Take-home pay, computed in the open.
Take-home pay $2,218.60 per biweekly paycheck
per biweekly paycheck · single · Delaware · 2026 tables
- Gross / check
- $2,884.62
- Taxes / check
- $666.02
- Net / year
- $57,684
- Effective rate
- 23.1%
The stub, line by line
| Line item | Each paycheck | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $2,884.62 | $75,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$295.00 | −$7,670 |
| Delaware income tax | −$138.81 | −$3,609 |
| Social Security | −$178.85 | −$4,650 |
| Medicare | −$41.83 | −$1,088 |
| Delaware Paid Leave (employee share) | −$11.54 | −$300 |
| Take-home pay | $2,218.60 | $57,684 |
Wilmington levies a 1.25% city wage (earned income) tax on residents and on anyone working within city limits, withheld from every paycheck; no other Delaware locality imposes an income tax. This local tax is not computed here.
How Delaware taxes a paycheck
Delaware's 2026 schedule runs 7 brackets, from 2.2% up to 6.6% on the highest slice of income.
The 2026 Delaware standard deduction is $3,250 for a single filer and $6,500 for a married couple filing jointly.
Employee-paid programs on every Delaware stub:
- Delaware Paid Leave (employee share) — 0.4% on wages up to $184,500, capped at $738 a year
Wilmington levies a 1.25% city wage (earned income) tax on residents and on anyone working within city limits, withheld from every paycheck; no other Delaware locality imposes an income tax. This local tax is not computed here.
2026 Delaware brackets, single filer
| Taxable income | Rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $2,000 | 0% |
| $2,000 – $5,000 | 2.2% |
| $5,000 – $10,000 | 3.9% |
| $10,000 – $20,000 | 4.8% |
| $20,000 – $25,000 | 5.2% |
| $25,000 – $60,000 | 5.55% |
| over $60,000 | 6.6% |
Common salaries, translated
Sources
- Delaware Division of Revenue — Tax Rate Changes / Form 200-01 rate schedule (0% up to $2,000; 2.2%–6.6% with top 6.6% over $60,000, same for all filing statuses)
- Delaware General Assembly — HB 13 (John Kowalko Jr. Fairness in Taxation Act) Bill Detail; status 'Lieu/Substituted 4/3/25', not enacted as of 2026-07-02
- Delaware Department of Labor — Delaware Paid Leave program (total 0.8%; employer >=50%, employee up to 50%; capped at Social Security taxable maximum)
- MetLife — Delaware PFML overview (2026 max employee contribution 0.4% / $738, up to Social Security taxable maximum)
- City of Wilmington — Earned Income (Wage) Tax, flat 1.25% on residents and on non-residents working in the city
- TaxFormFinder — Delaware Form 200-01 (personal credit $110 per exemption as a credit against tax; standard deduction $3,250 single / $6,500 joint)
- IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction
- SSA — 2026 Social Security wage base