United States Salary Tax Calculator 2026
Enter a monthly or annual gross salary in USD and see the income tax, the take-home pay and how each band applies under the 2026 federal, single filer rates.
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Rates: 2026 federal, single filer. Federal tax only, with the $16,100 standard deduction for a single filer in 2026. State income tax and FICA are not included: Social Security is 6.2% up to $184,500 of wages, Medicare 1.45%, plus 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax on wages over $200,000. FICA is not deductible from federal taxable income.
Monthly take-home pay
$1,994.47
$72.53 tax deducted · 3.51% effective rate · 10% marginal rate · $23,933.60 a year
- Monthly take-home pay$1,994.4796.5%
- Tax$72.533.5%
- Gross annual income
- $24,804.00
- Less standard deduction
- ($16,100.00)
- Taxable income
- $8,704.00
- Annual income tax
- $870.40
- Monthly income tax
- $72.53
How the bands apply
| Band | Taxed | Rate | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| First $12,400.00 | $8,704.00 | 10% | $870.40 |
Source: IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32, Table 3 and standard deduction.
How employee tax is withheld
Federal income tax is withheld from each paycheck using the employee's Form W-4 and the tables or computational procedures in IRS Publication 15-T, as 26 U.S.C. § 3402(a)(1) provides. The amount depends on the pay period, the filing status and the other entries on the W-4.
Employee social security and Medicare tax do not reduce the wages on which income tax is figured. Section 275(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code denies a deduction for the employee tax imposed by § 3101, so FICA is withheld alongside income tax rather than before it.
The 2026 standard deduction is $16,100 for a single filer, $32,200 for married filing jointly and $24,150 for head of household (Rev. Proc. 2025-32). Employers deposit withheld tax on the monthly or semiweekly schedule and report it on Form 941 each quarter. State and some city income taxes are withheld separately under each jurisdiction's own rules.