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
$846
$43,997/yr
Your employer taxes
$107
$5,538/yr
Total cost to you
$1,107
$57,538/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 |
| Paid Leave Oregon 0.60% employee premium on the first $184,500.00. | −$6.00 |
| Oregon income tax Oregon OR-W-4 percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, less standard deduction $2,910.00, → $49,090.00 taxable at 8.75% bracket = $3,975.88/yr, less credits $263.00 ÷ 52 periods. (rules provisional) | −$71.40 |
| Take-home pay | $846.10 |
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 |
| Oregon unemployment tax 2.40% on the first $56,700.00 of wages each year (Form OA (Oregon Annual Tax Report – Domestic) with Form 132 Domestic for each quarter; or quarterly Form OQ + Form 132, annual). Using the new-employer rate; replace with your rate notice. | $24.00 |
What you'll have to file in Oregon
- Register with Oregon Employment Department once you pay $1,000 or more in cash wages to domestic employees in a calendar quarter (current or preceding year); once met, subject for the rest of that year and the next; file Form OA (Oregon Annual Tax Report – Domestic) with Form 132 Domestic for each quarter; or quarterly Form OQ + Form 132 annual.
- Oregon income tax: withholding is voluntary for household employers.
- Paid Leave Oregon: employee premium withheld each payday.
- W-2 to your nanny and W-3 to the SSA by Jan 31; Schedule H with your Form 1040.
- Minimum wage $15.55/h; paid sick leave is required. Workers' comp: ORS 656.027(1): domestic servants in or about a private home (including home health workers employed directly by the homeowner) are nonsubject workers, so coverage is not required; elective coverage is available. Because there is no coverage, the Workers' Benefit Fund hourly assessment does not apply.
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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.