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Ohio paycheck calculator

Take-home pay for the employee, and what the wage actually costs you as the employer. Tax year 2026.

Pay
Gross pay$2,884.62
Federal income tax-$295.00
Social Security-$178.85
Medicare-$41.83
State income tax (OH)-$72.32
Net pay$2,296.62
Annualized$59,712.12
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  • Employer unemployment tax is excluded. Enter your SUTA rate and state wage base from your annual rate notice.

How Ohio withholding works

  • Ohio uses graduated withholding brackets running from 1.6% to 3.4%, applied to annualised wages.
  • Each withholding allowance claimed reduces annual taxable wages by $650.
  • Many Ohio municipalities and school districts levy separate income taxes that are not modelled here.

Federal withholding uses the IRS Publication 15-T (2026) percentage method, including the separate rate schedule for a checked W-4 Step 2 box. Nine states are modelled from their own withholding publication: California, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Other taxing states are not modelled yet and ask you for a rate instead of guessing. Actual withholding also depends on your payroll setup and the exact certificates on file. This tool does not file or remit taxes.