Paycheck & Take-Home Pay
Severance Pay: What to Expect, How It Is Taxed, and What You Keep
Severance commonly runs one to two weeks of pay per year of service, and withholding shrinks the check. The formula, the tax math, and what you keep.
Paycheck & Take-Home Pay
Paycheck & Take-Home Pay
Is Overtime Tax Free Now? How the OBBBA Overtime and Tips Deductions Work
OBBBA created federal deductions for overtime and tips through 2028. See the caps, who qualifies, why your paycheck did not change, and what FICA still takes.
Paycheck & Take-Home Pay
2026 Social Security Wage Base: The $184,500 Line That Changes Your Paycheck
The 2026 Social Security wage base is $184,500. What FICA takes at every income, why paychecks jump past the cap, and the two-job refund rule.
Paycheck & Take-Home Pay
Where Your Paycheck Actually Goes: Take-Home Pay Explained for 2026
Why your take-home pay is so much less than your salary, what each deduction is, and how federal tax, FICA, and state tax split up a 2026 paycheck.
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Paycheck Calculator Estimate your take-home pay by state after federal income tax, FICA, and state tax. 10 calculators
California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Washington Salary Convert an annual salary to take-home pay for 2026: federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, a flat state rate, and net pay per paycheck and month. Hourly Paycheck Convert an hourly wage to annual salary and 2026 take-home pay: gross per week, month, and year, taxes withheld, and what each worked hour really pays. Overtime Pay Compute time-and-a-half earnings and the no-tax-on-overtime deduction: the FLSA premium, the $12,500/$25,000 cap, the income phase-out, and your tax savings. Severance Pay Estimate a severance package and what survives withholding: weeks per year of service, the 22% supplemental rate, FICA, and the net amount to plan around.