See your California take-home pay after federal tax, California state tax, Social Security, and Medicare — updated for 2026.
Calculate your take-home pay after all deductions
Enter your annual salary or hourly wage, select your pay frequency and tax filing status, then choose your state. The calculator applies the 2026 federal income tax brackets, FICA taxes (Social Security and Medicare), your state's 2026 income tax brackets, standard deduction and personal exemption, and — for states that have them — mandatory state disability insurance (SDI) or paid family and medical leave (PFML) deductions as separate line items.
| Tax Rate | Taxable Income Range |
|---|---|
| 10% | $0 – $12,400 |
| 12% | $12,401 – $50,400 |
| 22% | $50,401 – $105,700 |
| 24% | $105,701 – $201,775 |
| 32% | $201,776 – $256,225 |
| 35% | $256,226 – $640,600 |
| 37% | Over $640,600 |
Social Security is withheld at 6.2% on wages up to $184,500 (2026 wage base, up from $176,100 in 2025). Medicare is withheld at 1.45% on all wages, plus an additional 0.9% on wages over $200,000.
The standard deduction for 2026 is $16,100 for single filers, $32,200 for married filing jointly, and $24,150 for head of household. This calculator applies the standard deduction before computing federal income tax.
Fourteen states take an employee payroll contribution for disability insurance, paid family leave or a similar program, separate from state income tax. The calculator shows these as their own line item. The 2026 employee rates are: California SDI 1.3% (no wage cap); Colorado FAMLI 0.44%; Connecticut Paid Leave 0.5%; Delaware Paid Leave up to 0.4%; Hawaii TDI 0.5% (capped at about $390 a year); Maine Paid Leave 0.5%; Massachusetts PFML about 0.46%; Minnesota Paid Leave 0.44%; New Jersey TDI 0.19%, FLI 0.23% and unemployment 0.425%; New York PFL 0.432% plus disability insurance of up to $31.20 a year; Oregon Paid Leave 0.6% plus a 0.1% transit tax; Pennsylvania unemployment 0.07%; Rhode Island TDI 1.1% of the first $100,000; and Washington PFML about 0.81% plus WA Cares 0.58%.
Convert between hourly wages and annual/monthly salary
To convert an hourly wage to an annual salary, multiply by the number of hours you work per week, then by 52 weeks. A full-time worker at 40 hours/week multiplies their hourly rate by 2,080 to get their annual gross pay. To go the other way, divide annual salary by 2,080.
Keep in mind that salaried employees are typically "exempt" and don't receive overtime, while hourly workers are often entitled to 1.5× their regular rate for hours over 40 per week.
Find the gross pay needed to hit a specific take-home amount
A gross-up calculation works backwards from a target take-home amount to find the gross pay that produces it. This is useful for negotiating a specific net salary, setting up a one-time bonus that must net a round number after taxes, or reimbursing an employee for an expense without them losing value to withholding.
Because federal income tax is progressive (the rate itself increases as income rises) there's no simple multiplication that works — this calculator numerically solves for the gross amount using the same 2026 federal brackets, FICA, state income tax, state SDI/PFML, 401(k), and health insurance settings as the main paycheck calculator, then verifies the result by running it back through the full withholding calculation.
Calculate your total pay with regular and overtime hours
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), non-exempt employees must receive overtime pay of at least 1.5× their regular rate for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Some states (California, Alaska, Nevada) also require daily overtime for hours over 8 in a single day.
Salaried employees earning over the FLSA threshold ($684/week as of 2024 rules) are generally exempt from overtime requirements.
See how a raise impacts your paycheck and annual income
California has the most graduated income tax in the country: nine brackets from 1% to 12.3%, plus a 1% mental health services tax on taxable income over $1 million, for a top rate of 13.3%. Most wage earners land far below the top. A single filer earning $60,000 pays under 3% of gross pay in state income tax.
| Rate | Single filers | Married filing jointly |
|---|---|---|
| 1% | $0 – $11,079 | $0 – $22,158 |
| 2% | $11,079 – $26,264 | $22,158 – $52,528 |
| 4% | $26,264 – $41,452 | $52,528 – $82,904 |
| 6% | $41,452 – $57,542 | $82,904 – $115,084 |
| 8% | $57,542 – $72,724 | $115,084 – $145,448 |
| 9.3% | $72,724 – $371,479 | $145,448 – $742,958 |
| 10.3% | $371,479 – $445,771 | $742,958 – $891,542 |
| 11.3% | $445,771 – $742,953 | $891,542 – $1,000,000 |
| 12.3% | $742,953 – $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 – $1,485,906 |
| 13.3% | Over $1,000,000 | Over $1,485,906 |
The rates apply to taxable income, which is your wages after pre-tax deductions, the standard deduction and exemptions. The 2026 standard deduction is $5,540 for single filers and $11,080 for married couples filing jointly. A personal exemption credit of $153 ($306 for a couple) then comes straight off the tax.
Each row is a single filer paid every two weeks who takes the standard deduction and has no 401(k) or health insurance deductions. The figures come from the same 2026 tables the calculator above uses.
| Salary | Federal income tax | Social Security & Medicare | California income tax | CA SDI (1.3%) | Take-home per year | Per paycheck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $2,620 | $3,060 | $589 | $520 | $33,211 | $1,277 |
| $60,000 | $5,020 | $4,590 | $1,649 | $780 | $47,961 | $1,845 |
| $80,000 | $8,770 | $6,120 | $3,210 | $1,040 | $60,860 | $2,341 |
| $100,000 | $13,170 | $7,650 | $5,070 | $1,300 | $72,810 | $2,800 |
| $150,000 | $24,734 | $11,475 | $9,720 | $1,950 | $102,121 | $3,928 |
On a $60,000 salary, California ranks 37th of the 50 states for take-home pay, where 1st keeps the most. The same salary leaves $50,390 in Nevada and $45,989 in Oregon. At $25 an hour for a 40-hour week ($52,000 a year), take-home pay in California is about $1,620 per biweekly paycheck. A married couple filing jointly on one $100,000 salary keeps about $81,311 a year.
California cities and counties do not tax employee wages. San Francisco and a few other cities have payroll taxes, but employers pay those.
California State Disability Insurance (SDI) is withheld at 1.3% of all wages in 2026. Since 2024 there has been no wage cap, so the deduction keeps growing with income. SDI funds short-term disability and Paid Family Leave benefits.
The calculator applies the brackets to wages after California's standard deduction, then subtracts the personal exemption credit. Bracket thresholds and deduction amounts are the latest ones published and are indexed for inflation each year. Head of household filers are estimated with the single brackets, which slightly overstates their tax. Head of household filers are estimated with the single-filer brackets. Employers withhold using the state's withholding tables, so the amount on a given pay stub can differ a little from the annual tax shown here.
Yes. California has a graduated income tax with 10 brackets and rates from 1% to 13.3% in 2026.
A single filer earning $60,000 in California takes home about $47,961 a year, or $1,845 per biweekly paycheck. That is after $5,020 in federal income tax, $4,590 in Social Security and Medicare, $1,649 in California income tax and $780 for CA SDI, and assumes the standard deduction with no 401(k) or health insurance deductions.
$25 an hour for 40 hours a week is $52,000 a year. A single filer in California takes home about $42,117 of that, or $1,620 every two weeks.
State Disability Insurance is a mandatory payroll deduction that funds short-term disability and Paid Family Leave benefits. In 2026 it is 1.3% of all wages, with no wage cap.
Sources: California Franchise Tax Board; Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026. Figures reviewed October 2026. These are estimates, and your actual withholding may differ.