North Carolina paycheck calculator

The same calculator, pre-set to North Carolina. State figures below are computed from North Carolina'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. The NC-30 example pattern: $450 a week, single, 2 allowances — both published methods give $4.00.
Federal income tax $14.04 · Social Security $27.90 · Medicare $6.53 · North Carolina withholding $4.00 · Take-home $397.53 per week

How North Carolina withholding works

State form: NC-4.

North Carolina withholds at 4.09% — the 3.99% income tax rate plus the statutory 0.1% — on annualized pay after the standard deduction ($12,750 single or married; $19,125 head of household) and $2,500 per allowance, rounded to the nearest dollar. NC-30 publishes both a per-period percentage method and an annualized method; on ordinary wages they agree to the dollar.

Current parameters

allowance annual	2,500
allowance per period	See the cited publication
alternative withholding forms	NC-4, NC-4 EZ, NC-4 NRA
methods published	wage bracket tables (Section 28), percentage method, annualized method
rounding	Round off the final amount to the nearest whole dollar (per NC-30 formula tables)
standard deduction annual	See the cited publication
standard deduction per period	See the cited publication
statutory income tax rate pct	3.99
withholding rate derivation	NC-30 percentage/annualized formula tables state verbatim: 'The withholding calculations are based on the individual income tax rate of 3.99% plus 0.1%. This results in a withholding tax rate of 4.09%.'
withholding rate pct	4.09

What this page covers — and what it doesn't

State method only; North Carolina has no local income taxes.

Source. NC-30 - 2026 Income Tax Withholding Tables and Instructions for Employers (Web 11-25) — North Carolina Department of Revenue — tax year 2026. Tables checked 2026-11-06. Official source.