Changelog

Changelog by state

Each state page lists every version of that state's rules with its official source and the date we checked it.

All updates

Oct 25, 2026: PDF report, footer and text size

States: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania

• Download PDF is now on the Salary to Hourly Calculator and the 1099 Tax Calculator, with inputs, results, the math, sources and a link that reopens the same calculation.
• The PDF's "Open this calculation again" link now always carries your pay date, state, pay, pay frequency, filing status and state W-4 entries, plus anything else you changed, so it reopens exactly the same calculation.
• PDF sections are kept on one page where they fit; a section longer than a page starts on a new page and no table row is split.
• Footer links are now in three columns: calculators, guides and data, and how we work.
• Text across the site is 1px larger.
• Search boxes on the glossary and the Ohio local tax pages now match the other input boxes.
• Hourly wage pages ($15 to $70 an hour): pick your state right under the opening answer to see take-home pay every two weeks, per month and per year. The state you pick is remembered on every hourly page, and its row is highlighted in the 50-state table.
• Calculator pages' structured data now lists browser requirements, the free price, and the features each page actually has (including the PDF download).
• Added favicon.ico, an Apple touch icon and app icons; the organization logo is now a 512-pixel image.
• Free tools page redesigned with all 55 sites in our network, grouped by topic.
• State pages link to their checks on How we verify; the Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio local tax pages are linked from their state and city pages.

Oct 25, 2026: New: How we verify page

States: Idaho, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia

• A new How we verify page lists 86 checks across 41 states: 61 worked examples printed in state withholding instructions that our engine reproduces exactly, 6 where the printed answer differs (each explained), and formula checks for states that print no example. Each row names the official document and page. Every build runs these checks and stops if any result changes.
• How we verify now also runs every amount printed in the official wage-bracket tables of Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, West Virginia, Idaho and Mississippi through our engine (every printed amount exact; every difference explained, including Mississippi Table D, which uses a different standard deduction than Mississippi's own formula).

Oct 25, 2026: New: Chicago and Seattle paycheck calculators

• Chicago and Seattle pages: take-home pay with each city's minimum wage ($17.05 in Chicago from July 1, 2026; $21.30 in Seattle in 2026, $22.14 in 2027), what jobs in the metro area pay and take home (BLS, May 2025), and each city's paid sick leave rules, all from official city and BLS sources.

Oct 25, 2026: NYC paycheck calculator: city tax rates, NYC tax by salary and the minimum wage

• The NYC page now shows New York City's income tax rate schedule (3.078% to 3.876%, from the state's 2025 IT-201 instructions), how much NYC tax is withheld at salaries from $30,000 to $150,000, and take-home pay at the $17.00 NYC minimum wage, with a link that opens the calculator for hourly pay.

Oct 25, 2026: New: 8 more Michigan cities with income tax

States: Michigan

• Battle Creek, East Lansing, Grand Rapids, Highland Park, Ionia, Jackson, Portland and Saginaw city income tax are now in the Michigan calculator, each with its own page, alongside Detroit. Rates and exemption amounts are checked against each city's own published documents.
• New page: Michigan city income tax, listing all 24 cities the Michigan Department of Treasury says levy an income tax. The other 15 are marked as not yet verified rather than shown with an unchecked rate.

Oct 25, 2026: New: Ohio school district and city income tax

States: Ohio

• The Ohio calculator now adds school district income tax and city or village income tax: pick your school district (all 614, with each one's number) and where you work (all 678 cities and villages in the Ohio Department of Taxation's rate table). The four Ohio city calculators work as before.
• School district tax follows the Department of Taxation's withholding formula: your federal wage base minus $650 a year per IT 4 exemption in traditional-base districts, or all of it in earned-income districts. City tax is the work city's rate on qualifying wages (Medicare wages, so a traditional 401(k) does not lower it).
• New pages: Ohio local income tax, every Ohio city and village income tax rate, and every Ohio school district with an income tax, each searchable.

Oct 25, 2026: New: Pennsylvania local earned income tax and Local Services Tax

States: Pennsylvania

• The Pennsylvania calculator now adds local earned income tax and the Local Services Tax: pick where you live and where you work, from all 2,626 municipality and school district combinations in the official DCED tax register (Philadelphia stays under City or local tax).
• Your employer withholds the higher of your resident rate or the nonresident rate where you work (Act 32). It is figured on the same pay as Pennsylvania income tax, so a traditional 401(k) does not lower it. The Local Services Tax is split evenly over your paychecks.
• New pages: Pennsylvania local tax rates, with a page for each of the 67 counties listing every municipality's resident and nonresident rates, Local Services Tax and tax collector.

Oct 25, 2026: Clearer answers on state, city and bonus pages

States: Alabama, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin

• Calculator pages now show the default result ($60,000 a year, paid every two weeks, single) before the page finishes loading, instead of $0.00.
• Each state and city page opens with take-home pay on a $60,000 salary.
• Bonus pages compare the flat and aggregate methods on a $10,000 bonus in that state, and say when the aggregate method leaves more (on small bonuses).
• The tax-taken-out guide no longer lists North Dakota as a state without income tax: it has one, but withholds nothing at $50,000.
• The state, minimum wage, job and hourly hubs open with the key figures and show when they were checked.
• Minnesota bonus withholding corrected: a bonus paid separately from regular pay is withheld at 6.25% for state tax under either federal method (2026 Minnesota Withholding Instruction Booklet, p. 7). The aggregate column on the Minnesota bonus page had used the regular tables.
• Checked the Oregon, Virginia and California bonus rules against their official booklets: the methods were correct. The Oregon and Virginia notes now say when the flat rate may be used.
• Checked the bonus withholding rules for Alabama, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and Wisconsin against each state's official booklet or rule: methods and rates were correct. Each state's note now says when the flat rate may be used.
• Texas and Florida bonus pages: new section and FAQ on whether a promised bonus is owed to you and how to recover it, from the Texas Workforce Commission and the Florida Statutes.
• Each state paycheck page has a new section, What workers earn: the state's BLS pay levels (10th to 90th percentile) with take-home pay at each, pay and take-home for the most common jobs in the state, and a new FAQ on the state's average salary.

Oct 25, 2026: New: 1099 tax calculator, hourly wage pages, take-home at common salaries, overtime refund estimate

States: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Texas

• Each state and city page shows take-home pay at salaries from $30,000 to $150,000: every two weeks, per month, per year and the share withheld, worked out by the same engine as the calculator.
• The No Tax on Overtime Calculator (formerly the Tips and Overtime W-4 Calculator) has a new address: /no-tax-on-overtime-calculator/. The old address redirects.
• New hourly wage pages for $15 to $70 an hour, each with yearly, monthly, every-two-weeks, weekly and daily pay, other schedules, and take-home pay in every state. Hub: /hourly-to-salary/.
• The No Tax on Overtime and Overtime calculators now show the estimated tax saving for the year: how much comes back in your refund if you keep your W-4, or extra in each paycheck if you update it.
• New 1099 Tax Calculator: 2026 self-employment tax, federal income tax with the QBI deduction, and quarterly estimated payments with the safe-harbor minimum, following IRS Form 1040-ES.
• Hourly wage pages now show where each wage ranks among US workers and the jobs that typically pay it (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025), each state's minimum wage now and after scheduled increases, tax facts at that pay (bracket, 401(k), overtime deduction, Earned Income Tax Credit), the HUD 30% rent guideline, and a state picker.
• New salary-by-job pages for 46 common jobs (/salary-by-job/): BLS May 2025 median pay and pay range, median pay in every state with take-home after that state's taxes, and the federal overtime rules for each job, linked to the Department of Labor.
• New minimum wage pages for every state and DC (/minimum-wage-by-state/): the current rate and next scheduled increase with official sources, weekly, monthly and yearly pay, take-home after taxes, the state's tipped and overtime rules, how the rate compares with local wages (BLS), and the Earned Income Tax Credit at minimum-wage pay.
• Scheduled 2027 minimum wage increases added for California ($17.40), Colorado ($15.71), Connecticut ($17.48) and Ohio ($11.40), each from the state's announcement.
• 26 more salary-by-job pages, including anesthesiologist, dentist, veterinarian, MRI tech, medical coder, engineers, architect, data scientist, actuary and high school teacher (72 jobs in all). Doctors' pages show national BLS figures only, because the state estimates are incomplete.
• Four new guides built from the same data and engine as the calculators: how much tax is taken out of a paycheck in every state, minimum wage increases in 2027, 1099 vs W-2 take-home pay, and who gets overtime under federal law.
• New searchable glossary (/glossary/): 218 paycheck, tax and wage terms in plain English, with a topic filter, A to Z index, and a link from each term to the page that covers it. Figures come from the same rate data as the calculators.
• Bonus tax calculators for 18 states (California, New York, Texas, Illinois, Florida and more), each with the state's bonus withholding rule and official source, and take-home under both IRS methods.
• New guides: how many working days are in 2026 and 2027 (by month, with federal holiday dates), and gross pay vs net pay.

Oct 25, 2026: New: paycheck rules for every state and DC, and worker guides for every city tax

• Every state page and the DC page now has a 'Paycheck rules' section: minimum wage, tipped wage, overtime, how often you must be paid, final paycheck deadlines, pay stubs, deductions, where to file a wage claim, and state payroll programs, where the state has a rule.
• Every city page now explains its local tax for workers: who owes it, working from home, refunds, whether you must file a city return, credits and where to file, plus city-specific questions.
• Every rule links to the state or city agency, the official statutes or the US Department of Labor. Topics with no official source are left out rather than guessed.

Oct 25, 2026: New: Download PDF replaces Print

States: Kansas, Maryland

• Every calculator has a Download PDF button. The PDF has the website address and the date and time it was made in the header, a disclaimer and page numbers in the footer, and five sections: your inputs, results (per paycheck and for the year, plus the tool's own table such as bonus, raise or W-4 worksheet), the math step by step, a link that reopens the calculation, and the official sources.
• Every link in the PDF is clickable. The PDF is made in your browser; your numbers are not sent anywhere.
• Fixes from the formula audit: Kansas K-4 personal allowances can now be 0; Maryland state and county tax rounded once, as on the Comptroller's charts.

Oct 25, 2026: New: city pages, DC page, 'What changed in 2026' on every state, guides and editorial policy

• City paycheck calculators with local wage taxes from official city sources: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Kansas City, St. Louis, Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Louisville and Denver, plus Yonkers. Each state page with such cities lets you pick one.
• District of Columbia page: federal taxes plus DC's official 2026 tax rates, and why DC withholding is not included yet.
• Every state page has a 'What changed in 2026' box with official sources.
• New guides: how to read a pay stub, Form W-4 2026 walkthrough, biweekly vs semi-monthly pay, and the Social Security wage base.
• New editorial and update policy; the sources page now lists every official document by jurisdiction; the privacy policy details what Google Analytics and AdSense collect.

Oct 25, 2026: Fixes: Maine and Arkansas mid-year tables; Vermont Child Care Contribution

States: Arkansas, Maine, Vermont

• Maine: revised 2026 withholding tables (August 2026) now apply from August 1, 2026: standard deduction $12,850 single and $28,550 married, plus the new 2% surcharge on income over $1,000,000 single or $1,500,000 married.
• Arkansas: revised 2026 formula (May 29, 2026) now applies from June 1, 2026, with the top rate cut from 3.9% to 3.7%.
• Vermont: added the employee share of the Child Care Contribution (up to 0.11% of wages), with a checkbox if your employer does not deduct it.

Oct 25, 2026: New: Salary to Hourly Calculator

• Convert a yearly salary to an hourly wage or back, with your own hours per week and paid weeks per year, plus daily, weekly, every-two-weeks, twice-a-month and monthly pay.
• One click carries the result into the Salary or Hourly Paycheck Calculator to see take-home pay after taxes.
• Quick-reference tables for common hourly wages and salaries.

Oct 25, 2026: New: W-4 Calculator with the Multiple Jobs Worksheet

• New W-4 Calculator page covering Steps 2, 3 and 4 of the 2026 Form W-4, with the paycheck updating as you fill it in.
• Step 2(b) helper: the IRS Multiple Jobs Worksheet for two or three jobs (or a working spouse), using the 2026 tables on page 5 of Form W-4, with a button to put the result in Step 4(c).
• Links to the IRS Tax Withholding Estimator for cases the form's tables do not cover.

Oct 25, 2026: New: Bonus Tax Calculator and Gross-Up Calculator

States: California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, Vermont, Wisconsin

• Bonus Tax Calculator: your bonus after taxes under both IRS methods side by side, the flat 22% rate (37% above $1 million) and the aggregate method, from IRS Publication 15 (2026), section 7.
• Each state's own bonus rule from its official employer guide: flat supplemental rates (for example California 10.23%, New York 11.70% plus New York City 4.25%), states that follow the federal method (Iowa, Kansas, New Mexico, Vermont), county rates in Indiana and Maryland, New Jersey's bonus-alone method, Wisconsin's salary bands and the Massachusetts surtax. South Carolina publishes no bonus rule, so it is figured like regular pay.
• Gross-Up Calculator: enter the take-home pay you want and get the gross pay needed, to the cent, for a regular paycheck or a bonus.

Oct 25, 2026: New: federal overtime deduction on the Overtime Calculator

• The Overtime Calculator now estimates your federal deduction for qualified overtime (tax years 2025 through 2028): only the FLSA-required extra half counts, up to $12,500 ($25,000 joint), reduced by $100 for each full $1,000 of income over $150,000 ($300,000 joint), following IRS Schedule 1-A Part III.
• It shows how much less federal income tax a new W-4 would withhold, and can fill in the Step 4(b) helper for you.
• New explainer: who qualifies, double time and state-law overtime, married filing separately, W-2 Box 12 code TT, and links to the IRS Tax Withholding Estimator. Sources: IRS Schedule 1-A and IRS FS-2026-13 (August 2026).

Oct 25, 2026: New: compare two scenarios side by side

• Every calculator has a Compare button. It saves your current result as scenario A; change anything in the form (state, pay, pay frequency, 401(k), filing status, W-4, deductions) and see scenario B next to it.
• Shows per paycheck and yearly figures, the effective tax rate, what is different between the two, and how much of a take-home change is pre-tax savings such as a 401(k) rather than tax.
• Swap A and B, save B as the new A, and share both scenarios in one link.

Oct 24, 2026: New: W-4 Step 4(b) helper for tips, overtime, car loan interest and age 65+

• Every calculator now has a Step 4(b) helper that follows the IRS 2026 Form W-4 Deductions Worksheet line by line, including its limits and income cut-offs.
• It shows federal withholding, Social Security, Medicare, state tax and take-home pay per paycheck with and without the deduction, and can put the result into Step 4(b) in one click.
• New page: Tips and Overtime W-4 Calculator.

Oct 24, 2026: Per-state changelog with official sources

States: Georgia

• Every state page now has a changelog listing each version of that state's rules: the date it takes effect, what changed, what the calculator uses, the official source document and the date we checked it.
• Versions still waiting for an official publication say so, and gaps (such as Georgia before May 11, 2026) are shown as not loaded.
• The main changelog links to each state's changelog and tags every update with the states it covers.
• Methodology page updated to describe all states rather than the first four.

Oct 24, 2026: Calculator: annual pay, W-4 Step 3 split, more deductions, effective and marginal rates

States: California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

• Pay frequency: once a year added.
• Form W-4 Step 3 now asks for the number of children under 17 ($2,200 each) and other dependents ($500 each), as on the 2026 form.
• New pre-tax deductions: health care FSA, dependent care FSA, commuter transit or parking. Every deduction can be a $ amount or a % of pay.
• After-tax deductions split into Roth 401(k), wage garnishment and other.
• Pennsylvania taxes dependent care FSA and commuter money; New Jersey taxes dependent care FSA money. The calculator follows both.
• The result now shows your effective tax rate and your marginal rate on the next $100 of pay.
• Each deduction now says which taxes it lowers, including whether your state taxes it (for example, Pennsylvania taxes 401(k) contributions and California taxes HSA contributions).

Oct 24, 2026: New tools: hourly, salary, overtime and pay raise calculators

• Hourly paycheck calculator: opens in hourly mode at $25 an hour.
• Salary paycheck calculator.
• Overtime calculator: opens with a time-and-a-half row ready.
• Pay raise calculator: take-home pay before and after a raise, and the share of the raise you keep.
• Home page: a short take-home pay explainer and FAQ.

Oct 24, 2026: Added Montana, North Dakota, Hawaii, Maine, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Delaware and Vermont: all 50 states covered

States: Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

• Montana: 2026 formula (4.7% / 5.65%).
• North Dakota: 2026 percentage method by federal filing status.
• Hawaii: Booklet A annualized method, plus TDI (0.5%, at most $7.50 a week).
• Maine: 2026 percentage method, plus paid family and medical leave (0.5%).
• Rhode Island: 2026 tables, plus TDI (1.1% up to $100,000).
• West Virginia: March 2026 tables at the lower 2026 rates.
• Delaware: percentage method, plus Paid Leave. Wilmington's wage tax is not included.
• Vermont: 2026 withholding tables.
• District of Columbia still shows federal taxes only: the Office of Tax and Revenue has not published a current withholding method we can verify.

Oct 24, 2026: Added Connecticut, Utah, Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, Idaho and New Mexico

States: Arkansas, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah

• Connecticut: 2026 withholding calculation rules (Tables A to E), plus CT Paid Leave (0.5%).
• Utah: Publication 14 schedules at 4.45% for pay periods from June 1, 2026.
• Iowa: 2026 withholding formula at 3.8%.
• Kansas: KW-100 percentage method (5.2% and 5.58%).
• Arkansas: 2026 withholding formula.
• Mississippi: 2026 payroll formula, 4% over $10,000.
• Nebraska: Circular EN 2026 tables, including the 1.5% minimum withholding rule.
• Idaho: July 2026 tables at 5.3% after the child tax credit ended.
• New Mexico: FYI-104 2026 tables.

Oct 24, 2026: Added South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky, Oregon and Oklahoma

States: Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina

• South Carolina: WH-1603F 2026 formula.
• Alabama: 2026 formula, including the deduction for federal income tax withheld. Local occupational taxes are not included.
• Louisiana: R-1306 (1/26), 3.09% flat.
• Kentucky: 3.5% after a $3,360 standard deduction. Local occupational taxes are not included.
• Oregon: 2026 withholding formulas, plus Paid Leave Oregon (0.6%) and the statewide transit tax (0.1%).
• Oklahoma: OW-2 2026 percentage method, rounded to the dollar.

Oct 24, 2026: Added Arizona, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Missouri

States: Arizona, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin

• Arizona: Form A-4 percentage election (2.0% if none filed).
• Indiana: 2.95% state tax plus county tax for all 92 counties (Departmental Notice #1, Oct 1, 2026).
• Maryland: 2026 state brackets plus local tax for every county and Baltimore City, including the graduated Anne Arundel and Frederick rates.
• Minnesota: 2026 computer formula, plus the new Paid Leave premium.
• Wisconsin: Publication W-166 formula, matching all three worked examples.
• Missouri: 2026 withholding formula, rounded to the dollar. Kansas City and St. Louis earnings taxes are not included.

Oct 24, 2026: Added Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Michigan, Massachusetts and Colorado

States: Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia

• Georgia: Employer's Tax Guide 2026, 4.99% for pay dates from May 11, 2026.
• New Jersey: Withholding Rate Tables A to E, plus 2026 worker UI/WF and disability/family leave contributions.
• Ohio: optional computer formula effective August 1, 2026. City and school district taxes are not included.
• Pennsylvania: 3.07% flat (401(k) contributions are taxed) and 0.07% unemployment. Local earned income tax is not included.
• Virginia: employer withholding formula (Rev. 10/26).
• Michigan: Form 446 (2026), 4.25% after $5,900 per exemption. City tax is not included.
• Massachusetts: Circular M (2026) with the 4% surtax, plus PFML.
• Colorado: DR 1098 (2026), 4.40%, plus FAMLI.
• Pay dates before a state's first verified rules now show that state's tax as not included, instead of zero.

Oct 24, 2026: Added Illinois, North Carolina, California and New York (with NYC and Yonkers)

States: California, Illinois, New York, North Carolina

• Illinois: Booklet IL-700-T (2026) automated payroll method.
• North Carolina: NC-30 (2026) annualized wages method.
• California: EDD 2026 Method B, plus SDI at 1.3% with no wage limit.
• New York: NYS-50-T-NYS, NYS-50-T-NYC and NYS-50-T-Y (1/26), plus Paid Family Leave (2026 and 2027 rates) and disability insurance.
• Each state reproduces the worked examples printed in its booklet.

Oct 24, 2026: Site launched with tax year 2026 rates

States: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wyoming

• Federal income tax: IRS Publication 15-T (2026) tables loaded and tested.
• Social Security wage base $184,500 for 2026 and $192,300 for 2027 (SSA).
• Nine states with no wage income tax: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wyoming.
• Washington: Paid Family & Medical Leave (2026 and 2027 rates) and WA Cares premiums. Alaska: employee unemployment insurance (2026).