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
$888
$46,170/yr
Your employer taxes
$93
$4,841/yr
Total cost to you
$1,093
$56,841/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 |
| South Carolina income tax South Carolina SC W-4 percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, less standard deduction $5,200.00, less 1 allowance(s) $5,000.00, → $41,800.00 taxable at 6.00% bracket = $1,851.90/yr ÷ 52 periods. | −$35.61 |
| Take-home pay | $887.89 |
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 |
| South Carolina unemployment tax 1.06% on the first $14,000.00 of wages each year (UCE-120 Employer Quarterly Contribution and Wage Report (SUITS), quarterly). Using the new-employer rate; replace with your rate notice. | $10.60 |
What you'll have to file in South Carolina
- Register with South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce 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 (s.c. code § 41-27-230(6)); file UCE-120 Employer Quarterly Contribution and Wage Report (SUITS) quarterly.
- South Carolina income tax: withhold using SC W-4.
- 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 for employers with fewer than four regularly employed workers or under $3,000 annual payroll (S.C. Code § 42-1-360); voluntary coverage may be elected under § 42-1-380.
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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.