Tips & Paycheck Calculators
This group covers the rest of the paycheck: tips — which get a brand-new federal deduction of up to $25,000 for 2026–2028 — and the gross-up math employers use when they promise a net number, plus plain take-home estimates for weekly and biweekly schedules. Same honesty rules as everywhere else on this site: paycheck-level estimates, every layer itemized, nothing sent anywhere.
No Tax on Tips Calculator
Estimate the federal tax you save on tips under the 2026 deduction — up to $25,000 of qualified tips per year.
Tip Tax Calculator
See the tax on your reported tips: federal withholding, the 2026 tip deduction, FICA and state tax, itemized.
Gross-Up Calculator
Work out the gross payment needed so an employee nets a target amount after federal, FICA and state withholding.
Net to Gross Calculator
Reverse a paycheck: given the net you want and your rates, find the gross salary or bonus required.
Take-Home Paycheck Calculator
Estimate your net paycheck from a gross salary: federal withholding, FICA and state tax on each check.
Biweekly Paycheck Calculator
Convert salary or hourly pay into a biweekly (every-two-week) net paycheck after federal, FICA and state withholding.
Guides
How Are Bonuses Taxed?
The 22% supplemental rule, the aggregate method, FICA, state tax — and why over-withheld bonus tax comes back as a refund.
Is Overtime Taxed More?
Overtime is withheld at a higher flat rate but taxed as ordinary income — and from 2026 the premium gets a federal deduction.
No Tax on Overtime, Explained
The 2026 OBBBA overtime deduction in plain English: what qualifies, the caps, the phase-out, and the fine print.
What Is Time and a Half?
The FLSA overtime rule, who's exempt, how the rate is computed, and state rules that go beyond 1.5×.
Bonus Tax Rate 2026
The withholding rates on 2026 bonuses — federal 22%/37%, FICA 7.65%, state supplemental rates — in one table.
Why Are Bonuses Taxed So High?
The 22% flat withholding is usually higher than your real tax rate — here's why it exists and how the money comes back.
FICA Tax Explained
Social Security 6.2% up to the wage base, Medicare 1.45% forever, plus the 0.9% surtax — the taxes no deduction touches.
How to Fill Out a W-4 for Bonuses
What a W-4 does and doesn't control for bonus withholding — and the legitimate ways to shape your net.