# Take-Home Paycheck Calculator

> Estimate your net pay after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

Page: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/take-home-paycheck-calculator/
Definition: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/take-home-paycheck-calculator/definition.json
JSON Schema: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/take-home-paycheck-calculator/schema.json
Version: 7.0.0
Maintained by: AskCalculators (software project; not a credentialed reviewer)
Qualified review: pending. Automated checks do not establish professional approval.
Page status: Live
Review status: Pending

## Use
Open the calculator page and enter values. Query-string parameters can restore and bookmark a calculation.
Example: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/take-home-paycheck-calculator/?salary=75000&hoursPerWeek=40&stateTaxRate=5&payPeriod=annual&filingStatus=single

## Inputs
- salary: Gross Income; type=number; optional; default=75000
- hoursPerWeek: Hours Per Week; type=number; optional; default=40
- stateTaxRate: State Tax Rate (Est.); type=number; optional; default=5
- payPeriod: Pay Period; type=text; optional; default=annual
- filingStatus: Filing Status; type=text; optional; default=single

## Outputs
- result: Result; format=text; primary

## Formula
Take-home pay = gross pay − 2026 federal income tax − Social Security − Medicare − entered state-tax estimate, converted to the selected pay period.

## Rules
- Empty optional inputs are undefined, not zero.
- Hidden conditional inputs are ignored.
- Do not invent missing required inputs.