What will you really take home?
Free 2026 paycheck calculators with federal tax, Social Security, Medicare, state income tax and state payroll programs like disability and paid leave. Every state rule is checked against the official source and linked on the page. City and county income taxes are next.
28 states are ready now. 23 more are being verified: see all states.
Childcare costs in your county
Median full-time prices by child age and type of care for every county the U.S. Department of Labor covers. Values the source estimated are marked.
Can I afford to live here?
Pick a county, enter your salary and household. See take-home pay minus rent, childcare, electricity, groceries and sales tax, with each figure's official source. Change any number; share the link.
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How we work: tax rules are published for a state only when every 2026 value is confirmed by at least two of three independent sources. Every figure names its source and the period it describes. Read the methodology.