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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
$893
$46,425/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
Georgia income tax
Georgia G-4 percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, less standard deduction $15,000.00, less 1 allowance(s) $5,000.00, → $32,000.00 taxable at flat 4.99% = $1,596.80/yr ÷ 52 periods.
−$30.71
Take-home pay$892.79

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
Georgia unemployment tax
2.70% on the first $9,500.00 of wages each year (DOL-4A Annual Tax and Wage Report for Domestic Employment, annual). Using the new-employer rate; replace with your rate notice.
$27.00

What you'll have to file in Georgia

  • Register with Georgia Department of Labor once you pay $1,000 or more in cash wages to domestic workers in any calendar quarter; file DOL-4A Annual Tax and Wage Report for Domestic Employment annual.
  • Georgia income tax: withhold using G-4.
  • 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: Georgia requires coverage only for employers with three or more regular employees, and domestic servants are excluded from the Workers' Compensation Act (O.C.G.A. § 34-9-2) — not verified against the statute text in this pass; confirm with the State Board of Workers' Compensation. Voluntary coverage is 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.