Paycheck · California · 2026
California Paycheck Calculator
Enter your pay, hours and deductions to estimate California net pay per period, plus weekly, biweekly, monthly and annual take-home and your effective tax rate. California income tax uses the EDD Method B exact-calculation schedules for 2026.
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Estimated take-home pay
$2,795.27
per biweekly pay · $112,000.00 annual grossest. tax rate
- Gross pay
- $4,307.69
- Federal income tax
- −$518.89
- Social Security
- −$255.30
- Medicare
- −$59.71
- California income tax
- −$219.61
- California SDI
- −$53.53
- Pre-tax deductions
- −$405.38
- Post-tax deductions
- −$0.00
- Net pay
- $2,795.27
$1,397.64
$2,795.27
$6,056.42
$72,677.09
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Calculations are estimates for informational purposes and are not tax, legal, or financial advice. Actual withholding and take-home pay may differ.
How California withholding is calculated
California income tax
Withholding follows the EDD Method B exact-calculation method for 2026, in the published order: the Table 1 low income exemption, the Table 2 estimated deduction of $1,000 a year for each additional allowance, the Table 3 standard deduction ($5,706 or $11,412), the Table 5, 6 or 7 annual rate schedule (1.1% up to 14.63%), then the Table 4 exemption allowance credit of $168.30 for each regular allowance.
California SDI
State Disability Insurance is employee-paid at 1.3% of wages for 2026 with no taxable wage ceiling, following SB 951. It is shown as its own line so the deduction is auditable.
Employer taxes are excluded
California Unemployment Insurance and the Employment Training Tax are paid by your employer, not withheld from your pay, so they never appear in this take-home estimate.
Filing status and allowances
Enter your Form DE 4 marital-status table and your own allowance counts: regular allowances from DE 4 Worksheet A drive the credit and the choice between the two married schedules, and additional allowances from Worksheet B remove $1,000 a year each from wages before the schedule is applied.
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What the California estimate includes, which official schedules it uses, and what it deliberately leaves out.
Which California withholding method is used?
The EDD Method B exact-calculation method for 2026, including the low income exemption table, the standard deduction table, the annual rate schedules for single, married and head-of-household filers, and the exemption allowance credit of $168.30 per allowance.
Is California SDI included in my take-home pay?
Yes. California SDI is employee-paid at 1.3% of wages for 2026 with no wage ceiling, and it appears as its own deduction line.
Are Unemployment Insurance and ETT deducted from my paycheck?
No. In California, Unemployment Insurance and the Employment Training Tax are employer-paid. They are not withheld from employee wages and are excluded from this estimate.
Is this a tax filing calculation?
No. These are estimates of payroll withholding, not tax, legal or financial advice. Your actual withholding depends on your exact DE 4 and Form W-4 and on your employer's payroll system.
Is my salary information sent anywhere?
No. Every figure is calculated in your browser. Salary, tips, deductions and tax inputs are never sent to a server or to analytics.