Paycheck Calculator
Calculate your net pay after taxes and deductions based on hourly or salary wage, hours worked, and tax rates.
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How to use this tool?
This calculator estimates your net pay per pay period after taxes and deductions.
- Select Pay Type: Choose Hourly or Salary. Fields adjust automatically.
- Enter Earnings:
- If Hourly: Provide your Hourly Rate (e.g., 25.00) and Hours Worked per Pay Period (e.g., 80).
- If Salary: Enter your Annual Salary (e.g., 60000).
- Set Pay Frequency: Choose how often you get paid (e.g., Bi-Weekly). This affects salary calculations.
- Enter Deductions: Provide Federal Tax, State Tax, and FICA rates as percentages (e.g., 12 for 12%). Add any fixed Other Deductions in dollars (e.g., 50).
- Calculate: Click Calculate Net Pay. Results show Gross Pay, Total Deductions, and Net Pay.
All monetary inputs use US dollars ($). Tax rates must be between 0 and 100. Hours and rates must be positive numbers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A paycheck calculator estimates your net pay after subtracting taxes and deductions from your gross pay.
Net pay = Gross pay - (Federal tax + State tax + FICA + other deductions). Enter your wage, hours, and tax rates to get an estimate.
FICA is the Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax, which funds Social Security and Medicare. It is typically 7.65% of gross income.
