Georgia paycheck calculator

Take-home pay in Georgia after federal and Georgia income tax, Social Security, Medicare and your deductions, using the 2026 withholding rules.

State you live and work in

2026 rules for Georgia.

Pay

I'm paid

Salary (per year, before taxes)

How often you're paid

Your Form W-4

Filing status

Children under 17

$2,200 each in Step 3, if your income is $200,000 or less ($400,000 married filing jointly).

Other dependents

$500 each in Step 3.

Pre-tax and after-tax deductions

401(k) or 403(b) contribution

Traditional (pre-tax). Put a Roth contribution under after-tax deductions.

Health insurance, HSA and FSA

Pre-tax premiums and contributions through payroll; they also lower Social Security and Medicare.

After-tax deductions

Roth 401(k), union dues, garnishments.

More Form W-4 options

Step 2: two jobs, or married and your spouse works

Only if you checked the box in Step 2(c) of your W-4.

Step 4(a): other income (per year)

Step 4(b): deductions (per year)

From the W-4's Deductions Worksheet: tips, overtime, car loan interest, the senior deduction, itemizing.

Step 4(c): extra withholding

Take-home pay per paycheck

$1,851.70

$48,144.36 a year from $59,999.94 gross, 26 paychecks.

Gross pay, each deduction and take-home pay, per paycheck and per year
Item	Per paycheck	Per year
Gross pay	$2,307.69	$59,999.94
Federal income tax	−$193.08	−$5,020.08
Social Security	−$143.08	−$3,720.00
Medicare	−$33.46	−$870.00
Georgia income tax	−$86.37	−$2,245.50
Take-home pay	$1,851.70	$48,144.36

Taxes as a share of pay: 19.8%
Federal taxable wages (year): $59,999.94

Estimates for planning, not tax advice. Your employer's payroll may round differently, and your tax bill when you file can differ from what's withheld.

How Georgia taxes your paycheck in 2026

Georgia taxes wages at a flat 4.99% for 2026, after a standard deduction of $15,000 (single or head of household) or $30,000 (married filing jointly) and $5,000 for each dependent you claim on Form G-4. Traditional 401(k) contributions and pre-tax health premiums are not taxed. There are no employee-paid state payroll taxes and no local income taxes.

Income tax rate: 4.99% of taxable wages.

Standard deduction: $15,000 single or married filing separately; $30,000 married filing jointly; $15,000 head of household.
Exemptions: $0 for you, $5,000 per dependent.
A traditional 401(k) lowers your Georgia taxable wages; pre-tax health premiums do.

City and county taxes

Georgia cities and counties do not tax wages.

What this calculator simplifies

Uses the 4.99% rate for the whole year. HB 463 made 4.99% the 2026 tax rate retroactive to January 1, but employers were told to keep withholding at 5.19% until the change took effect and could switch to 4.99% from May 11, 2026, so paychecks early in 2026 had slightly more withheld than shown here.
Married assumes Married Filing Joint with one income ($30,000 deduction). Georgia tells married couples who both work to use the Married Filing Separate column ($15,000 each), which this calculator does not do.
Dependents are taken at $5,000 each, as claimed on Form G-4. Extra allowances for age 65+, blindness or itemized deductions are not included.
HB 463 also created limited Georgia subtractions for qualified overtime pay and cash tips; the Department of Revenue says these do not change withholding, so they are not reflected here.
This is withholding, not your final Georgia tax. Credits (such as the low-income credit) are not reflected.

Sources

Georgia DOR: Employer's Withholding Tax Guide 2026 (revised June 2026)
IRS Publication 15-T (2026) for federal withholding, and Publication 15 (2026) for Social Security and Medicare.

How every number is worked out is on the methodology page.