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California Paycheck Tax Calculator

Estimate take-home pay and employee taxes for California. Enter your pay details to get a line-by-line breakdown.

California Paycheck

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Federal withholding
State-specific questions Only the inputs required for California appear here.
State adjustments
Optional extra state amount per paycheck.
Pre-tax deductions
Retirement
Take home
Employee taxes
Employer taxes
Earnings $2,000.00
Taxes −$476.35
Federal Income Tax −$156.15
Social Security −$124.00
Medicare −$29.00
CA State Income Tax −$141.20
CA SDI −$26.00
Take Home $1,523.65
Employer cost breakdown
Gross pay $2,000.00
Employer Social Security +$124.00
Employer Medicare +$29.00
FUTA +$120.00
CA UI +$0.00
CA ETT +$2.00
Total employer cost $2,275.00
Line Who pays Rate Wage base
CA ETT
California Employment Training Tax is employer-paid at 0.10% on the first $7,000 of wages for employers with a positive UI reserve balance in 2026.
 Employer 0.1% $7,000
CA SDI
Employee SDI withholding at 1.30% of wages for 2026. California UI and ETT remain employer-paid.
 Employee 1.3% No cap
CA State Income Tax
Annualized California withholding brackets from the current state-tax model. The current runtime uses different schedules for married versus non-married filers.
 Employee Bracket or formula based No cap
CA UI
California unemployment insurance is employer-paid on the first $7,000 of wages per employee. New employers are assigned a 3.4% UI rate for two to three years, and established employers use their current DE 2088 notice rate within the 2026 Schedule F+ range of 1.5% to 6.2%.
 Employer User supplied $7,000
Some state or local tax rules for this jurisdiction are still partial and may require user-entered rates or manual review. Some employer-side state taxes depend on employer size, assigned unemployment rates, or program elections. Review the line notes before relying on those totals. Some state-specific lines need additional answers before the calculator can resolve all applicable rates: EmployerAssignedRatePercent, EmployerTaxableWageBase.

This calculator provides estimates for informational purposes only and does not constitute tax, legal, or financial advice. Rates and rules change frequently — confirm with official sources before making payroll decisions.