South Carolina paycheck calculator

The same calculator, pre-set to South Carolina. State figures below are computed from South 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 WH-1603F formula example: $750 a week, 3 allowances.
Federal income tax $48.08 · Social Security $46.50 · Medicare $10.88 · South Carolina withholding $10.58 · Take-home $633.96 per week

How South Carolina withholding works

State form: SC W-4.

South Carolina annualizes wages, subtracts $5,000 per allowance and a standard deduction of 10% of gross wages (capped at $7,500, and $0 if you claim no allowances), and applies the 0%/3%/6% withholding schedule. Note: those are the rates SCDOR actually uses for withholding — the lower 1.99%/5.21% return rates set by Act 110 were never adopted for withholding.

Current parameters

personal allowance per allowance annual	5,000
standard deduction	10% of gross wages if 1+ allowances claimed, capped at $7,500; $0 if zero allowances claimed
brackets annual taxable income	3 entries (see the cited publication)
methods	Subtraction method (6% of taxable income minus $656.10 above $18,230; 3% minus $109.20 in middle band) or Addition method - both printed and equivalent
notes	SC uses its OWN SC W-4 (2026 SC W-4 directed for use from Jan 1, 2026 per SCDOR news release) - it does not simply use federal W-4 data. One schedule for all filing statuses. Wage-bracket tables in WH-1603.

What this page covers — and what it doesn't

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

Source. Formula for Computing South Carolina Withholding Tax, WH-1603F (Rev. 11/4/25), 2026 Withholding Tax (companion tables: WH-1603, Rev. 10/30/25) — South Carolina Department of Revenue — tax year 2026. Tables checked 2026-11-06. Official source.