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
$924
$48,022/yr
Your employer taxes
$110
$5,694/yr
Total cost to you
$1,110
$57,694/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 |
| Take-home pay | $923.50 |
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 |
| Tennessee unemployment tax 2.70% on the first $7,000.00 of wages each year (LB-0456 / LB-0851 (TNPAWS), quarterly). Using the new-employer rate; replace with your rate notice. | $27.00 |
What you'll have to file in Tennessee
- Register with Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development once you pay $1,000 or more in cash wages for domestic service in any calendar quarter (current or preceding year); file LB-0456 / LB-0851 (TNPAWS) quarterly.
- No Tennessee income tax.
- 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 servants are excluded from the Workers' Compensation Law (Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-106(3)); coverage may be purchased voluntarily.
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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.