Washington take-home pay calculator, 2026
On a $60,000 salary, a single filer in Washington takes home about $49,558 a year in 2026, or $1,906.06 every two weeks. Washington has no state income tax on wages. Enter your own pay below.
Take-home pay per paycheck in Washington
$1,906.06
$49,558 a year. Total taxes take 17.4% of gross pay.
| Line | Per paycheck | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $2,307.69 | $60,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$193.08 | −$5,020 |
| Social Security | −$143.08 | −$3,720 |
| Medicare | −$33.46 | −$870 |
| State income tax | −$0.00 | −$0 |
| Paid Family & Medical Leave (employee share) | −$18.63 | −$484 |
| WA Cares long-term care | −$13.38 | −$348 |
| Take-home pay | $1,906.06 | $49,558 |
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What this calculator includes, and what it doesn't
It subtracts federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, Paid Family & Medical Leave (employee share), WA Cares long-term care from your gross pay, using the 2026 rules shown on this page. It shows the tax you will owe for the year, spread evenly over your paychecks.
- Local income taxes are not included. Washington has no local income taxes on wages that we know of.
- Dependents and credits are not modeled. The child tax credit, earned income credit and dependent exemptions would lower the tax for many families.
- Married filing jointly assumes one earner. If your spouse also works, your household will usually owe more than this shows. Head of household status is not offered yet, because its 2026 state values have only one source so far.
- Withholding can differ by a few dollars. Employers withhold using IRS Publication 15-T and the state's withholding tables, plus your W-4. The difference settles when you file.
- Not included: itemized deductions, income other than wages, Roth or after-tax deductions, and bonuses taxed at supplemental rates.
Washington 2026 payroll taxes
Washington does not tax wage income, so the only state deductions from a paycheck are any state payroll programs listed below.
State payroll programs (employee share)
| Program | Rate | Wage cap / maximum | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paid Family & Medical Leave (employee share) | 0.8072% | wages up to $184,500 | paidleave.wa.gov |
| WA Cares long-term care | 0.58% | no wage cap | wacaresfund.wa.gov |
How each 2026 value was checked
Each value was read from the official source shown and compared with PolicyEngine-US (an open-source tax model) and the Tax Foundation's 2026 state income tax table. A value counts as verified when at least two of these three sources agree on it. We publish a state only when every value is verified, as all of the values below are. Checked October 11, 2026.
| Parameter | 2026 value | Official source | PolicyEngine | Tax Foundation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| income tax | No | Tax Foundation 2026 table (no wage income tax) + PolicyEngine-US | Agrees | Agrees |
| Payroll program: Paid Family and Medical Leave | rate: 0.807%; wage cap: 184,500; annual max: 1,489.21 | WA ESD Employer Wage Reporting and Premiums Toolkit v25.1 (June 2026) | Agrees | Not covered |
| Payroll program: WA Cares Fund (LTC) | rate: 0.58%; wage cap: n/a; annual max: n/a | WA Cares Fund - Employers (also ESD Toolkit v25.1) | Agrees | Not covered |
Worked example: $60,000 salary, single, paid every two weeks
| Step | Per year |
|---|---|
| Gross pay | $60,000 |
| Federal taxable income (gross minus the $16,100 standard deduction) | $43,900 |
| Federal income tax | −$5,020.00 |
| Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%) | −$4,590.00 |
| Paid Family & Medical Leave (employee share) | −$484.32 |
| WA Cares long-term care | −$348.00 |
| Take-home pay | $49,557.68 |
| Per paycheck (÷ 26) | $1,906.06 |
Local income taxes in Washington
Washington has no city, county or school district income taxes on wages that we know of.
Sources
- https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/state-income-tax-rates-2026/
- https://paidleave.wa.gov/app/uploads/2021/12/Employer-Wage-Reporting-and-Premiums-Toolkit-v25.1-2026.06.26.pdf
- https://wacaresfund.wa.gov/employers
- IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (2026 brackets and standard deduction, as amended by Pub. L. 119-21)
- Social Security Administration, 2026 COLA fact sheet (Social Security wage base $184,500)
- Cross-checks: PolicyEngine-US and the Tax Foundation 2026 state income tax table.
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