Paycheck Calculator by State

The same salary can mean a different paycheck depending on where you live. This paycheck calculator by state works it out for all 50 states and Washington, DC: pick your state below and see your take-home pay with the state tax taken out. Federal tax, Social Security and Medicare are the same in every state, but state tax is not — and in some states there is no state income tax at all.

That is what this page is for. Six states — Texas, California, Florida, New York, Georgia and North Carolina — have their own calculator page, with that state’s numbers worked out for you. Pick your state from the list below, or tap it in the menu, and you go to its own page. For any other state, the main calculator opens with that state already picked. Either way, you put in your pay the same way as always, and it works out your take-home pay with that state’s tax taken out.

Pick your state

State Pick the state where you work — it sets your state tax.

For Texas, California, Florida, New York, Georgia or North Carolina you will go to that state’s own calculator page; for any other state you will go to the main calculator with that state already picked.

Most checked states

These are the states people look up most often. Tap one and the calculator opens with that state picked.

Texas Paycheck Calculator

No state income tax, so the same salary usually goes further here. $60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks, comes to $1,740.12 a paycheck.

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California Paycheck Calculator

California has its own tax brackets, worked out here with simplified 2026 brackets. That same $60,000 comes to $1,657.66 a paycheck.

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Florida Paycheck Calculator

No state income tax, like Texas. That same $60,000 comes to $1,740.12 a paycheck.

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New York Paycheck Calculator

State tax applies here, and New York City adds its own local tax on top — this calculator covers the state part only. That same $60,000 comes to $1,660.20 a paycheck.

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Georgia Paycheck Calculator

Georgia charges a flat 5.19% in this calculator, as a simplified estimate. That same $60,000 comes to $1,664.71 a paycheck.

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North Carolina Paycheck Calculator

North Carolina charges a flat 4.25% here, as a simplified estimate. That same $60,000 comes to $1,678.36 a paycheck.

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Same salary, different state

Here is the same $60,000 salary — single, paid every two weeks, 5% to a 401(k), $120 a paycheck for health cover — in the six states with their own calculator page. Federal tax, Social Security and Medicare are the same in all six. Only the state tax changes, and that is the whole difference in take-home pay.

State	State tax per paycheck	Take-home per paycheck	Take-home per year
Texas	$0.00	$1,740.12	$45,243.12
California	$52.46 + $30.00 SDI	$1,657.66	$43,099.16
Florida	$0.00	$1,740.12	$45,243.12
New York	$79.92	$1,660.20	$43,165.20
Georgia	$75.41	$1,664.71	$43,282.46
North Carolina	$61.76	$1,678.36	$43,637.36

Which state has the highest take home pay? On $60,000 a year, Texas and Florida tie — both take $0 in state tax, so both come to $1,740.12 a paycheck. California takes $52.46 in state tax plus $30.00 in disability insurance (SDI), North Carolina $61.76, Georgia $75.41 and New York $79.92 — the highest of the six, which is why New York has the lowest take-home here at $1,660.20. California works its state tax out with its own brackets, so we use the 2026 FTB brackets for it. New York, Georgia and North Carolina are worked out with one simplified flat rate each (New York 5.5%, Georgia 5.19%, North Carolina 4.25%), and those are estimates. New York City local tax is not included in the New York number.

Want every state, not just these six? See Take-Home Pay on $60,000 in Every State in 2026. For the full picture, the guide compares take home pay by state for all 50 states and DC on the same $60,000 salary.

All states

Every state, plus Washington, DC. Tap your state and the calculator opens with it picked.

Why your state changes your paycheck

Nine states have no state income tax at all: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. In the rest, the rate and the way it is worked out change from state to state. California, for example, has its own set of brackets, so we use simplified 2026 California brackets for it. Every other state is worked out with one simplified flat rate, and the page says so next to the number.

That is why two people on the same salary can take home different amounts — and why a state paycheck calculator is worth using before you take a job in a new state. Take $60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks, with 5% going to a 401(k) and $120 a paycheck for health cover. In Texas it comes to $1,740.12 a paycheck, because Texas has no state income tax. In California the same pay comes to $1,657.66, after $52.46 of estimated state tax and $30.00 of disability insurance. The federal tax, Social Security and Medicare are the same in both cases — the $82.46 is the whole difference.

None of this is exact. Your employer works from IRS Publication 15-T and your W-4, and your real paycheck can be a little different. But it is close enough to tell you where you stand before payday — and to see what moving to another state would do to your pay.

Sources and 2026 figures. IRS Publication 15-T; IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32. Standard deduction 2026: $16,100 single / $32,200 married filing jointly. Social Security wage base 2026: $184,500. Social Security 6.2%, Medicare 1.45% (+0.9% over $200,000). Results are estimates, not tax advice.

Estimate, not tax advice. This calculator uses simplified 2026 tables for illustration. Verify your withholding with IRS Publication 15-T and a tax professional.