Who this is for
Small business payroll conversations break down over a translation problem: the owner thinks in annual salary, the candidate thinks in what lands in their account every two weeks, and the two numbers are separated by federal tax, state tax, Social Security, and Medicare. Knowing the take-home figure before the offer conversation prevents the awkward renegotiation after the first paycheck surprises someone.
Enter the annual salary, filing status, state, and pay frequency to see estimated gross pay per period, each withholding component, and net pay. The output is an employee-side estimate: what the paycheck looks like, not what the employee costs you, which runs meaningfully higher and is covered in the employer cost notes below.