Paycheck Calculator — Georgia
Georgia's 2026 income-tax rate is a flat 4.99% after House Bill 463 accelerated the scheduled cut and applied it retroactively to January 1, 2026. On a $60,000 salary the model estimates $2,994 of Georgia income tax; because the $15,000 Georgia standard deduction for single filers is omitted, the true bill for most filers comes in lower.
2026 take-home pay estimate
Annual gross used: $85,000
Estimated take-home, per year
$64,386.00
- Net per year
- $64,386
- Take-home rate
- 75.7%
- Top federal rate
- 22%
- Paychecks / year
- 1
Annual deductions from gross
Estimate for the 2026 tax year using the federal standard deduction and published IRS/SSA rates. It does not model itemized deductions, tax credits, dependents, or local city taxes. Georgia applies a flat 4.99% rate for 2026 after House Bill 463 accelerated the scheduled cut. The Georgia standard deduction of $15,000 (single) / $30,000 (married filing jointly) is omitted, so this estimate runs slightly high. Not tax advice.
A mid-year cut made retroactive
Georgia entered 2026 on a published schedule of gradual rate reductions, then House Bill 463 jumped the queue — accelerating the cut to 4.99% and making it retroactive to the start of the year. Tables printed before the bill passed still show the older 5.19% figure, but 4.99% is the rate this calculator applies. At $60,000 that is an estimated $2,994 of state tax, and roughly $47,396 of annual net pay once 2026 federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare are included.
Georgia's standard deduction is unusually large for a flat-tax state — $15,000 single, $30,000 married filing jointly — and this model omits it, so the state line runs high. Credits and dependents are not modeled. Treat the result as a 2026 estimate, not tax advice.
Questions
- Why does this page use 4.99% when some tables say 5.19%?
- House Bill 463 accelerated Georgia's scheduled rate reduction to 4.99% and made it retroactive to January 1, 2026. Rate tables published before the bill passed — including the Tax Foundation's 2026 table — still carry the superseded 5.19% figure.
- How much does the omitted Georgia standard deduction matter?
- A lot at typical incomes. Georgia lets a single filer deduct $15,000 ($30,000 married filing jointly) before the 4.99% rate applies, which this model skips — so the $2,994 shown for a $60,000 salary overstates the bill for most filers. This is a 2026 estimate, not tax advice.