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California paycheck calculator

See your take-home pay after federal and California withholding, with 2026 rules.

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Your pay
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State

From your Form DE 4

Federal W-4Single or married filing separately
Your W-4 is from
Pre-tax deductionsNone
Bonus and pay so far this year
Federal withholding on the bonus

Before this paycheck. It decides when Social Security and capped programs stop.

Picks the rules in force on that day.

Take-home$1,832.23See breakdown

Take-home pay

$1,832.23per paycheck

$47,638.04 a year from $60,000.00 gross

Per paycheckPer year
Gross pay$2,307.69$60,000.00
Federal income tax−$193.08−$5,020.08
Social Security−$143.08−$3,720.08
Medicare−$33.46−$869.96
California income tax−$75.84−$1,971.84
State Disability Insurance (SDI)−$30.00−$780.00
Take-home pay$1,832.23$47,638.04

Paycheck withholding, not your annual tax. Estimates, not tax advice.

Estimates, not tax advice. This calculates paycheck withholding, what your employer takes out of each paycheck, not your annual tax. Rules last updated .

How California withholding works

California withholds state income tax at rates from 1.1% to 14.63% of taxable wages, by the state's own withholding method.

Your employer uses your California Form DE 4, and the calculator asks its questions.

401(k) contributions and health premiums lower the wages California taxes, but HSA contributions don't.

A bonus paid on its own check has California income tax withheld at a flat 10.23%.

California also takes these payroll programs from paychecks:

  • State Disability Insurance (SDI): 1.3% of all wages

Example paychecks in California

SalaryGrossFederalFICACaliforniaTake-home
$40,000$1,538.46$100.77$117.69$51.13$1,268.87
$60,000$2,307.69$193.08$176.54$105.84$1,832.23
$100,000$3,846.15$506.54$294.23$270.34$2,775.04

Per paycheck, paid every two weeks, single, with no pre-tax deductions or extra withholding. The California column includes state payroll programs.

Questions

How much California income tax comes out of my paycheck?

It depends on your pay and your Form DE 4. On a $60,000 salary paid every two weeks, single with no extras, about $75.84 of each $2,307.69 paycheck goes to California income tax.

What is the take-home pay on $40,000 a year in California?

About $1,268.87 a paycheck, or $32,991 a year, if you're paid every two weeks, file single, and have no pre-tax deductions. Change the calculator's answers to match your own pay.

What payroll programs does California take from paychecks?

State Disability Insurance (SDI): 1.3% of all wages.

Is this my annual tax bill?

No. It calculates paycheck withholding: what your employer takes out of each paycheck under IRS Publication 15-T and the state's withholding rules. What you finally owe is settled when you file your tax return.

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