Any income mix — salary, 1099, tips, overtime, investments — see what you actually keep in every state, with the exact tax codes applied.
Take-home pay is your gross income minus federal income tax (2025 brackets after the standard deduction and credits like the child tax credit), FICA or self-employment tax, state income tax, and any pre-tax retirement contributions. This calculator runs that math for all 50 states and DC at once and cites the tax-code section behind every line.
Nine states charge no tax on wage income: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. Washington taxes only capital gains and New Hampshire only investment income.
For 2025–2028, workers in qualifying tipped occupations can deduct up to $25,000 of reported tips from federal taxable income (IRC §224). Tips still count for Social Security and Medicare tax, and the deduction phases out above $150,000 of income ($300,000 for joint filers). A parallel deduction (§225) covers up to $12,500 of overtime premium pay.
Usually yes at the same gross pay: contractors owe both halves of Social Security and Medicare (15.3% self-employment tax) instead of splitting it with an employer. Deductions soften the gap — half the SE tax, the 20% QBI deduction (§199A), and generous SEP-IRA or Solo 401(k) limits. Enter the same amount in each field above to compare directly.
No — it's an educational estimate using simplified assumptions, best for comparing states and understanding roughly where your money goes. For filing decisions, talk to a CPA or enrolled agent.
Prototype — educational estimate, not tax advice. Uses the selected tax year's (2024–2026) federal brackets (§1), standard deduction (§63), retirement limits, and capital-gains breakpoints, with FICA (§3101) / self-employment tax (§1401) on that year's Social Security wage base coordinated across W-2 and 1099 income, additional Medicare tax, child tax credit with phase-out (§24), elective deferrals (§402(g)), IRA deduction without income phase-outs (§219), SEP contributions (§408(k)), and an unconditional 20% QBI deduction (§199A) that ignores SSTB phase-outs. Tips and overtime premium stay subject to FICA but get the 2025–2028 federal deductions (§224, §225) with their $150k/$300k AGI phase-out — assuming a qualifying occupation and FLSA-qualifying overtime. Long-term gains and qualified dividends use stacked 0/15/20% rates (§1(h)) plus the 3.8% NIIT (§1411), with no loss netting. Miscellaneous income is taxed by type: unemployment (§85), gambling winnings without loss offsets (§165(d)), prizes (§74), hobby income (§183), early retirement withdrawals with the 10% additional tax (§72(t)), and Social Security via the §86 provisional-income formula — treated as state-exempt, as most states do. State income tax uses simplified 2025 rate schedules for every year on federal taxable income before QBI; it excludes local/city taxes (e.g. NYC, MD counties) and state-specific deductions or credits. Washington taxes only capital gains and New Hampshire only investment income, so both show as no wage tax. Privacy: if usage analytics are enabled, this site records the anonymous scenario numbers you enter (state, income amounts, options) to improve the tool — never your name, email, account, or precise location.
Estimated part-time monthly earnings in — the bar spans min to max, the dot marks a typical earner. National gig-economy figures scaled to local wage levels; actual results depend on hours and your market.
Tip: see take-home → drops a hustle's typical income into the right field — 1099 self-employment for most gigs, rental income for Airbnb hosting (no self-employment tax) — and highlights where it landed.
Educational estimates, not earnings guarantees. Ranges reflect typical part-time effort (roughly 5–15 hours/week) drawn from national gig-platform earnings reports, scaled by each state's wage index; rankings weight state character (urban, tourism, rural). Side-gig income is 1099 self-employment income — the calculator tab applies SE tax, the QBI deduction, and state tax to it.