Georgia·Updated for 2026·Figures in USD · Georgia 4.99% income tax included
Georgia Paycheck Calculator (2026)
Georgia takes a flat 4.99% state income tax out of every paycheck, after a standard deduction and any dependent allowances, on top of federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare. Enter your salary or hourly wage to see your take-home pay, worked out with the IRS's and Georgia's own 2026 methods.
Your pay
$
Before taxes
Georgia withholding (G-4)
Blank follows your federal status
Blank uses 0
W-4 details (optional)
$2,200 each
$500 each
$
$
Including the overtime or tips deduction you expect
$
Pre-tax deductions (optional)
Traditional, not Roth
%
$
Pre-tax premiums through your employer
Enter your salary. Your take-home pay appears here as you type — there is no button to press.
Calculating
Show the mathSee how this was worked outHide
Federal income tax follows IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A, for a W-4 from 2020 or later. Your employer may round to whole dollars.
Figures last verified October 30, 2026. Withholding follows IRS Publication 15-T for 2026; Social Security and Medicare follow Publication 15 for 2026; Georgia tax follows the Department of Revenue's 2026 Employer's Withholding Tax Guide.
Georgia take-home pay by salary
Single, paid every two weeks, with a standard W-4, no Georgia dependent allowances and no pre-tax deductions:
Salary
Gross per paycheck
Federal income tax
Social Security + Medicare
Georgia tax
Take-home per paycheck
Take-home per year
$40,000
$1,538.46
$100.77
$117.69
$47.98
$1,272.02
$33,072.46
$50,000
$1,923.08
$146.92
$147.11
$67.17
$1,561.88
$40,608.74
$60,000
$2,307.69
$193.08
$176.54
$86.37
$1,851.70
$48,144.24
$75,000
$2,884.62
$295.00
$220.68
$115.15
$2,253.79
$58,598.71
$100,000
$3,846.15
$506.54
$294.23
$163.13
$2,882.25
$74,938.49
Hourly pay in Georgia
40 hours a week, paid weekly, single:
Hourly wage
Gross per week
Taxes per week
Take-home per week
Take-home per year
$15.00
$600.00
$91.53
$508.47
$26,440.44
$20.00
$800.00
$140.81
$659.19
$34,277.88
$25.00
$1,000.00
$190.09
$809.91
$42,115.32
Minimum wage in Georgia
Georgia's own minimum wage is $5.15 an hour, but it does not apply to work covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Employers covered by that law must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Working 40 hours a week at $7.25, single and paid weekly, you earn $290.00 a week and take home $267.73 after taxes, or $13,922.22 a year.
Minimum wage
Hourly
Gross per week
Taxes per week
Take-home per week
Take-home per year
Employers covered by federal law
$7.25
$290.00
$22.27
$267.73
$13,922.22
Minimum wage as last verified on October 30, 2026. Taxes per week include everything this calculator withholds in Georgia.
A worked example
$60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks. Each paycheck is $2,307.69. For federal income tax, the employer multiplies it by 26 ($59,999.94), subtracts the $8,600 standard adjustment ($51,399.94), and applies the IRS table: $1,240.00 plus 12% of the amount over $19,900, or $5,019.99 a year. Divided by 26, that is $193.08. Social Security is $143.08 and Medicare $33.46. For Georgia, the employer subtracts the $576.92 bi-weekly standard deduction ($1,730.77 left) and takes 4.99%: $86.37. That leaves $1,851.70.
Married filing jointly on $100,000 with two children under 17, paid every two weeks, takes home $3,292.96 a paycheck, with $124.61 of federal income tax.
What Georgia takes from a paycheck
Georgia's tax is flat: every dollar above the standard deduction and your dependent allowances is taxed at the same 4.99%, whatever you earn. On $60,000 paid every two weeks, single with no dependents, that is $86.37 a paycheck. Each dependent allowance you claim on Form G-4 lowers it by about $9.60 a paycheck.
Federal income tax, Social Security (6.2%), Medicare (1.45%) and Georgia income tax at a flat 4.99%. On a $60,000 salary paid every two weeks, single with no dependents, Georgia takes $86.37 and you keep $1,851.70 a paycheck.
How is Georgia income tax withholding worked out?
With the Department of Revenue's percentage method. Your employer subtracts a standard deduction for the pay period ($576.92 every two weeks if you are single, or $1,153.85 if you are married filing jointly with one income), then $192.31 for each dependent allowance on your Form G-4 (bi-weekly amounts), and multiplies what is left by 4.99%.
What is Georgia's income tax rate in 2026?
A flat 4.99%, down from 5.19%. Employers could start withholding at 4.99% on May 11, 2026, so paychecks earlier in the year were withheld at 5.19%. The yearly standard deduction is $15,000, or $30,000 for married filing jointly, and each dependent is worth $5,000.
What if I never filled out Form G-4?
Georgia's guide lets your employer use your federal W-4 choices if they give enough information. Otherwise it withholds as if you are single with zero allowances.
My spouse also works. What should I choose?
Married couples who both have income use the single standard deduction, the same as married filing separately. Choose "Married, both working, or filing separately" under Georgia withholding.
Does Georgia's 2026 overtime and tips break lower my withholding?
No. Georgia created limited subtractions for qualified overtime and cash tips for 2026 through 2028, subject to a $1,750 Georgia limitation, but the Department of Revenue says employers should not reduce Georgia withholding for them. You claim them on your Georgia return.
How are bonuses withheld in Georgia?
At the flat income tax rate in effect when the bonus is paid: 4.99% from May 11, 2026 (5.19% before that).
How is federal income tax withholding worked out?
Your employer annualizes each paycheck, subtracts a standard adjustment ($8,600, or $12,900 if married filing jointly, unless you checked the Step 2 box), applies the IRS withholding table, then divides by your number of paychecks and subtracts any dependent credits. This calculator follows the same IRS worksheet.
When does Social Security stop being taken out?
Once your pay for the year reaches $184,500, the 2026 wage base. Medicare has no cap, and an extra 0.9% applies to pay over $200,000.
Do 401(k) contributions lower my taxes?
A traditional 401(k) contribution lowers your federal income tax withholding, but Social Security and Medicare are still taken from it. Pre-tax health premiums through a cafeteria plan lower all three.
What about no tax on overtime or tips?
The overtime and tips deductions are claimed on your tax return, but you can ask your employer to withhold less now by adding the deduction you expect to Step 4(b) of a new W-4. Enter it under W-4 details to see the effect.
