2026 official-source estimate
Estimate federal withholding, California EDD Method B withholding, FICA, and applicable 2026 State Disability Insurance.
Quick answer
Use this 2026 California paycheck calculator to estimate one paycheck's take-home pay from federal withholding, Social Security, Medicare, California PIT, and State Disability Insurance. California PIT uses the EDD Method B exact calculation path, while 2026 State Plan SDI is 1.3% when selected. DE 4 elections stay separate from the federal W-4, and results show official sources, assumptions, and unsupported employer-specific deductions.
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Enter gross pay for one pay period, federal W-4 adjustments, and the state details shown above. Federal withholding follows Publication 15-T. California PIT uses the annualized exact-calculation path in EDD Method B, then returns the result to the selected pay period. State Plan SDI is applied separately only when the employee indicates that it applies.
Example: For a biweekly entry, the federal and California annualized methods use 26 pay periods. DE 4 elections remain separate from the federal W-4. The calculator does not assume any unentered benefit deduction or invent a tax result.
Weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, and monthly are the supported paycheck frequencies. “Annual salary” is an earnings input and the annual view is a simple period multiplication; neither is an annual payroll-period method. The special Form W-4 adjustment for nonresident aliens is not modeled.
State paycheck questions
Federal withholding follows Publication 15-T. California PIT uses the annualized exact-calculation path in EDD Method B, then returns the result to the selected pay period. State Plan SDI is applied separately only when the employee indicates that it applies.
Included in this estimate: Federal income tax withholding; Social Security and Medicare; California EDD Method B; 2026 California State Plan SDI at 1.3% when applicable.
Not included in this estimate: California Voluntary Plan contribution amounts; Unentered employer benefits and unsupported deduction treatments; Prior-period payroll corrections; Employer-specific payroll settings.
The federal Form W-4 controls federal income-tax withholding. California Form DE 4 separately controls California PIT filing status, allowances, and additional withholding, so WageFrame keeps the two elections separate.
No. California PIT is state income-tax withholding calculated with EDD Method B. State Plan SDI is a separate employee contribution and is included only when the employee confirms that the state plan applies.
Weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, and monthly selections use the matching number of pay periods when federal and California wages are annualized. A biweekly paycheck uses 26 periods before the annual result is returned to one paycheck.
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