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
$895
$46,518/yr
Your employer taxes
$108
$5,590/yr
Total cost to you
$1,108
$57,590/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 |
| Indiana income tax Indiana WH-4 percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, less 1 allowance(s) $1,000.00, → $51,000.00 taxable at flat 2.95% = $1,504.50/yr ÷ 52 periods. | −$28.93 |
| Take-home pay | $894.57 |
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 |
| Indiana unemployment tax 2.50% on the first $9,500.00 of wages each year (UC-1 / UC-5A Quarterly Payroll and Wage Report (Uplink Employer Self Service), quarterly). Using the new-employer rate; replace with your rate notice. | $25.00 |
What you'll have to file in Indiana
- Register with Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) once you pay $1,000 or more in cash wages in a calendar quarter for domestic services in your home (current or preceding calendar year); file UC-1 / UC-5A Quarterly Payroll and Wage Report (Uplink Employer Self Service) quarterly.
- Indiana 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: Household (domestic) employees are excluded from the Indiana Worker's Compensation Act (IC 22-3-2-9) unless the employer voluntarily elects coverage; statute text not retrieved this session — verify with the Worker's Compensation Board of Indiana.
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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.