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California Paycheck Calculator (2026)
Estimate your California take-home pay for 2026. Enter your annual salary and filing status to see federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, and California state income tax, all broken out line by line.
California take-home pay calculator
- Gross pay
- $75,000
- Federal income tax
- −$7,670
- Social Security
- −$4,650
- Medicare
- −$1,088
- California income tax
- −$3,004
- Take-home pay
- $58,589
California has nine graduated brackets from 1% to 12.3%, plus a 1% Mental Health Services Tax over $1 million (a 13.3% top rate). Capital gains are taxed as ordinary income.
Note on 2026 figures: California rates are fixed for 2026, but the Franchise Tax Board finalizes inflation-indexed bracket dollar amounts and the standard deduction late in the year. Bracket thresholds and the standard deduction shown are the latest official (2025) figures and will be updated when the FTB posts 2026 amounts.
Federal: IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 (IR-2025-103) · Social Security Administration. State: California Franchise Tax Board.
Estimate for 2026, based on annual tax brackets — not exact paycheck withholding or your final tax liability. Excludes local taxes, pre-tax deductions (401(k), health premiums), and credits. This is general information, not tax advice.
How this estimate is built
Your take-home pay starts with your gross salary, then subtracts four things: federal income tax (calculated on your salary minus the 2026 standard deduction, across the IRS brackets), Social Security (6.2% up to the annual wage base), Medicare (1.45%, plus 0.9% on high earnings), and California state income tax. California has nine graduated brackets from 1% to 12.3%, plus a 1% Mental Health Services Tax over $1 million (a 13.3% top rate). Capital gains are taxed as ordinary income.
This is an annual-bracket estimate, not the exact amount withheld from each paycheck (employers use IRS withholding tables) and not your final tax bill. It also excludes pre-tax deductions like 401(k) contributions and health premiums, and any tax credits. It is general information, not tax advice. Federal figures: IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 (IR-2025-103) · Social Security Administration.
Paycheck calculators for other states
Same 2026 engine, each with its own state rules.