The Pay Desk
See what a paycheck pays the employee and costs the employer
Reviewed Sep 29, 2026 Sources: State minimum wage rules, Internal Revenue Service withholding tables and Texas Comptroller, Internal Revenue Service withholding tables and California EDD, Internal Revenue Service withholding tables and Florida Constitution How we verify
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Paycheck calculators for each state that show take-home pay and the full employer cost, from the official IRS and state withholding rules, plus an hourly to salary converter.
Tools
- Hourly to salary calculatorYearly, monthly and weekly pay from an hourly rateState minimum wage rules
- Texas paycheck calculatorTake-home pay and employer cost, no state income taxInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Texas Comptroller
- California paycheck calculatorState withholding and SDI, plus the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and California EDD
- Florida paycheck calculatorFederal withholding, FICA and the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Florida Constitution
- Wisconsin paycheck calculatorGraduated rates from 3.54% to 7.65%, plus the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Wisconsin DOR
- Ohio paycheck calculatorGraduated rates from 1.6% to 3.4%, plus the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Ohio Department of Taxation
- Illinois paycheck calculatorFlat 4.95% state income tax, plus the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Illinois DOR
- Washington paycheck calculatorNo state income tax; state payroll premiums and the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Washington DOR
- Georgia paycheck calculatorFlat 4.99% state income tax, plus the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Georgia DOR
- Michigan paycheck calculatorFlat 4.25% state income tax, plus the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Michigan Treasury
- Tennessee paycheck calculatorNo state income tax on wages; federal withholding, FICA and the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Tennessee DOR
- Alabama paycheck calculatorGraduated rates from 2% to 5%, plus the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Alabama DOR
- Colorado paycheck calculatorFlat 4.4% state income tax, plus the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Colorado DOR
- Missouri paycheck calculatorGraduated rates from 2% to 4.7%, plus the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Missouri DOR
- Arizona paycheck calculatorWithholding rate the employee elects, 0.5% to 3.5%, plus the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Arizona DOR
- Oklahoma paycheck calculatorGraduated rates from 2.5% to 4.5%, plus the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Oklahoma Tax Commission
- Indiana paycheck calculatorFlat 2.95% state tax plus county tax, and the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Indiana DOR
- Maryland paycheck calculatorGraduated rates from 4.75% to 6.5% plus county tax, and the employer costInternal Revenue Service withholding tables and Maryland Comptroller
The headline figure
$184,500of pay per worker is the most taxed for Social Security this year, for the employee and the employer alike.Social Security Administration and IRS, tax year 2026Popular guides
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