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Take-Home Pay Calculator

🌐 Web app + 📊 Excel workbook

Estimate your take-home pay after federal, FICA, state, and self-employment taxes. Supports W-2, 1099, QBI deduction, retirement contributions, and HSA/FSA deductions. One purchase gets you both: the web app and the same calculator as an Excel file you keep.

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💵 Take-Home Pay Calculator

Sample result — $120K salary, single, 6% state tax, $10K 401(k), $3K health premium

Tap ƒ to see the formula.

Annual Take-Home Pay
$76,920
$6,410/month
Gross Salary
$120,000
Total Tax Burden
$30,081
Effective Tax Rate
25.1%
Tax-Advantaged Contributions
−$13,000
Federal Only
$14,710
Marginal Rate
22%
Where Does Your Salary Go?
12.3%
7.5%
5.3%
10.8%
64.1%
Federal · FICA · State · Tax-Advantaged Contributions · Take-Home

📊Also included: the Excel workbook — W-2, 1099 and W-2 vs 1099 sheets with the full tax breakdown, charts and an income analysis, all as live formulas. Change a blue cell and everything recalculates.

Web app preview
W-2 inputs
W-2 inputs: salary, 401(k), IRA, health premium, HSA, FSA and credits — plus tax year, filing status and state tax. Deductions, brackets and payroll rates are pre-filled and editable.
W-2 result
$120K salary → $76,920 take-home ($6,410/month), 25.1% effective tax rate.
Formula popup for take-home pay
Tap ƒ to see how it's calculated — $120,000 − $30,080.50 tax − $13,000 contributions = $76,919.50.
Full tax breakdown
Every line from gross to take-home, down to $76,920. Copy it to Excel or Google Sheets as a live sheet — change any input there and every result updates.
Federal bracket chart
$1,240 at 10%, $4,560 at 12%, $8,910 at 22% — only the top slice is taxed at 22%.
1099 inputs
1099 inputs: revenue, expenses, SEP-IRA, Solo 401(k), IRA, self-employed health insurance and W-2 wages — plus tax settings, SE and QBI rates, all editable.
1099 result
$150K revenue → $80,312 take-home — set aside 26.6% of net profit for taxes.
1099 full breakdown
Full 1099 breakdown — the QBI deduction cuts $18,230. Copy it to Excel or Google Sheets as a live sheet — change any input there and every result updates.
Quarterly tax reserve
Quarterly tax reserve: $9,172 per quarter ($7,563 federal + $1,609 state), with every due date.
W-2 vs 1099 inputs
Compare both: the same $120K as a W-2 employee vs a 1099 freelancer, each with its own 401(k), expenses, SEP-IRA and health insurance.
Comparison tax settings
Standard deduction, SS wage base, federal brackets and QBI thresholds — pre-filled for 2026 and editable.
W-2 vs 1099 result
Same $120K gross: W-2 takes home $12,870 more per year — copy both columns to Excel as a live sheet.
Also included · Excel workbook

The same calculator, as an Excel file you keep

Excel workbook — W-2 sheet with inputs and the live result
W-2$120K salary → $76,920 take-home — change any blue cell and the live result updates.
Excel workbook — W-2 federal brackets and dashboard charts
W-2Federal brackets pre-filled and editable, plus where your salary goes and tax by bracket.
Excel workbook — 1099 sheet with inputs and the live result
1099$150K revenue → $80,312 take-home, with SE tax, QBI and the quarterly tax reserve.
Excel workbook — 1099 federal brackets and dashboard charts
1099Where your net profit goes, and federal tax by bracket.
Excel workbook — W-2 vs 1099 comparison for the same gross income
CompareSame $120K gross: W-2 takes home $12,870 more than 1099.
Excel workbook — W-2 vs 1099 take-home across 15 incomes
Income AnalysisThe same comparison repeated across 15 gross incomes, side by side.

…and more: the full tax breakdown from gross to take-home, quarterly due dates, Income Analysis charts, editable tax tables, plus a built-in "How it works" guide.

Tap a picture to see it full size.

What's inside

Break Down Your Take-Home Pay

See your estimated taxes, deductions, and take-home income — for W-2 employees and 1099 freelancers. All of this is in both the web app and the Excel workbook.

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W-2 Take-Home Estimate

Enter gross salary + pre-tax deductions (401k, IRA, health premium, HSA, FSA) → estimated annual and monthly net pay.

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1099 / Self-Employed Estimate

Enter revenue, business expenses, SEP-IRA → estimated net pay with SE tax and QBI deduction (§199A).

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Full Tax Breakdown

Every line from gross to take-home — federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, additional Medicare and state tax.

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Federal Bracket Chart

Bar chart showing how much tax falls in each bracket (10%, 12%, 22%...) for your income level.

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W-2 vs 1099 Side-by-Side

Compare estimated take-home for the same gross income as a W-2 employee vs a 1099 freelancer.

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Quarterly Tax Reserve (1099)

Estimated Q1–Q4 payment amounts to help self-employed filers set aside taxes throughout the year.

Inputs

Every input that matters, already laid out

Adjust each input to your own situation — your state, filing status, deductions and tax year — and see how each scenario plays out. The same inputs are already laid out in both versions — nothing to set up.

💼 W-2 Employee inputs

  • Gross annual salary
  • Traditional 401(k) & deductible IRA
  • Employer health insurance premium
  • HSA & FSA contributions
  • Tax year & filing status
  • State tax — one effective rate or your state's brackets
  • Child tax credit & other credits

🧾 1099 / Self-Employed inputs

  • Gross revenue & business expenses
  • SEP-IRA, Solo 401(k) & deductible IRA
  • Self-employed health insurance
  • QBI deduction — business type & thresholds
  • SS wage base & W-2 income coordination
  • Tax year, filing status & state tax (rate or brackets)
See the math

Change any value. See how it's calculated.

Both versions start with typical values already filled in — type over any of them, and check how each result is worked out.

🌐 Web app
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Change any pre-filled value

Tax year, federal brackets, standard deduction, state tax, Social Security wage base, payroll tax rates — type over any starting value, including a new year's official figures.

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See the formula

Tap ƒ next to a result, a table column or a chart line to see how it's calculated, step by step.

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Copy table with formulas

Paste the full tax breakdown into Excel or Google Sheets as a live table that recalculates when you change an input.

📊 Excel workbook Also included
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Edit any blue cell

Salary, revenue, contributions, state tax — and the pre-filled brackets, deductions and rates, including a new year's official figures.

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Click any amount, see its formula

Every result is a live formula — click an amount and the formula shows in the formula bar.

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Nothing locked

Change or extend any formula. The "How it works" sheet explains each part and the assumptions behind it.

Yours to keep

Not a one-time result. Your own calculator.

Buy once and use both versions as often as you like — run every scenario you need.

🌐 Web app
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Use it online

Open your link in any browser and start right away.

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Install it, use it offline

Install once on your phone or computer, then use it anywhere — even with no internet.

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Save as new file

Keep each scenario separately — current job vs a new offer, with or without a max 401(k).

Desktop & Android
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Share it

Send a scenario to your partner or advisor.

📊 Excel workbook Also included
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A file on your computer

The .xlsx is yours to keep — open it any time, no internet needed.

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One copy per scenario

Save a copy for each case — current job vs a new offer, with or without a max 401(k) — and compare them side by side.

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Open it in the app you use

Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets or LibreOffice.

🔒 No account, no subscription — your data stays on your device.

See What Your Paycheck Looks Like

Enter your income and tax details to see an estimated take-home pay breakdown.

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Web appExcel workbook (.xlsx)
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