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
$46,514/yr
Your employer taxes
$106
$5,526/yr
Total cost to you
$1,106
$57,526/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 |
| Missouri income tax Missouri MO W-4 percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, less standard deduction $16,100.00, → $35,900.00 taxable at 4.70% bracket = $1,506.81/yr ÷ 52 periods. | −$29.00 |
| Take-home pay | $894.50 |
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 |
| Missouri unemployment tax 2.38% on the first $9,000.00 of wages each year (MODES-4 Quarterly Contribution and Wage Report (UInteract), quarterly). Using the new-employer rate; replace with your rate notice. | $23.76 |
What you'll have to file in Missouri
- Register with Missouri Department of Labor, Division of Employment Security (DES) once you pay household (domestic) employers: $1,000 or more in cash wages in a calendar quarter (federal household-employer standard; not re-verified against a des publication in this pass); file MODES-4 Quarterly Contribution and Wage Report (UInteract) quarterly.
- Missouri income tax: withhold using MO W-4.
- W-2 to your nanny and W-3 to the SSA by Jan 31; Schedule H with your Form 1040.
- Minimum wage $15.00/h; no state sick-leave mandate. Workers' comp: Not verified in this pass. Missouri's Workers' Compensation Law has historically excluded domestic servants in a private home (and employers with fewer than five employees outside construction) — confirm with the Missouri Division 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.