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South Carolina Paycheck Calculator (2026)
Estimate your South Carolina take-home pay for 2026. Enter your annual salary and filing status to see federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, and South Carolina state income tax, all broken out line by line.
South Carolina take-home pay calculator
- Gross pay
- $75,000
- Federal income tax
- −$7,670
- Social Security
- −$4,650
- Medicare
- −$1,088
- South Carolina income tax
- −$2,160
- Take-home pay
- $59,433
South Carolina restructured its income tax for 2026 under Act 110 (H.4216). Income up to $30,000 is taxed at 1.99%, and income above that at 5.21%. It replaced the federal standard deduction with a new SC Income Adjusted Deduction of $15,000 single / $30,000 married-jointly that phases out at higher incomes.
Note on 2026 figures: The SC Income Adjusted Deduction phases out with income (single $40,000 to $95,000, head of household $60,000 to $142,500, joint $80,000 to $190,000). The full deduction is used here; taxpayers above those ranges receive a smaller amount.
Federal: IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 (IR-2025-103) · Social Security Administration. State: South Carolina Department of Revenue.
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 South Carolina state income tax. South Carolina restructured its income tax for 2026 under Act 110 (H.4216). Income up to $30,000 is taxed at 1.99%, and income above that at 5.21%. It replaced the federal standard deduction with a new SC Income Adjusted Deduction of $15,000 single / $30,000 married-jointly that phases out at higher incomes.
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.
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