California Paystub Generator.
California has a progressive income tax with 10 brackets, from 1.1% up to a top rate of 14.63%. Make a California pay stub with federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, California withholding and SDI worked out for you, plus year-to-date totals.
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What a California Paystub Shows.
The sample above: a $52,000 salary paid bi-weekly ($2,000.00 a check), single, no dependents, working in Sacramento.
Taxes on this paycheck
- Federal income tax
- $156.15
- Social Security
- $124.00
- Medicare
- $29.00
- California income tax
- $49.06
- SDI
- $26.00
- Net pay
- $1,615.79
IRS Publication 15-T, from the pay, frequency, filing status and dependents.
6.2% of wages until the year's wage base ($184,500 in 2026).
1.45% of all wages, plus 0.9% once the year's wages pass $200,000.
California has a progressive income tax with 10 brackets, from 1.1% up to a top rate of 14.63%.
Worked out automatically when it applies.
Local taxes, SDI and paid leave
California cities do not tax employee wages. San Francisco's payroll and gross receipts taxes are paid by employers.
California SDI is withheld at 1.3% of all wages in 2026, with no wage cap since 2024.
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Brackets, deductions and take-home pay at any salary are on the California paycheck calculator.
California paycheck calculatorCalifornia paycheck examples, bi-weekly, single, 2026
| Salary | Gross per check | Federal | Social Security | Medicare | State | Other | Net pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $35,000 | $1,346.15 | $77.69 | $83.46 | $19.52 | $16.19 | $17.50 | $1,131.79 |
| $52,000 | $2,000.00 | $156.15 | $124.00 | $29.00 | $49.06 | $26.00 | $1,615.79 |
| $75,000 | $2,884.62 | $295.00 | $178.85 | $41.83 | $117.39 | $37.50 | $2,214.05 |
Worked out by the same engine as the paystub generator, for a pay date of November 13, 2026. Estimates; your own figures depend on your W-4 and deductions.
California Paystub Questions.
Yes. California has a progressive income tax with 10 brackets, from 1.1% up to a top rate of 14.63%. The paystub generator works out the California withholding from the company's state, the pay frequency and the employee's filing status and dependents.
Paid bi-weekly as a single filer with no dependents in 2026, each paycheck is $2,000.00 gross. About $156.15 goes to federal income tax, $124.00 to Social Security and $29.00 to Medicare, $49.06 to California income tax, and $26.00 to SDI, for net pay of about $1,615.79.
California SDI is withheld at 1.3% of all wages in 2026, with no wage cap since 2024. California cities do not tax employee wages. San Francisco's payroll and gross receipts taxes are paid by employers.
Open the paystub generator with California preselected, choose one of six templates, enter the pay and the company and employee details, and check the free preview. The California figures come from the company's state. Download the PDF when everything is right.
Yes. Pick how many stubs you need and each earlier stub steps back one pay period, with year-to-date totals that build up stub by stub.
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Pick a template, enter the pay and check the free preview. California figures are filled in from the company's state.
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