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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
$896
$46,586/yr
Your employer taxes
$103
$5,330/yr
Total cost to you
$1,103
$57,330/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
Arkansas income tax
Arkansas AR4EC percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, less standard deduction $2,470.00, → $49,530.00 taxable at 3.70% bracket = $1,465.45/yr, less credits $29.00 ÷ 52 periods.
−$27.62
Take-home pay$895.88

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
Arkansas unemployment tax
2.00% on the first $7,000.00 of wages each year (DWS-ARK-209B Employer's Quarterly Contribution and Wage Report (filed via Tax21), quarterly). Using the new-employer rate; replace with your rate notice.
$20.00

What you'll have to file in Arkansas

  • Register with Arkansas Division of Workforce Services once you pay $1,000 or more in cash wages for domestic service in a calendar quarter (a.c.a. § 11-10-209; threshold not restated on the dws page fetched); file DWS-ARK-209B Employer's Quarterly Contribution and Wage Report (filed via Tax21) quarterly.
  • Arkansas 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 $11.00/h; no state sick-leave mandate. Workers' comp: The Arkansas Workers' Compensation Law does not apply to employment of domestic help (AWCC Basic Facts brochure); businesses with two or fewer employees are also outside the law. Voluntary coverage available.

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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.