Paycheck Calculator Salary Tax

Don't just compare salaries. Compare what you actually keep.

Salary Calculator is a precision personal finance and paycheck calculator designed to reveal your true net take-home pay. Whether evaluating job offers, negotiating a raise, switching to 1099 contracting, or planning a move, get deterministic clarity on every dollar earned, taxed, and kept.

PRECISE TAKE-HOME PAY & TAX ENGINE
Calculate your exact net paycheck across any pay schedule with an advanced tax engine:
• IRS Tax Brackets: Full support for 2026 & 2025 federal brackets and standard deductions.
• 4 Filing Statuses: Single, Married Jointly, Married Separately, and Head of Household.
• All 50 US States + D.C.: Precise calculations for progressive states (CA, NY), flat tax states (IL, PA), and zero-tax states (TX, FL, WA, NV, TN, WY, AK, SD, NH).
• FICA Taxes: Computes Social Security (6.2% up to wage base cap) and Medicare (1.45% plus 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax for higher earners).
• Pre & Post-Tax Deductions: Traditional 401(k), Roth 401(k), HSA, FSA, health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Child Tax Credit: Incorporates dependent child tax credits into your take-home estimate.
• 8 Pay Frequencies: Convert across Annual, Monthly, Semimonthly, Biweekly, Weekly, Daily, Hourly, and Quarterly periods.

JOB OFFER COMPARISON (JOB A vs. JOB B)
Never make career decisions on headline salary alone:
• Head-to-Head Evaluation: Compare offers side-by-side across salary, bonus, 401(k) match, health coverage, PTO, and commute.
• Real Economic Value: Discover which role delivers more net cash after state taxes, retirement matching, and transit costs.
• Clear Winner Badge: Instantly identify the superior offer with an itemized annual dollar advantage.

SPECIALIZED CAREER & FINANCIAL TOOLS
• Salary Converter: Convert between hourly rates and annual salaries across 8 frequencies. Customize schedules to find your True Working Hourly Rate factoring in paid time off.
• Raise Calculator: Calculate your net gain after taxes. Includes a 2x2 cash flow gain grid and a marginal tax bite bar to debunk tax bracket myths.
• 1099 vs. W-2 Employee: Find your break-even 1099 rate accounting for 15.3% self-employment tax, unpaid vacations, private healthcare, and business write-offs.
• Total Compensation: Model your complete package: base salary, bonus, 401(k) match, employer health contributions, and PTO cash value.
• PTO Value Calculator: Determine the cash value of paid vacation days and holidays with daily and hourly earning rates.
• Commute Cost Calculator: Measure the true expense of commuting. Track fuel, maintenance, tolls, parking, transit fares, and annual hours in traffic.
• Location Comparison: Compare disposable income between two locations by calculating state tax differences alongside monthly rent differences.
• Overtime Pay: Calculate gross and net pay across regular hours, 1.5x overtime, 2.0x double-time, and holiday rates.

SMART WORKFLOWS & ON-DEVICE PRIVACY
• Ask AI About Your Pay: Instant plain-language explanations for paycheck deductions, marginal tax brackets, 401(k) strategies, and rent affordability rules.
• PDF & Text Export: Generate clean, formatted PDF summaries and text reports to share during job interviews and salary negotiations.
• Saved Scenarios: Store multiple salary scenarios, mark favorites, duplicate profiles, and search your calculation history with SwiftData.
• Widgets & Siri Shortcuts: View take-home pay on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, or run calculations hands-free with Siri.
• 100% Private: All calculations run locally on your device. Zero tracking, no sign-up required, and financial data never leaves your iPhone.
• 10 Languages & 11 Currencies: Localized for English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Arabic (with RTL layout), French, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese across major world currencies.

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