Washington Paycheck Calculator
Estimate your Washington take-home pay after federal, state, and FICA taxes.
Not sure how much of your Washington paycheck you actually keep? Washington levies no state personal income tax on wages.
Enter your pay below to see your Washington take-home pay for 2026. There's no state income tax to withhold, so what leaves your check is federal income tax and FICA. The calculator works the same whether you're paid hourly or on salary.
How Washington paycheck tax works
Washington levies no state personal income tax on wages. No state income tax is withheld from paychecks, including overtime and bonuses. However, Washington workers do have other mandatory paycheck deductions that are not income tax (see other_paycheck_items).
A few other items come out of the same check. Employees pay premiums for Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) and WA Cares (long-term care), plus an employee share of L&I workers' compensation. These are real paycheck withholdings but are NOT state income tax; surface them as 'not included' in an income-tax calculation.
To estimate your paycheck, the calculator annualizes your pay and applies federal income tax and FICA. Washington adds no state income tax of its own. Read it as a close estimate: your employer's payroll can land a little differently, since it may use exact per-period tables.
Frequently asked questions
Does Washington tax my paycheck?
Washington has no state income tax, so no state income tax is withheld. Other non-income-tax deductions (PFML, WA Cares, L&I) may still come out of your pay.
What is deducted from a Washington paycheck if there's no income tax?
Federal income tax and FICA, plus Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave, WA Cares long-term-care premiums, and an employee L&I share, none of which are income tax.
Is overtime taxed in Washington?
No state income tax applies to overtime. Federal tax and the state paid-leave/WA Cares premiums still apply to those wages.
Does Washington have local income taxes?
No. No Washington city or county levies a wage income tax.
Source: Washington has no state income tax; WA Employment Security Dept., 2026.