Arizona Paycheck Calculator

Arizona withholding is the percentage the employee elects on Form A-4, not a bracket calculation. The 2026 tax rate is 2.5%. This calculator starts there. Change the percent to match the form on file, from 0.5% to 3.5%.

Tax year 2026 Tables verified 2026-10-09 Withholding: the percent on Form A-4, default 2.5%

State is Arizona on this page. Change it on the national calculator.

Overtime, tips, and bonus
W-4, benefits, local tax, and year-to-date

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Every two weeks

Net pay $1,880.38

Effective tax rate 18.52% of gross. About $4,074.16 a month over a full year.

  • Net pay $1,880.38
  • Federal income tax $193.08
  • FICA $176.54
  • State and local $57.69
This paycheck
$1,880.38
Full year, net
$48,889.92
Full year, gross
$60,000.00
Hourly equivalent
$28.85
How we calculated this
Gross pay$2,307.69
  1. This paycheck $2,307.69

Amount entered. Salary divided across the pay periods, plus overtime, tips, and any bonus on this check.

Federal income tax$193.08
  1. 1a Taxable wages this period $2,307.69
  2. 1b Pay periods in the year 26
  3. 1c Annualized wages (1a × 1b) $59,999.94
  4. 1d Step 4(a) other income $0.00
  5. 1e 1c + 1d $59,999.94
  6. 1f Step 4(b) deductions $0.00
  7. 1g $8,600.00 (any other filing status)
  8. 1i Adjusted annual wages $51,399.94
  9. Table Single or married filing separately, standard (Pub 15-T 2026)
  10. Bracket $19,900.00 up to $57,900.00: $1,240.00 plus 12% of the amount over $19,900.00
  11. 2g Tentative annual tax $5,019.99
  12. 2h Per paycheck (2g ÷ periods) $193.08
  13. 3 Step 3 credits, per paycheck $0.00
  14. 4c Extra withholding $0.00
  15. Federal income tax this paycheck $193.08

IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A. Percentage method for automated payroll systems.

Social Security$143.08
  1. Rate 6.2% × $2,307.69 of Social Security wages, wage base $184,500.
  2. This paycheck $143.08

Social Security Administration, contribution and benefit base. 6.2% up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500. The annual maximum is $11,439.

Medicare$33.46
  1. This paycheck $33.46

IRS Publication 15 (2026). 1.45% of Medicare wages. No wage base.

Arizona income tax$57.69
  1. Elected rate 2.5% of wages. Arizona withholding follows Form A-4. The 2026 tax rate is 2.5%. Change this if the form on file elects a different percent.
  2. This paycheck $57.69

Arizona Department of Revenue. Employee-elected Arizona withholding at 2.5%.

Net pay$1,880.38

How the state line is figured

Arizona withholding is the percentage the employee elects on Form A-4, not a bracket calculation. The 2026 tax rate is 2.5%. This calculator starts there. Change the percent to match the form on file, from 0.5% to 3.5%.

Withholding: the percent on Form A-4, default 2.5%.

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Questions

Does Arizona tax wages?

Arizona taxes wages. Withholding: the percent on Form A-4, default 2.5%. The top rate used on this page is 2.5%.

Is this the amount an employer will withhold?

The state line uses an employer method we transcribed. Federal withholding uses IRS Publication 15-T. A stub can still differ because of benefits, local tax, or a different W-4.

What else is withheld?

Social Security is 6.2% up to $184,500. Medicare is 1.45%, plus 0.9% after $200,000 from one employer. Payroll programs we could verify are listed on the paycheck.

Does Arizona have local wage tax?

Arizona has no employee local wage tax in this calculator.

Why might my pay stub differ?

Pre-tax benefits, year-to-date wages, and a different W-4 can change the result. Compare the line citations with the stub.

Who is responsible

Published by PaycheckZip.com. A credentialed reviewer has not signed this page. The review seat is open. Figures are estimates from the tables named in the method, checked 2026-10-09. They are not tax advice.

Case amounts on the public list, such as $216.15 of federal income tax on the single biweekly example, come from the same code as this page.