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
$879
$45,708/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 |
| Utah income tax Utah Federal Form W-4 (Utah has no state withholding form) percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, → $52,000.00 taxable at 4.45% bracket = $2,314.00/yr ÷ 52 periods. | −$44.50 |
| Take-home pay | $879.00 |
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 |
| Utah unemployment tax Rate not set. | $0.00 |
What you'll have to file in Utah
- Register with Utah Department of Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance once you pay $1,000 or more in cash wages for domestic service in a calendar quarter (current or preceding year); file Employer Quarterly Wage List and Contribution Report (filed online); domestic employers may elect annual reporting quarterly.
- Utah 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: Utah Code 34A-2-104 (as amended by 2014 H.B. 94): a domestic employer who does not employ one or more household workers for at least 40 hours per week is not an employer under the Workers' Compensation Act; coverage is required once a domestic worker is regularly employed 40+ hours/week. Verify the current statute text with the Utah Labor Commission (801-530-6800).
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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.