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
$872
$45,322/yr
Your employer taxes
$117
$6,084/yr
Total cost to you
$1,117
$58,084/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 |
| District of Columbia income tax District of Columbia D-4 percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, less 1 allowance(s) $4,300.00, → $47,700.00 taxable at 6.50% bracket = $2,700.50/yr ÷ 52 periods. (rules provisional) | −$51.93 |
| Take-home pay | $871.57 |
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 |
| District of Columbia unemployment tax 2.70% on the first $9,000.00 of wages each year (UC-30 quarterly (UC-30H annual option for household-only employers) via ESSP, quarterly). Using the new-employer rate; replace with your rate notice. | $27.00 |
| DC Paid Family Leave (employer-paid) (employer) 0.75% employer premium. | $7.50 |
What you'll have to file in District of Columbia
- Register with DC Department of Employment Services, Office of Unemployment Compensation once you pay household employer becomes liable after paying $500 or more in aggregate wages for household help in any calendar quarter; remains liable for all later quarters until inactive; file UC-30 quarterly (UC-30H annual option for household-only employers) via ESSP quarterly.
- District of Columbia income tax: withhold using D-4.
- DC Paid Family Leave (employer-paid): employee premium withheld each payday.
- W-2 to your nanny and W-3 to the SSA by Jan 31; Schedule H with your Form 1040.
- Minimum wage $18.40/h; paid sick leave is required. Workers' comp: DC requires household employers to carry workers' compensation for a domestic worker employed 240 or more hours in a calendar quarter (roughly 19 hours/week); coverage threshold from payroll-industry summaries of the DC Workers' Compensation Act — confirm with DOES Office of Workers' Compensation.
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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.