Washington Paycheck Calculator 2026

Open a Washington pay stub and the state-tax row that workers in 41 other states stare at is simply absent. The deductions that remain are federal: income tax pulled according to the W-4 on file, Social Security at 6.2% on earnings up to the $184,500 wage base, and Medicare at 1.45% on every dollar, with an added 0.9% once wages clear the IRS surtax threshold. Nothing flows to a state revenue agency from your wages, because Washington collects no income tax to withhold.

Two state-run programs do leave their mark, and both are administered by the Employment Security Department rather than a tax office. The Paid Family and Medical Leave premium is split with your employer and shaved off each period; the WA Cares long-term-care premium is taken from most W-2 wages unless you carry an approved exemption. Layer in any 401(k) deferral (capped at $24,500 in 2026) and pre-tax health coverage, and the distance between gross and net stays tighter here than at the same salary in a bracketed state.

Washington is one of 9 states with no personal income tax, so a $60,000 salary keeps the roughly $3,000 a year that a typical 5% state would take. What remains on your stub is federal withholding plus $4,590 of FICA — identical everywhere — which is why Washington paychecks are simpler to predict than most.

The state minimum wage is $17.13/hr , above the federal $7.25 floor — about $35,630 a year at 40 hours a week. Washington also withholds for paid family leave, which most states do not. Local jurisdictions add their own layer on top — see the note below.