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
$884
$45,950/yr
Your employer taxes
$113
$5,876/yr
Total cost to you
$1,113
$57,876/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 |
| Wisconsin income tax Wisconsin WT-4 percentage method: annualized wages $52,000.00, less standard deduction $6,702.00, less 1 allowance(s) $400.00, → $44,898.00 taxable at 5.30% bracket = $2,072.07/yr ÷ 52 periods. (rules provisional) | −$39.85 |
| Take-home pay | $883.65 |
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 |
| Wisconsin unemployment tax 3.05% on the first $14,000.00 of wages each year (UCT-101 Quarterly Contribution Report and UC-7823 Quarterly Wage Report (filed online), quarterly). Using the new-employer rate; replace with your rate notice. | $30.50 |
What you'll have to file in Wisconsin
- Register with Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), Unemployment Insurance Division once you pay $1,000 or more in cash wages in a calendar quarter for domestic service; file UCT-101 Quarterly Contribution Report and UC-7823 Quarterly Wage Report (filed online) quarterly.
- Wisconsin 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 servants are excluded from the Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Act (Wis. Stat. 102.07(4)(a)1.); a household employer may elect coverage through its insurance policy (102.05(2)). Coverage is 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.