Free payroll tools
Calculators that work out a paycheck or payslip from the published tax rules, free and with no account. When the figures are right, the generators turn them into a document.
US paycheck calculators
Federal income tax, social security and Medicare for 2026, with a page for each state listed.
- Paycheck calculatorFederal income tax, social security and Medicare for one paycheck, with a page for each state we cover.
- Hourly paycheck calculatorFrom an hourly rate, hours and time-and-a-half overtime to gross pay, taxes and take-home.
- Salary paycheck calculatorAn annual salary split into paychecks, with federal and state tax and take-home on each.
- NYC paycheck calculatorNew York City income tax on top of New York State tax, disability and Paid Family Leave.
- Nanny tax calculatorA household employer's 2026 social security, Medicare and FUTA, and the total cost of paying a nanny.
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- Florida
- Tennessee
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- South Dakota
- Washington
- Wyoming
- Alaska
- California
- Illinois
- New York
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Georgia
- Ohio
- New Jersey
- Michigan
- Virginia
- Massachusetts
- Colorado
- Minnesota
- South Carolina
- Alabama
- Louisiana
- Kentucky
- Oklahoma
- Missouri
- Indiana
- Connecticut
- Iowa
- Arkansas
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Vermont
- Hawaii
- Delaware
- Oregon
- Arizona
- Wisconsin
- Kansas
- Idaho
- New Mexico
- West Virginia
- Maine
- Montana
- Maryland
- Rhode Island
- New York City
US overtime, bonus and pay-date tools
Overtime pay, the 2025–2028 overtime deduction, tax on a bonus and the year's pay dates.
- Overtime calculatorTime and a half for hours over 40 a week, the regular rate with a bonus, and California daily overtime.
- No tax on overtime calculatorAn estimate of the 2025–2028 federal overtime deduction, its cap and phase-out, and the tax it may save.
- Bonus tax calculatorFederal tax on a bonus at the flat 22% or by the aggregate method, with social security and Medicare.
- 2027 payroll calendarEvery 2027 payday for your schedule, moved off weekends and bank holidays, ready to print.
US hours, gross-up, employer cost and YTD tools
Hours from a time card, net-to-gross pay, what an employee costs you and pay so far this year.
- Time card calculatorClock-in and clock-out times and breaks to the week's hours, overtime and gross pay.
- Gross-up calculatorThe gross pay that leaves a set take-home, for a regular paycheck or a bonus at the flat 22%.
- Employer payroll tax calculatorWhat an employee costs on top of wages: social security, Medicare, FUTA and state unemployment tax.
- YTD calculatorGross pay so far this year from pay per paycheck, or a full year's pay from a year-to-date figure.
US pay raise calculator
What a raise adds to the hourly rate or salary, each paycheck and take-home pay.
UK pay calculators
Income tax and National Insurance for the 2026/27 tax year.
- Take-home pay calculatorIncome tax, National Insurance and take-home pay from a salary and tax code for 2026/27.
- PAYE calculatorThe tax and National Insurance on one payment, worked out the cumulative way payroll does.
- National Insurance calculatorEmployee and employer National Insurance for any weekly or monthly pay.
- Nanny tax calculatorWhat employing a nanny costs: gross pay from agreed take-home, PAYE, NI, pension and your total.
- Maternity pay calculatorStatutory Maternity Pay for 2026/27: the qualifying week, who qualifies, the weekly amounts and the total.
UK pay rules, bonuses and employer costs
Check pay against the statutory minimums, tax a bonus, work back from take-home and price a hire, from GOV.UK's published rates and methods.
- Minimum wage calculatorCheck one pay period against the 2026 National Minimum Wage for the worker's age, with apprentices and accommodation.
- Holiday pay calculatorStatutory holiday in days and hours, the 12.07% accrual for irregular hours, rolled-up holiday pay and a leaver's share.
- Statutory Sick Pay calculatorSSP from the first day off sick under the April 2026 rules: average weekly earnings, qualifying days and the 28-week limit.
- Pro rata salary calculatorA full-time salary scaled to part-time hours, with 2026/27 income tax, National Insurance and take-home on the result.
- Bonus tax calculatorTax and National Insurance on a bonus in the month it's paid, and what it really costs over the 2026/27 tax year.
- Net-to-gross salary calculatorThe 2026/27 gross salary that leaves a chosen take-home, checked forwards through income tax and National Insurance.
- Employer cost calculatorWhat an employee costs in 2026/27: salary, employer National Insurance, Employment Allowance and the pension contribution.
Payroll terms, defined
One page per term: FUTA, supplemental wages, the lower earnings limit, the FPS and more, each with a worked example.
Free templates
A payroll register to download, and the six pay stub layouts with filled-in samples.
Document generators
Free to create and preview. The finished PDF will be $4.99 or £3.99 per document once checkout opens.
- Pay stub generatorA pay stub for an employee from your payroll figures, in one of six layouts.
- W-2 generatorForm W-2 employee copies (B, C and 2) for 2025 or 2026.
- 1099-NEC generatorForm 1099-NEC recipient copies for a contractor you paid.
- 1099-MISC generatorForm 1099-MISC recipient copies for rents, royalties and other income.
- Payslip generatorA payslip for an employee from your payroll figures, in one of six layouts.
- P60 generatorA P60 End of Year Certificate for 2025/26 or 2026/27.