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W-4 Payroll Deductions Calculator

Enter your paycheck and W-4

2026 IRS Pub. 15-T percentage method

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Allowances and personal exemptions were removed from Form W-4 in 2020. Pick the older version only if your employer still uses a form you filed before then.

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The total from Step 3, for example $2,200 per child under 17 and $500 per other dependent.

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Pre-tax (traditional) share of gross pay.

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Premiums, HSA or FSA paid through a cafeteria plan.

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A flat rate on federal taxable wages. Use 0 if you have no state income tax.

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Roth 401(k), union dues, garnishments and similar.

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Pay already subject to Social Security and Medicare this year. It stops Social Security at the wage base and starts the 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax above $200,000.

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Take-home pay

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Federal income tax withheld

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Federal withholding for a full year

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Adjusted annual wage amount–
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Rate on your next dollar of pay–
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Withholding worksheet

Each line of Worksheet 1A from IRS Publication 15-T (2026), the method automated payroll systems use, filled in with your numbers.

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Paycheck deductions

Every deduction from this paycheck, and what it adds up to if each check in the year is the same.

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Results are estimates for educational purposes and are not financial, tax or legal advice.

Work out the federal income tax withheld from one paycheck with the 2026 IRS percentage method, then Social Security, Medicare and your other deductions. Personal exemptions and withholding allowances are no longer part of Form W-4, so the calculator uses its Steps 2 to 4, with an option for older allowance-based forms still on file. Try the free salary increase calculator to run your own numbers — everything is calculated in your browser and nothing you enter is stored or sent anywhere.