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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
$892
$46,365/yr
Your employer taxes
$83
$4,290/yr
Total cost to you
$1,083
$56,290/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
New Mexico income tax
New Mexico Federal W-4 (write 'For New Mexico State Withholding Only') percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, → $52,000.00 taxable at 4.70% bracket = $1,656.65/yr ÷ 52 periods.
−$31.86
Take-home pay$891.64

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
New Mexico unemployment tax
Rate not set.
$0.00

What you'll have to file in New Mexico

  • Register with New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS), Unemployment Insurance Tax 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 dws publication in this pass); file ES-903A Employer's Quarterly Wage and Contribution Report (UI Tax & Claims System) quarterly.
  • New Mexico 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 $12.00/h; paid sick leave is required. Workers' comp: Not verified in this pass. New Mexico's Workers' Compensation Act has historically excluded private domestic servants and employers with fewer than three employees — confirm with the NM Workers' Compensation Administration.

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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.