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
$898
$46,670/yr
Your employer taxes
$93
$4,810/yr
Total cost to you
$1,093
$56,810/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 |
| Mississippi income tax Mississippi 89-350 percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, less standard deduction $2,300.00, less exemptions $6,000.00, → $43,700.00 taxable at 4.00% bracket = $1,348.00/yr ÷ 52 periods. | −$26.00 |
| Take-home pay | $897.50 |
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 |
| Mississippi unemployment tax 1.00% on the first $14,000.00 of wages each year (UI-2/UI-3 Employer's Quarterly Wage Report and Contribution Report (filed via ACCESS MS Tax), quarterly). Using the new-employer rate; replace with your rate notice. | $10.00 |
What you'll have to file in Mississippi
- Register with Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) once you pay $1,000 in wages to domestic workers in a calendar quarter; file UI-2/UI-3 Employer's Quarterly Wage Report and Contribution Report (filed via ACCESS MS Tax) quarterly.
- Mississippi 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: Mississippi requires coverage only for employers with five or more employees, and domestic servants are exempt (Miss. Code § 71-3-5) — not verified against MWCC text in this pass; confirm with the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission.
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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.