Idaho paycheck calculator for 2026
Type your pay before tax and how often it lands. See what federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and Idaho take, and what's left, per paycheck and for the year.
Checked October 22, 2026
Idaho taxes wages at a flat 5.3%. On $60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks, take-home in Idaho comes to about $1,849 a paycheck, after $89 of Idaho income tax. The calculator below works it out for your pay.
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Take-home pay
$1,993per paycheck
| Line | Per paycheck | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,500 | $65,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$216 | −$5,620 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$155 | −$4,030 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$36 | −$943 |
| Idaho income tax | −$100 | −$2,592 |
| Take-home | $1,993 | $51,816 |
An estimate for 2026: the year's income tax spread evenly over your paychecks, using the standard deduction. Your employer uses the IRS withholding tables and your W-4, so a real paycheck can be a little different. Credits (like the child tax credit), other income and local taxes aren't included.
How Idaho taxes a paycheck
- Idaho taxes income at one flat rate of 5.3%.
- Idaho follows the federal tax code as it stood on January 1, 2026, and its 2026 withholding tables begin taxing wages above $16,100 for a single person and $32,200 for a married person. Those are the 2026 federal standard deduction amounts.
- Idaho's own withholding tables treat a head of household like a single person. The calculator uses the federal head-of-household amount of $24,150 for a head-of-household return, which Idaho's conformity gives that filer.
- The Idaho Child Tax Credit has sunsetted and no longer reduces withholding.
Idaho has a flat income tax of 5.3%. A single filer gets a standard deduction of $16,100. Traditional 401(k) contributions come out of Idaho taxable pay.
| Rate | Taxable income, single |
|---|---|
| 5.3% | $0 and up |
A worked example
$60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks (26 paychecks of $2,307.69), with nothing taken out before tax:
| Line | Per paycheck | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,308 | $60,000 |
| Federal income tax | $193 | $5,020 |
| Social Security | $143 | $3,720 |
| Medicare | $33 | $870 |
| Idaho income tax | $89 | $2,327 |
| Take-home | $1,849 | $48,063 |
Other states
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Questions people ask
How much is $60,000 a year after taxes in Idaho?
About $48,063 a year, or $1,849 a paycheck paid every two weeks, for a single filer with no 401(k) or health insurance through work. Federal income tax is $5,020, Social Security $3,720, Medicare $870, and Idaho income tax $2,327.
Does Idaho have a state income tax?
Yes. Idaho taxes wages at a flat 5.3%.
Does a 401(k) lower Idaho income tax?
Yes. Idaho leaves traditional 401(k) contributions out of taxable wages, like the federal tax does. Putting $3,600 a year in (6% of $60,000) lowers Idaho tax by about $191.
Sources
10 sources · read October 22, 2026
Every number on this page comes from tax.idaho.gov and irs.gov. If a source has changed since, the source is right.
- 1Idaho State Tax Commission: 2026 withholding tables, percentage computation methodtax.idaho.gov
- 2Idaho State Tax Commission: Individual Income Tax general information (rate 5.3%, conformity to January 1, 2026)tax.idaho.gov
- 3Idaho State Tax Commission: Withholding tables updated for 2026tax.idaho.gov
- 4Idaho State Tax Commission: Individual Income Tax Basicstax.idaho.gov
- 5IRS: Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (2026 tax brackets and standard deduction)irs.gov
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- 6IRS: Topic 751, Social Security and Medicare withholding rates (2026 wage base $184,500)irs.gov
- 7IRS: Topic 560, Additional Medicare Taxirs.gov
- 8IRS: Topic 424, 401(k) plans (deferrals still owe Social Security and Medicare)irs.gov
- 9IRS: Publication 15-B, Table 2-1 (health benefits through work are exempt)irs.gov
- 10IRS: Publication 15-T, Table 3 (pay periods per year)irs.gov
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