Type a salary once and see the whole paycheck: federal tax, state tax, FICA, plus monthly, biweekly and true hourly pay. Built for US W-2 workers. Everything runs in your browser.
Estimates for planning only — not tax advice. Local taxes and credits excluded and labelled.
Annual → monthly / biweekly / hourly. Slider + pre-tax input included.
| Salary | Texas | California |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $42,213 | $40,957 |
| $75,000 | $61,148 | $58,117 |
| $100,000 | $78,736 | $73,392 |
| $150,000 | $113,278 | $103,284 |
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Gross pay, state, filing status and pre-tax savings. Nothing is uploaded.
Federal, state and FICA split into bars plus a donut with your keep-rate.
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Pick a state for 2025 tables, monthly/biweekly pay and method notes. More states added with identical calculations.
Gross − federal (2025 brackets after std ded) − state − FICA. E.g. $75k single in Texas → ~$8,114 federal + ~$5,738 FICA = ~$61,148. California adds ~$3,031 → ~$58,117.
Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wyoming.
Yes — 6.2% only to $176,100 in 2025. After that you keep more of each extra dollar. Medicare has no cap.
Yes. Dollars entered as pre-tax lower federal + state taxable income in this tool. FICA stays on gross and is labelled.
No — planning estimates only. City tax (e.g. NYC), credits and itemized deductions vary. Talk to a CPA for filing.
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