Nanny tax & paycheck calculator
Pick your state and how you pay. See their take-home pay, what you withhold, and your employer taxes, with the forms you'll have to file. Uses 2026 federal and state rules.
Weekly gross
$1,000
$52,000/yr
Their take-home
$877
$45,587/yr
Your employer taxes
$110
$5,694/yr
Total cost to you
$1,110
$57,694/yr
Each paycheck
| Hours worked 40 h × $25.00. | $1,000.00 |
| Social Security 6.2% of gross wages. | −$62.00 |
| Medicare 1.45% of gross wages; no wage cap. | −$14.50 |
| Alabama income tax Alabama A-4 percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, less standard deduction $2,500.00, → $49,500.00 taxable at 5.00% bracket = $2,435.00/yr ÷ 52 periods. (rules provisional) | −$46.83 |
| Take-home pay | $876.67 |
What you pay on top
| Social Security (employer) Employer match, same base as the employee share. | $62.00 |
| Medicare (employer) Employer match. | $14.50 |
| Federal unemployment (FUTA) 6.0% less a 5.4% credit for paying state unemployment tax on time, on the first $7,000.00 of wages each year. | $6.00 |
| Alabama unemployment tax 2.70% on the first $8,000.00 of wages each year (Quarterly Contribution and Wage Report (filed online via eGov), quarterly). Using the new-employer rate; replace with your rate notice. | $27.00 |
What you'll have to file in Alabama
- Register with Alabama Department of Labor (Unemployment Compensation Division) once you pay $1,000 or more in cash wages to domestic workers in a private household in any calendar quarter of the current or preceding year; file Quarterly Contribution and Wage Report (filed online via eGov) quarterly.
- Alabama income tax: withholding is voluntary for household employers.
- W-2 to your nanny and W-3 to the SSA by Jan 31; Schedule H with your Form 1040.
- Minimum wage $7.25/h; no state sick-leave mandate. Workers' comp: Not required for employers regularly employing fewer than five employees, and employers of domestic employees are not required to provide coverage (they may elect to) — per the Alabama Department of Labor Workers' Compensation Division.
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Estimates for planning only, from the published 2026 rules for your state. Not tax advice. CareTab does not file or pay anything for you.