Georgia Paycheck Calculator
Figure basis: Official Georgia Department of RevenueThis Georgia paycheck calculator estimates your take-home pay after the taxes withheld from a typical wage. Enter your gross pay, choose how often you are paid (weekly, every two weeks, twice a month or monthly) and select your filing status to see a full breakdown of every deduction and your net pay. The estimate combines four withholdings: federal income tax, calculated with the 2026 Internal Revenue Service annualised percentage method; Social Security at 6.2% up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.00; Medicare at 1.45% on all wages; and Georgia state income tax withholding, applied with the brackets published by the Georgia Department of Revenue for tax year 2026. Results update as you type and the page link captures your inputs so you can save or share a calculation. This estimate covers federal withholding, FICA and state income tax only; State Disability Insurance where a state levies it, and any city or county local income tax, are not included and are noted separately. Use it to check a payslip, compare an offer, or plan a pre-tax contribution.
A $5,000 biweekly paycheck (single filer) in Georgia is about $3,630.10 take-home, after federal income tax $766.69, Social Security $310.00, Medicare $72.50 and Georgia income tax $220.71.
How the Georgia paycheck calculation works
annual gross = gross per period x pay periods per year
federal withholding = IRS Pub 15-T annualised percentage method, de-annualised
Social Security = min(annual gross, $184,500.00) x 6.2% / periods
Medicare = annual gross x 1.45% / periods
state withholding = Georgia income tax on annual gross / periods
take-home = gross per period - federal - Social Security - Medicare - state
Worked example
A single filer paid $5,000.00 every two weeks (26 pay periods a year) in Georgia, for 2026:
- Annual gross = $5,000.00 x 26 = $130,000.00
- Federal income tax withheld this period = $766.69
- Social Security = $310.00; Medicare = $72.50
- Georgia income tax withheld = $220.71
- Take-home = $5,000.00 - $766.69 - $310.00 - $72.50 - $220.71 = $3,630.10
Georgia's flat 4.99% and your 2026 paycheck
Georgia takes a single flat rate out of your wages: 4.99% for 2026, applied on top of federal income tax withholding, Social Security and Medicare. Because the rate is flat, the state line on your paycheck is roughly 4.99% of your Georgia taxable wages regardless of how much you earn, after the standard deduction is applied. For 2026 that deduction is $15,000 for a single filer and $30,000 for a married couple filing jointly, and Georgia charges no local income tax, so the state row here is the entire state-level story.
A timing quirk affects 2026 paychecks specifically. The 4.99% rate was confirmed part way through the year, and employers were told they could keep withholding at the previous 5.19% rate until May 11, 2026. If your early-2026 checks used 5.19%, slightly too much state tax came out of them. The 4.99% rate applies to the whole year, so any over-withholding returns as a larger refund or a smaller balance when you file: the figure this calculator shows already uses the full-year 4.99% rate.
One thing the wage math here does not capture: Georgia still grants a $4,000 exemption for each dependent, so families with children owe less than a deduction-only estimate implies. This tool covers federal tax, FICA and Georgia state withholding; it does not model dependents, and Georgia has no local income tax to add.
Georgia paycheck calculator: frequently asked questions
How much is take-home pay on a $5,000 biweekly paycheck in Georgia?
A single filer earning $5,000 every two weeks in Georgia keeps about $3,630.10 after federal income tax withholding ($766.69), Social Security ($310.00), Medicare ($72.50) and Georgia state income tax withholding ($220.71). Enter your own gross pay, pay frequency and filing status above for your figure.
Does Georgia have a state income tax withheld from paychecks?
Yes. Georgia income tax is withheld from wages in addition to federal income tax and FICA. This calculator applies the Georgia brackets published by the Georgia Department of Revenue (tax year 2026) using the annualised method.
What FICA taxes are withheld from a Georgia paycheck?
Social Security is withheld at 6.2% on wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.00, and Medicare at 1.45% on all wages, with an additional 0.9% Medicare tax on wages above the filing-status threshold. These are federal taxes that apply to wages in every state.
Does this Georgia paycheck estimate include SDI or local taxes?
No. This estimate covers federal income tax withholding, Social Security, Medicare and Georgia state income tax withholding. State Disability Insurance (SDI), where a state levies it, and any city or county local income taxes are not included; check your state and local authorities for those.
Official sources
- Federal income tax withholding and standard deduction (tax year 2026): US Internal Revenue Service, as at Jun 12, 2026.
- Social Security wage base and FICA rates (2026): US Social Security Administration and IRS Topic 751, as at Jun 12, 2026.
- Georgia income tax brackets (tax year 2026): Georgia Department of Revenue, as at Jul 16, 2026.
Reviewed by the CalculatorHub team, edited by James Graham, 25 June 2026. See our methodology. General information, not financial or tax advice. State Disability Insurance and local income taxes are not included.