About PaycheckEstimate
Take-home pay, with the math shown.
PaycheckEstimate started as a simple idea: build paycheck calculators that actually explain themselves. Most take-home pay tools fold everything into one “taxes” number, which hides what is really coming out of your pay. We wanted the opposite, a place where you see the answer and understand every line behind it.
What's on here
Free calculators for your paycheck and take-home pay, hourly or salary, in any US state, plus tools for bonuses, overtime, raises, and side-by-side state comparisons. Every result breaks the withholding into its real parts, federal income tax, state income tax, and FICA (Social Security and Medicare), rather than a single blended figure. Each page uses the actual current-year brackets and payroll rules, with worked examples and answers to the questions people really ask.
Why we're doing this
A lot of paycheck sites are cluttered, out of date, or quietly wrong, still showing wage caps that were removed or rates from an old tax year. We wanted one place where the tools are clearly laid out, the math is shown, and the numbers are kept current, so you can actually trust what you see before a raise, a move to another state, or a job change.
A quick note: Everything on PaycheckEstimate is an estimate for general information only. It is not tax, payroll, or financial advice, and your actual pay depends on your employer, benefits, local taxes, and elections. For a situation specific to you, talk to a qualified professional.
About the founder
PaycheckEstimate is built and maintained by Ellyana D'Ambrosio. I've always had a strong interest in tech and everything to do with building websites and design, and paycheck tools that hide the formula behind the result never sat right with me. PaycheckEstimate is my attempt to fix that: tools that show their work, so you can actually trust the number you're looking at.
PaycheckEstimate is operated by Cosmabella LTD, 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom (company number 16449866).