2026 tax year · rules checked
From paycheck to front door.
28 calculators that follow one chain of decisions: what you really take home, what home you can afford, and what it will cost each month. Federal, state and local rules for all 50 states and DC, each one sourced from the IRS or the state's own tax agency. Your numbers never leave your browser.
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The money chain
Example · $75,000 in California$2,207.54take-home every two weeks
- Take-home $2,207.54 77%
- Federal tax $295.00 10%
- Social Security and Medicare $220.68 8%
- California tax and SDI $161.40 6%
- $16,100Standard deduction, single filer, 2026
- $184,500Social Security wage base
- $24,500401(k) employee contribution limit
- 7.4% 30-year fixed, Freddie Mac average ()
17 calculators
Pay and tax
Take-home pay, withholding, overtime, tips, bonuses and the W-4.
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Paycheck calculator
Take-home pay per paycheck with federal, state and local tax, FICA and state levies, for a salary or an hourly wage.
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Hourly paycheck
Weekly or biweekly pay from an hourly rate, with overtime, double time and tips.
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Take-home pay
A year of take-home pay from a salary, as a monthly and yearly figure.
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Salary to hourly
Converts between hourly, weekly, monthly and yearly pay, before and after tax.
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Salary needed
Works backward from the take-home pay you want to the salary that delivers it.
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Tax refund estimator
Projects next spring's refund or balance due from this year's withholding.
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No tax on overtime
The new federal deduction on the overtime premium, after the cap and the phase-out.
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No tax on tips
The new federal deduction on qualified tips, after the cap and the phase-out.
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Bonus tax
What a bonus leaves after withholding, under the flat-rate and aggregate methods.
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Overtime pay
Overtime pay for a week, including state daily overtime and double time.
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Raise
How much of a raise reaches each paycheck after every tax.
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401(k) paycheck impact
What a 401(k) contribution costs per paycheck once the tax saving is counted.
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Self-employment tax
Self-employment tax, income tax and quarterly payments on freelance profit.
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W-4 helper
The Form W-4 entries that bring your refund close to zero.
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Job offer comparison
Two job offers side by side after tax and local living costs.
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Tax brackets
Your income split across the federal brackets, with marginal and effective rates.
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Pay period converter
A salary per paycheck for weekly, biweekly, semimonthly and monthly schedules.
6 calculators
Home buying
What you can afford, the full monthly payment, PMI and refinancing.
Where a 30-year mortgage payment goes
A $320,000 loan ($400,000 home, $80,000 down) at 7.4%: in year one, $23,579 of the $26,587 paid is interest. Principal overtakes interest with payment 249, in year 21. Total interest over the loan: $477,617.
- Interest
- Principal
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Mortgage calculator
The full monthly payment with property tax by county, insurance, PMI and HOA dues.
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Home affordability
Cautious, target and stretch home prices from your income and debts.
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Amortization schedule
Every payment of a loan split into principal and interest, with a downloadable schedule.
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Extra mortgage payments
Interest saved and years cut by paying extra principal.
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Refinance break-even
The new payment, the true break-even month and the total cost of refinancing.
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Rent vs buy
Renting against buying, year by year, over the time you expect to stay.
5 calculators
Everyday money
Budget, debt payoff, savings growth, car loans and retirement.
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Budget (50/30/20)
A monthly budget from take-home pay, using the needs, wants and savings split.
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Debt payoff
Snowball against avalanche: payoff dates and interest for each debt.
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Compound interest
What savings grow to with regular contributions and compounding.
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Auto loan
Car payment, total interest and state sales tax, with trade-in rules.
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401(k) and IRA growth
401(k) and IRA growth with an employer match and the yearly limits.
State by state
A paycheck calculator for every state
Each state's own withholding method, payroll levies, local taxes and reciprocity rules.
- $55,731 to $57,749
- $57,752 to $58,405
- $58,466 to $58,992
- $59,044 to $60,092
- $60,552 to $61,592
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Guides
Understand the numbers
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How to fill out a W-4
What each step of Form W-4 does to your paycheck, with 2026 examples for two-earner couples, parents claiming $2,200 a child and side income.
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No tax on overtime, explained
The overtime deduction covers only the half-time premium, up to $12,500 ($25,000 joint). Worked examples, the phase-out, state daily overtime and the W-4.
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States with no income tax, and what they charge instead
The 9 states that do not tax wages, take-home pay on $75,000 in each, and the payroll levies, sales taxes and property taxes that make up the difference.
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How much house can I afford?
How lenders' 28% and 36% ratios turn a salary into a home price, what debts, rates and property tax do to it, and a cautious limit based on take-home pay.
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How to read a pay stub
A real $72,000 California paycheck taken apart: gross pay, 401(k), section 125, federal and state tax, FICA, SDI, year-to-date columns and why they differ.
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Marginal vs effective tax rate
Your tax bracket is not your tax rate. A $85,000 salary is in the 22% bracket but pays 11.61% of income in federal tax. How both rates work.
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401(k) and HSA limits for 2026
The 2026 401(k) limit is $24,500, HSA $4,400 self-only and $8,750 family. Catch-ups, per-paycheck amounts and what maxing out costs.
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Local income taxes on wages
Which cities, counties and school districts tax wages in 2026, how resident and commuter rates differ, and what each takes from a $75,000 salary.
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