About Netwage
Netwage answers one question per page: how much of this pay do I keep? Search "25 an hour after taxes in Texas" and you usually get a national calculator that asks you to fill in six fields, or a page with last year's numbers. We publish a page for every common wage and salary in every state, with the 2026 tables already applied and every line of the calculation visible.
Why it exists
Paychecks are where most people meet the tax code. The same $52,000 job keeps $3,745 more a year in Texas than in Oregon, and a raise from $24 to $25 an hour adds $2,080 before tax but $1,671 after federal tax and FICA. Those differences decide job offers and moves, so the numbers should be specific, current and checkable.
How we keep it accurate
- Every rate, bracket and threshold comes from an official source: the IRS revenue procedure for the tax year, the Social Security Administration, and each state's revenue department or statute. The sources page lists them with retrieval dates.
- The formulas are published on the methodology page, including what we leave out.
- Automated tests check bracket arithmetic, the Social Security wage cap, the Additional Medicare Tax and every state's mechanics, and compare six test cases with independent calculators.
- Tables are refreshed every January when the IRS, SSA and states publish new figures. Changes are logged in the changelog.
How the site is paid for
Netwage is free and shows display advertising. Ads never appear above the answer, and advertisers have no say in the numbers. If we ever recommend a financial product, the link will say so.
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