# California paycheck calculator 2026

This is the 2026-titled California paycheck page, distinct from the evergreen state calculator at /california-paycheck-calculator/. Same engine, year in the heading for people searching “California paycheck calculator 2026.”

California uses a graduated personal income tax. Lower slices of taxable wages are taxed at published lower rates; only the amount above each threshold is taxed at the next rate. The widths we encode follow the Tax Foundation 2026 compilation; California’s note on this site is that 2026 inflation-adjusted widths were not published at the TF as-of date, so the model uses the labeled 2025-adjusted amounts.

EDD State Disability Insurance for 2026 is 1.3% of subject wages with no wage ceiling. SDI is not income tax. Federal tax uses IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32. Social Security is 6.2% up to $184,500.

Default sample: $80,000, single. Not a FTB withholding workbook. Reviewed August 24, 2026.

## Sample estimates

### $80k CA single, 2026 model

- Gross: $80,000.00
- Federal income tax: $8,770.00
- Social Security: $4,960.00
- Medicare: $1,160.00
- State income tax: $3,210.42
- Net / take-home: $60,859.58 (effective tax 23.9%)
- Per paycheck net: $60,859.58 (1 periods)

Label: engine estimates, not pay stubs.

## FAQ

### How is this different from the California state page?

The state page is the canonical /california-paycheck-calculator/ URL. This URL is the year-qualified 2026 landing page with 2026-specific CA notes.

### What is the 2026 SDI rate?

1.3% of subject wages, no cap, per EDD. Shown as its own line when the state is California.

### Do you use 2026 CA bracket widths?

We use the published compilation on this site, with the year note that 2026 CA widths were unpublished at the Tax Foundation as-of date.

## Related

- [California paycheck calculator](https://takehomecash.com/california-paycheck-calculator/index.md)
- [California SDI paycheck](https://takehomecash.com/california-sdi-paycheck/index.md)
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