate table for your schedule

The quick reference turns common hourly rates, from $15 to $100, into yearly pay at your hours and weeks. Lower the weeks to allow for unpaid time off, or the hours for part-time work.

Follows your hours per week
Follows your weeks per year

Sample: the quick reference at 32 hours a week and 48 weeks a year, from $15 an hour at $23,040 a year to $100 an hour at $153,600 a year.

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