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
$882
$45,846/yr
Your employer taxes
$108
$5,590/yr
Total cost to you
$1,108
$57,590/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 |
| Virginia income tax Virginia VA-4 percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, less standard deduction $8,750.00, less 1 allowance(s) $930.00, → $42,320.00 taxable at 5.75% bracket = $2,175.90/yr ÷ 52 periods. | −$41.84 |
| Take-home pay | $881.66 |
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 |
| Virginia unemployment tax 2.50% on the first $8,000.00 of wages each year (FC-20 Employer's Quarterly Tax Report / FC-21 Payroll Report (Employer Self Service / eForms), quarterly). Using the new-employer rate; replace with your rate notice. | $25.00 |
What you'll have to file in Virginia
- Register with Virginia Employment Commission once you pay domestic employer is liable after paying $1,000 or more in wages to domestic workers in any calendar quarter of the current or preceding calendar year (va. code § 60.2-215); file FC-20 Employer's Quarterly Tax Report / FC-21 Payroll Report (Employer Self Service / eForms) quarterly.
- Virginia 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 $13.75/h; no state sick-leave mandate. Workers' comp: Not required: 'employee' under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act excludes domestic servants, and employers with fewer than three employees are exempt (Va. Code § 65.2-101). Voluntary coverage is available.
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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.