How to use the Arizona paycheck calculator
- 1 Enter your pay and choose whether it is a yearly salary or an hourly wage (with hours a week).
- 2 Choose how often you are paid and your filing status.
- 3 Enter your children under 17 and your 401(k) contribution.
- 4 Read your take-home pay per paycheck and every deduction.
Worked example
A single Arizona worker earning $60,000 a year, paid every two weeks, with 5% to a 401(k). From each $2,307.69 check: $115.38 of 401(k), $179.23 of federal income tax and $176.54 of Social Security and Medicare, and $39.33 of Arizona tax (2.5% of $57,000 less the $16,100 standard deduction). Take-home pay is $1,797.21 a paycheck.
Getting more from a Arizona paycheck
- Check your pay stub against the calculator once a year.
- Raise your 401(k) to cut federal and state tax.
- Update your W-4 after marriage, a child or a raise.
- Pick the right A-4 rate so your withholding matches the 2.5% tax.
Compare with the California Paycheck Calculator, the Nevada Paycheck Calculator and check withholding with the W-4 Withholding Calculator.
Features
Flat 2.5%
One of the lowest state income tax rates.
Federal-size deduction
$16,100 single, $32,200 joint.
Salary or hourly
Enter a yearly salary or an hourly wage.
When to use it
Phoenix and Tucson jobs
Compare offers by take-home pay. Convert hourly pay with the Hourly to Salary Calculator.
Moving from California
Compare with the California Paycheck Calculator.
Families
See the federal child tax credit with the Child Tax Credit Calculator.
Withholding check
Check your W-4 with the W-4 Withholding Calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is taken out of an Arizona paycheck?
On a $60,000 salary paid every two weeks with 5% to a 401(k), about $39 of Arizona tax comes out of each check, plus $179 of federal tax and $177 of Social Security and Medicare.
What is the Arizona income tax rate for 2026?
A flat 2.5% on all taxable income, in place since 2023.
What is the Arizona standard deduction?
Arizona uses the federal standard deduction amounts: $16,100 single, $32,200 married filing jointly and $24,150 head of household for 2026. Standard-deduction filers can also add a share of charitable gifts.
What is the Arizona dependent credit?
$100 for each dependent under 17 and $25 for each older dependent, subtracted from your Arizona tax.
How does Arizona withholding work?
On Form A-4 you choose a withholding percentage of your gross pay, from 0.5% to 3.5%, or zero if you expect no Arizona tax. Choosing too high a rate gives a refund; too low a rate gives a bill.
Does Arizona have local income taxes?
No. Arizona cities and counties do not tax wages.
Does Arizona tax Social Security?
No. Social Security benefits are exempt, and military retirement pay is fully exempt too.
Do I pay Arizona tax if I live in California and work in Arizona?
Arizona taxes wages earned in Arizona, but residents of California, Indiana, Oregon and Virginia can claim a credit or a nonresident exemption under Arizona's reciprocal rules; check your situation.
Do 401(k) contributions lower Arizona tax?
Yes. Traditional 401(k) contributions are excluded from Arizona taxable wages as well as federal. They do not reduce Social Security or Medicare.
How is federal tax worked out here?
Your yearly pay minus 401(k) contributions and the $16,100 federal standard deduction ($32,200 joint) is taxed at the 2026 brackets, then $2,200 is subtracted for each child under 17.
Is this my exact paycheck?
It is a close estimate. Employers use official withholding tables, and other deductions such as health insurance, HSA or union dues change your check.
Results are estimates based on the official rates linked above. Confirm important figures with the issuing authority or a qualified adviser before you act on them.
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