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
$46,389/yr
Your employer taxes
$121
$6,277/yr
Total cost to you
$1,121
$58,277/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 |
| Pennsylvania unemployment (employee share) 0.07% withheld on the first $10,000.00 of wages. | −$0.70 |
| Pennsylvania income tax Pennsylvania None (REV-419 exemption only) percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, → $52,000.00 taxable at flat 3.07% = $1,596.40/yr ÷ 52 periods. | −$30.70 |
| Take-home pay | $892.10 |
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 |
| Pennsylvania unemployment tax 3.82% on the first $10,000.00 of wages each year (UC-2 / UC-2A quarterly report (filed online in UCMS), quarterly). Using the new-employer rate; replace with your rate notice. | $38.22 |
What you'll have to file in Pennsylvania
- Register with Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, Office of UC Tax Services once you pay $1,000 or more in cash wages for domestic service in any calendar quarter of the current or preceding calendar year; file UC-2 / UC-2A quarterly report (filed online in UCMS) quarterly.
- Pennsylvania 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: Domestic workers are excluded from the PA Workers' Compensation Act unless the employer elects coverage (Section 321; Form LIBC-510, arranged through your insurance agent). Coverage is strongly recommended.
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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.