Bring Home Income Calculator
US, 2026 tax year · figures follow that year's rules
Bring home income calculator works out Take-home pay per period and Gross per period from How pay is entered, Gross pay and Hourly rate. The default figures on this page give annual take-home of 68,627.52; change any entry and the result, the working and the sources update together.
Your figures
Updates as you typeHow this is worked out
6 steps
- Annual gross = 85000 over 26 pay periods.
- Annualised taxable income = 85000 - 0 pre-tax - 16100 standard deduction = 68900
- Federal tax on that = 9870; per period 379.62
- Social Security 6.2% on wages up to 184500 = 202.69
- Medicare 1.45% with no cap = 47.4
- Take-home per period = 2639.52
Deduction breakdowntable
| item | amount |
|---|---|
| Gross pay | 3,269.23 |
| Federal income tax | -379.62 |
| Social Security | -202.69 |
| Medicare | -47.4 |
| Net pay | 2,639.52 |
Pay stubtable
| section | item | current | yearToDate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings | Regular pay | 3,269.23 | 3,269.23 |
| Earnings | Gross pay | 3,269.23 | 3,269.23 |
| Taxes withheld | Federal income tax | 379.62 | 379.62 |
| Taxes withheld | Social Security | 202.69 | 202.69 |
| Taxes withheld | Medicare | 47.4 | 47.4 |
| Net pay | Net pay | 2,639.52 | 2,639.52 |
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What the bring home income calculator calculates
Estimates net take-home pay from gross wages after federal income tax withholding, Social Security, Medicare, state tax and pre-tax deductions.
How to use this bring home income calculator
Enter How pay is entered, Gross pay, Hourly rate and Regular hours in the pay period. Take-home pay per period updates as you type. Change one figure at a time to see what drives the result.
How the result is worked out
Open “How this is worked out” beside the result for the step-by-step calculation behind Take-home pay per period, Gross per period and Annual gross.
The method follows IRS Revenue Procedure 2024-40, inflation-adjusted items for tax year 2025, IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32, modifying Rev. Proc. 2024-40 for the One Big Beautiful Bill ACT (P.L. 119-21), IRS, Federal income tax rates and brackets, Social Security Administration, Contribution and Benefit Base and IRS Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods.
What you can compare
Change one input at a time to see how it affects Take-home pay per period, Gross per period and Annual gross. The inputs you can vary are How pay is entered, Gross pay, Hourly rate, Regular hours in the pay period, Overtime hours in the pay period and Overtime rate multiple.
Understanding Take-home pay per period, Gross per period and Annual gross
An estimate. Actual withholding depends on your employer's payroll system, your Form W-4 entries, and state and local rules. It is not a substitute for your pay stub or the IRS Tax Withholding Estimator.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I calculate my bring home pay?
Estimates net take-home pay from gross wages after federal income tax withholding, Social Security, Medicare, state tax and pre-tax deductions. Open “How this is worked out” beside the result to see each step for your own figures.
How much will I bring home if I earn $50,000?
On the figures this page opens with — gross pay 5,000 USD — the annual take-home is 68,627.52. No single number fits everyone: change any figure above and the answer updates as you type, with each step of the arithmetic beside it.
How much do I bring home if I earn $40,000 a year?
It needs How pay is entered, Gross pay, Hourly rate, Regular hours in the pay period, Overtime hours in the pay period and Overtime rate multiple. Nothing else is required, and the figures stay in your browser.
How much will I bring home if I make 100k?
The result gives Take-home pay per period, Gross per period, Annual gross, Annual take-home, Federal income tax and Social Security, each labelled with its unit so the figure can be read on its own.
What information do I need for the bring home income calculator?
You need How pay is entered, Gross pay, Hourly rate, Regular hours in the pay period, Overtime hours in the pay period, Overtime rate multiple, Which pay period of the year this is and Pay frequency. The page opens with default figures that give annual take-home of 68,627.52, so you can see the scale before entering your own.
What does this bring home income calculator show?
It shows Take-home pay per period, Gross per period, Annual gross, Annual take-home, Federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Additional Medicare, with the working and any warnings for your entries.