Salary & Tax Calculators for the US

Calculate your 2026 US paycheck after taxes from an hourly wage or an annual salary. Enter your hourly rate and hours per week, or a salary, and see your exact take-home per weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, or monthly paycheck, with optional real state tax for all 50 states plus DC.

Example$30/hr, 40 hrs/week → ~$2,012 net per biweekly paycheck (no state selected)

Calculate your 2026 US take-home pay after federal income tax and FICA (Social Security + Medicare), then optionally add real 2026 state tax for all 50 states plus DC, including California, New York, Texas, Florida, and Washington.

Example$120K gross → ~$93K take-home (federal + FICA, no state selected)

See the flat 22% (37% above $1M) IRS supplemental wage withholding that hits your US bonus paycheck, plus FICA and optional state tax, and your true marginal federal tax on the bonus at filing time.

Example$120K salary + $20K bonus → $14,070 net at withholding (22% federal + FICA, no state)

Work out real take-home from a US hourly or day contract rate under two structures: W-2 agency (taxed like an employee) or 1099 sole proprietor (self-employment tax, deductible expenses). Covers federal income tax, FICA, and an optional state tax picker.

Example$85/hr, W-2 agency, 1,920 hrs → $123K take-home (75% retention, no state tax)

Calculate your 401(k) contribution, employer match, and this year's federal tax savings, then project your balance at retirement using your salary, contribution rate, and employer match formula.

Example$80K salary, 6% contribution, 50% match up to 6% → $7,200/yr total, $680K projected in 30 yrs

Calculate the true annual cost of hiring in the US. Covers the employer FICA match (Social Security + Medicare), FUTA, and a configurable SUTA estimate, since state unemployment tax varies enormously by state.

Example$100K salary → ~$108K true cost of employment (1.08×)

Check an H-1B offer against the prevailing wage for its occupation, wage area and LCA level, then see what DOL's March 2026 proposed rule would require if finalised. Built-in wages for San Jose, Seattle and New York, plus manual entry for any SOC code and metro.

ExampleA $150K San Jose offer clears Level I now, but would fall $37,741 short

Compare AI/ML Engineer net pay, contractor economics, and cost-of-living trade-offs across the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the US. Each market's own take-home tax engine, ranked side by side.

ExampleSenior AI/ML Engineer, 11 markets ranked by net pay

Compare your offered base salary against real market benchmarks (p25 to p75) for your role and country, and see your actual estimated take-home pay. Covers 26 markets across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East.

Example£85K Software Engineer offer UK → In Market, 8% above median

Compare your current base salary with the median for your role, seniority and city. See your estimated percentile, how far you are from the median, and which seniority level your pay actually matches.

ExampleSenior Software Engineer, UK, 10% under median → in line, ~38th percentile

Is your pay rise actually keeping pace with inflation? See your real purchasing power change after tax, and calculate the minimum gross raise you need to maintain your standard of living.

Example5% raise + 4% inflation → ahead by €1,200/yr

Find out whether a higher hybrid salary is actually worth the commute. Compares true net income after tax, travel, meals, wardrobe, and the opportunity cost of commuting time. Ireland and UK 2026 rates.

Example€65k hybrid vs €58k remote: who wins?

Convert an hourly wage to an annual salary, or an annual salary back to an hourly rate. Adjust hours per week and weeks worked per year to see hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and annual gross equivalents side by side.

Example$25/hr × 40hrs × 52wks → $52,000/yr gross