District of Columbia paycheck calculator

The same calculator, pre-set to District of Columbia. State figures below are computed from District of Columbia'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: single, $52,000 a year, 1 D-4 allowance.
Federal income tax $78.08 · Social Security $62.00 · Medicare $14.50 · District of Columbia withholding $51.93 · Take-home $793.49 per week

How District of Columbia withholding works

State form: D-4.

The District annualizes your wages, subtracts $4,300 per D-4 allowance, and applies its seven-bracket schedule. There is no standard deduction in DC withholding — the case in the test suite exists partly to keep that fact from being 'fixed' by mistake.

Current parameters

method detail	OTR no longer publishes withholding tables: Tax Notice 2022-08 states the TCJA suspension of personal exemptions 'impacted the District's ability to produce withholding tables' and directs taxpayers/employers to use the current tax rate schedule and the federal allowance amount. Method in force for 2026: annualize wages, subtract $4,300 per D-4 allowance (the federal allowance amount incorporated by Notice 2022-08; $4,300 is the IRS Publication 15-T amount, unchanged for 2026), apply the single rate schedule below (same for every filing status), divide by pay periods. The last full booklet, FR-230 Income Tax Withholding Instructions and Tables (Rev. 12/13/17, 2018 allowances $4,150), stated 'the standard deduction will not be used in the withholding calculation.'
brackets all statuses	7 entries (see the cited publication)
allowance per D4 allowance	4,300
standard deduction in withholding	None per FR-230 - the standard deduction is not used in the withholding calculation (see notes on conflicting secondary practice)

What this page covers — and what it doesn't

District method only; DC has no separate local income tax beyond the District tax itself.

Source. DC Individual and Fiduciary Income Tax Rates (rates for tax years beginning after 12/31/2021), with OTR Tax Notice 2022-08, District of Columbia Withholding for Tax Year 2022 — District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) — tax year 2026. Tables checked 2026-11-06. Official source.