New Jersey paycheck calculator

The same calculator, pre-set to New Jersey. State figures below are computed from New Jersey'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 pinned rate tables: Rate A, $1,000 a week, 2 exemptions. (NJ-WT's printed examples sit on an image-only page of the official PDF; these cases are computed from its rate tables and method steps instead.)
Federal income tax $78.08 · Social Security $62.00 · Medicare $14.50 · New Jersey withholding (Rate A) $27.02 · Take-home $818.40 per week

How New Jersey withholding works

State form: NJ-W4.

New Jersey's percentage method: subtract $1,000 per exemption from annualized wages and apply the annual rate table for the box checked on your NJ-W4 — Rate A (single or married filing separately), Rate B (joint, head of household, or qualifying surviving spouse), or the Rate C/D/E table your Line 3 wage chart selects.

Current parameters

allowance value annual	1,000
allowance value by period	See the cited publication
rate selection	Rate A: NJ-W4 Box 1 (Single) or Box 3 (Married, separate). Rate B: Box 2 (Joint), Box 4 (Head of Household) or Box 5 (Qualifying widow(er)) with Line 3 blank. If the employee completes Line 3 (wage chart), use the rate letter selected (A-E). Subtract allowance value x exemptions from wages, then apply the rate table.
annual rate A	7 entries (see the cited publication)
annual rate B	8 entries (see the cited publication)
annual rate C	8 entries (see the cited publication)
annual rate D	8 entries (see the cited publication)
annual rate E	6 entries (see the cited publication)
guide url	https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/pdf/current/njwt.pdf

What this page covers — and what it doesn't

State method only; New Jersey has no local wage taxes for employees (Newark's 1% payroll tax is employer-paid).

Source. Tables for Percentage Method of Withholding (applicable to wages paid on and after October 1, 2020); NJ-WT guide, September 2025 — New Jersey Division of Taxation — tax year 2026. Tables checked 2026-11-06. Official source.