Colorado paycheck calculator

The same calculator, pre-set to Colorado. State figures below are computed from Colorado's own published withholding method — cited at the bottom of this page.

Your pay

Gross pay per check Pay entered as Pay frequency Year-to-date wages before this check (for the Social Security cap)

Federal — your W-4

Filing status (Step 1c) Step 2 box is checked (multiple jobs / spouse works — use the higher withholding schedules) Step 3 — dependents amount ($)

More W-4 detail (Steps 4a–4c)

Step 4(a) — other income, annual ($) Step 4(b) — deductions above the standard amount, annual ($) Step 4(c) — extra withholding per check ($)

Deductions per check

Pre-tax retirement — 401(k)/403(b)/457 ($) Pre-tax premiums & HSA — cafeteria plan ($) Post-tax deductions ($)

State

Work state

State inputs mirror that state's own withholding form.

Your pay stub Annual figures

No signup. Nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere — every figure is computed on this device, from the published withholding methods cited below.

Worked example

Worked example. Hand case through the DR 1098 worksheet: single, $2,000 biweekly, default Step 2a amount.
Federal income tax $156.15 · Social Security $124.00 · Medicare $29.00 · Colorado withholding $78.69 · Take-home $1,612.16 per paycheck (biweekly)

How Colorado withholding works

State form: DR 0004.

Colorado withholds at a flat 4.40%: annualize your federal taxable wages, subtract the Step 2a amount ($11,000 married filing jointly or $5,500 for everyone else, unless your DR 0004 says otherwise), tax the rest, and divide by pay periods. Any extra amount on DR 0004 Line 3 is added per check.

Current parameters

flat rate pct	4.4
formula	annualized wages minus Step 2a amount, times 4.40%, divided by pay periods per year, plus any DR 0004 Line 3 additional withholding
step 2a amount no DR0004	See the cited publication
note	Step 2a amount is the DR 0004 Line 2 amount if a DR 0004 is filed; otherwise the filing-status amounts shown

What this page covers — and what it doesn't

State method only. Denver and a few other cities levy an occupational privilege ('head') tax of a few dollars a month — not an income percentage and not computed here.

Source. 2026 Colorado Withholding Worksheet for Employers (DR 1098, dated 10/21/25) — Colorado Department of Revenue — tax year 2026. Tables checked 2026-11-06. Official source.