Know what you'll actually take home in every state.
Free 2026 paycheck calculators built on official IRS and state tax data. Pick your state, enter your salary, and see your real after-tax pay.
Popular state calculators
- California Top rate 13.30%
- Texas No state income tax
- Florida No state income tax
- New York Top rate 10.90%
- Pennsylvania Top rate 3.07%
- Illinois Top rate 4.95%
- Ohio Top rate 2.75%
- Georgia Top rate 4.99%
- North Carolina Top rate 3.99%
- Washington No state income tax
- Arizona Top rate 2.50%
- Colorado Top rate 4.40%
Where paychecks go furthest in 2026
Highest estimated take-home pay on a $70,000 single-filer salary, after federal, state, and FICA taxes:
- 1. Alaska $58,075 / yr
- 2. Florida $58,075 / yr
- 3. Nevada $58,075 / yr
- 4. New Hampshire $58,075 / yr
- 5. South Dakota $58,075 / yr
Built on verified 2026 tax data
Official sources
Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32, the SSA 2026 wage base, and each state's published 2026 rates, cited on every page.
All 50 states + DC
Progressive brackets, flat taxes, no-tax states, and employee payroll surtaxes like SDI and PFML, each modeled per state.
Worked examples
Every state page shows take-home pay at six salary levels plus the bracket tables, so you can sanity-check the math yourself.