Take-home pay, computed in the open.
Take-home pay $2,253.79 per biweekly paycheck
per biweekly paycheck · single · Georgia · 2026 tables
- Gross / check
- $2,884.62
- Taxes / check
- $630.83
- Net / year
- $58,599
- Effective rate
- 21.9%
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 |
| Georgia income tax | −$115.15 | −$2,994 |
| Social Security | −$178.85 | −$4,650 |
| Medicare | −$41.83 | −$1,088 |
| Take-home pay | $2,253.79 | $58,599 |
How Georgia taxes a paycheck
Georgia taxes wages at a flat 4.99% for 2026 — cut from 5.19% by HB 463, signed May 2026 and retroactive to January 1. Many calculators still show the stale higher rate.
The 2026 Georgia standard deduction is $15,000 for a single filer and $30,000 for a married couple filing jointly.
Common salaries, translated
Sources
- GA HB 463 (signed 2026-05-11, retroactive to 2026-01-01) — flat 4.99%; further cuts toward 3.99% are revenue-triggered
- Georgia DOR revised 2026 Employer's Withholding Tax Guide — standard deduction $15,000 single / $30,000 MFJ for TY2026 (independently confirmed by two verification passes; a conflicting report placing the step-up in 2027 was overruled)
- IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction
- SSA — 2026 Social Security wage base