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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
First stub free.
- 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.
Paycheck calculators by state
These states are modelled from their own withholding publication.
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.