Hourly paycheck calculator
The calculator already has $25 an hour at 40 hours a week, paid every two weeks. Change the wage, the hours, or the pay schedule to see your own paycheck.
Enter your pay to see your take-home pay.
Where your pay goes
| Item | Per paycheck | Per year |
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Federal tax per year is the tax of one paycheck times the number of paychecks. Social Security and Medicare per year apply the rates to the whole year of pay.
How it’s calculated
- Formula
net pay = gross pay − taxes − deductions- With your numbers
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Before you rely on this
An estimate for tax year 2026, not tax advice
This is an estimate based on the 2026 federal figures. It is not tax advice, and your employer’s payroll system may withhold slightly different amounts.- The paycheck shown is like the first paycheck of the year: Social Security tax (6.2%) has not reached its yearly limit of $184,500. Later in the year, high earners stop paying it and take home more.
- The state and local percents are the ones you type. We don’t calculate state or local tax, and the state picker only tells you if a state has no income tax on wages.
- State payroll contributions, such as disability insurance or paid family leave, are not included.
- Local taxes are not modeled beyond the percent you type: city, county, and school district taxes differ by place.
- Not modeled: Forms W-4 from before 2020, bonus and other supplemental pay withheld at a flat rate, wage garnishments, credits other than the child credit, and tax you settle on your return. Additional Medicare Tax (0.9%) is withheld on pay above $200,000 a year.
- These figures expire: we review them every October and November, when the IRS publishes the next year’s numbers.
Verified on October 8, 2026. Sources: IRS, Publication 15-T (2026), Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems; IRS, Topic no. 751, Social Security and Medicare withholding rates. States with no income tax on wages, from each tax agency: Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Washington.
How to use it
- Choose whether you enter the pay of one paycheck, a yearly salary, or an hourly wage, and how often you are paid.
- Pick your filing status and fill in your W-4: the Step 2 box, children for Step 3, and the Step 4 amounts if you use them.
- Add what comes out before tax (traditional 401(k), a Section 125 health plan) and after tax, then type your state and local withholding percent.
- Read your net pay per paycheck and per year, with every tax in the table.
- Copy the result or a link that opens the calculator with your numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How much is $25 an hour after taxes?
For a single filer at 40 hours a week paid biweekly, $1,690.85 per paycheck, with no deductions, state tax, or local tax.
Does the calculator include overtime?
No. It multiplies every hour by the same rate for 52 weeks. Overtime pay and bonuses can be withheld differently.
From an hourly wage to a paycheck
Yearly pay is the hourly wage times hours per week times 52 weeks: $25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000.00. Split into 26 biweekly paychecks, that is $2,000.00 gross and $1,690.85 net for a single filer.
Overtime is not included. To price hours over 40, use the overtime calculator, and to see the same wage as a yearly salary, the hourly to salary calculator.
Where the pay goes
| Item | Per paycheck | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $2,000.00 | $52,000.00 |
| Federal income tax | $156.15 | $4,059.90 |
| Social Security | $124.00 | $3,224.00 |
| Medicare | $29.00 | $754.00 |
| Net pay | $1,690.85 | $43,962.10 |
This is an estimate for tax year 2026 with no state or local tax, 401(k), or other deductions. It is not tax advice.
Use the paycheck calculator with your own numbers, or compare with the self-employment tax calculator if you work for yourself.
Updated on October 8, 2026