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Georgia paycheck calculator

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

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From your Form G-4

Dependent allowances plus Georgia adjustment allowances.

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$1,851.70See breakdown

Take-home pay

$1,851.70per paycheck

$48,059.21 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
Georgia income tax−$86.37−$2,330.67
Take-home pay$1,851.70$48,059.21

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 Georgia withholding works

Georgia withholds state income tax at a flat 4.99% of taxable wages, by the state's own withholding method.

Your employer uses your Georgia Form G-4, and the calculator asks its questions.

401(k) contributions, health premiums, and HSA contributions all lower the wages Georgia taxes, as they do for federal income tax.

A bonus paid on its own check has Georgia income tax withheld at a flat 4.99%.

Worth knowing in 2026

From May 11, 2026, withholding moved from a flat 5.19% to a flat 4.99%.

Georgia cut its rate from 5.19% to 4.99% and raised its deductions back to January 1, 2026. Employers could start the new figures on May 11, 2026, so earlier paychecks used the old ones; the 2026 return settles the difference.

Example paychecks in Georgia

SalaryGrossFederalFICAGeorgiaTake-home
$40,000$1,538.46$100.77$117.69$47.98$1,272.02
$60,000$2,307.69$193.08$176.54$86.37$1,851.70
$100,000$3,846.15$506.54$294.23$163.13$2,882.25

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

Questions

How much Georgia income tax comes out of my paycheck?

It depends on your pay and your Form G-4. On a $60,000 salary paid every two weeks, single with no extras, about $86.37 of each $2,307.69 paycheck goes to Georgia income tax.

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

About $1,272.02 a paycheck, or $33,001 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.

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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