Tools Berry Paycheck
Live US paycheck and payroll-tax math for 2026, all 50 states and DC, powered by tools-berry.com.
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Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"paycheck": {
"url": "https://mcp.tools-berry.com"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
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Tools (4)
🟢compute_take_home(state, salary, filingStatus)
Full 2026 paycheck breakdown for a salary in one state: federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, state income tax, state payroll programs, net pay (annual/monthly/biweekly) and effective tax rate.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "US state or DC: full name (\"Ohio\"), two-letter code (\"OH\"), or slug (\"ohio\", \"district-of-columbia\")."
},
"salary": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Gross annual salary in US dollars"
},
"filingStatus": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"single",
"married",
"head_of_household"
],
"description": "Filing status. Defaults to \"single\". \"single\" also covers married-filing-separately."
}
},
"required": [
"state",
"salary"
]
}🟢compute_bonus_withholding(state, bonusAmount, salary, earlierBonuses, filingStatus)
What is actually withheld from a bonus in 2026: the federal flat 22% supplemental rate (37% above $1,000,000 of supplemental wages), the state supplemental treatment (flat rate, aggregate/regular method, or none), and FICA.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "US state or DC: full name (\"Ohio\"), two-letter code (\"OH\"), or slug (\"ohio\", \"district-of-columbia\")."
},
"bonusAmount": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Gross bonus in US dollars"
},
"salary": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Optional regular annual salary — improves FICA and aggregate-method accuracy"
},
"earlierBonuses": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Optional bonuses already paid earlier this year, in US dollars. They count toward the federal $1,000,000 (37%) threshold and state tests such as Massachusetts' 9% rate"
},
"filingStatus": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"single",
"married",
"head_of_household"
],
"description": "Filing status. Defaults to \"single\". \"single\" also covers married-filing-separately."
}
},
"required": [
"state",
"bonusAmount"
]
}⚪compare_states(states, salary, filingStatus)
Net pay on the same salary in several states, ranked best-first, with each state's gap to the best one.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"states": {
"type": "array",
"minItems": 2,
"maxItems": 51,
"items": {
"type": "string",
"description": "US state or DC: full name (\"Ohio\"), two-letter code (\"OH\"), or slug (\"ohio\", \"district-of-columbia\")."
},
"description": "2 to 51 states/DC"
},
"salary": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Gross annual salary in US dollars"
},
"filingStatus": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"single",
"married",
"head_of_household"
],
"description": "Filing status. Defaults to \"single\". \"single\" also covers married-filing-separately."
}
},
"required": [
"states",
"salary"
]
}🟢get_state_rates(state, filingStatus)
A state's 2026 schedule: flat rate or bracket ladder, standard deduction, employee payroll programs, bonus/supplemental method, and the statutory source the figures come from.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "US state or DC: full name (\"Ohio\"), two-letter code (\"OH\"), or slug (\"ohio\", \"district-of-columbia\")."
},
"filingStatus": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"single",
"married",
"head_of_household"
],
"description": "Filing status. Defaults to \"single\". \"single\" also covers married-filing-separately."
}
},
"required": [
"state"
]
}Community
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