Washington Paycheck Calculator (2026)

On a $60,000 salary paid every two weeks with 5% to a 401(k), about $19 of Paid Leave premium and $13 of WA Cares come out of each check, plus $179 of federal tax and $177 of Social Security and Medicare. There is no state income tax.

No. Washington does not tax wages. It does tax large long-term capital gains, which does not affect a paycheck.

The total premium is 1.13% of wages, up from 0.92% in 2025. Employees pay 71.43% of it, about 0.81% of wages, up to the Social Security wage base. Employers with 50 or more employees pay the rest.

The WA Cares Fund premium for Washington's long-term care benefit: 0.58% of all wages, paid by the employee, with no wage cap.

Only some workers can, through an approved exemption, for example certain people who bought private long-term care insurance before November 2021, some veterans and some out-of-state workers. Without one, the premium applies.

Partial wage replacement while you take leave for your own serious health condition, a new child or to care for a family member, usually up to 12 weeks of each type and 16 weeks in total in a year.

Yes. Employers with fewer than 50 employees do not pay the employer share, but they still withhold the employee share unless they choose to pay it.

No. Seattle and other cities do not withhold income tax from wages.

Yes. They cut federal income tax, which is the biggest deduction on a paycheck in a state without income tax. They do not reduce Social Security or Medicare.

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.

It is a close estimate. Employers use official withholding tables, and other deductions such as health insurance, HSA or union dues change your check.