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Paycheck and withholding calculator

Enter one paycheck and the choices on your W-4 to see roughly what comes out for federal and Virginia income tax, Social Security and Medicare, and what's left.

Draft, figures being verified: Juliette or Fred checks this calculator against the IRS and Virginia Tax tables before it goes live.

The total you wrote in Step 3, for the year.

Pre-tax retirement contributions lower income tax but not Social Security and Medicare.

Usually 1 for yourself, plus 1 for a spouse and each dependent you claim.

Estimate for one paycheck

Fill in the form and choose Work it out to see an estimate.

Your employer's payroll may round differently or include deductions not shown here.

For estimation only, not tax advice. Your actual withholding may differ. See our terms of use.

For estimation only, not tax advice. Your actual withholding may differ. See our terms of use.

How this works out the estimate

  • Federal income tax uses the IRS percentage method for a Form W-4 from 2020 or later (Publication 15-T, Worksheet 1A).
  • Virginia income tax uses Virginia Tax's withholding formula. Virginia cities and counties don't have their own income tax.
  • Social Security and Medicare are worked out on the whole paycheck. The calculator doesn't stop Social Security at the yearly wage limit or add the extra Medicare tax on high wages.
  • Health insurance, other pre-tax benefits and wage garnishments aren't included.

Tax tables last checked against IRS and Virginia Tax sources on 7 October 2026.

Sources for the tables this calculator uses

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