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
$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 |
| North Carolina income tax North Carolina NC-4 / NC-4 EZ percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, less standard deduction $12,750.00, less 1 allowance(s) $2,500.00, → $36,750.00 taxable at flat 4.09% = $1,503.08/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 |
| North Carolina unemployment tax 1.00% on the first $34,200.00 of wages each year (NCUI 101 Quarterly Tax and Wage Report (NCSUITS), quarterly). Using the new-employer rate; replace with your rate notice. | $10.00 |
What you'll have to file in North Carolina
- Register with North Carolina Division of Employment Security once you pay domestic employer is liable after paying $1,000 or more in cash wages for domestic service in a calendar quarter of the current or preceding year (g.s. 96-1 adopting irc § 3306); file NCUI 101 Quarterly Tax and Wage Report (NCSUITS) quarterly.
- North Carolina 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: Not required: the Workers' Compensation Act does not apply to domestic servants or to employers with fewer than three employees (G.S. 97-13(b)); buying a policy voluntarily brings the household under the Act for its term.
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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.