AuraCalcs

Estimate 2026 take-home pay for one paycheck in California, New York, Illinois, Texas, or Florida. Federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and that state's withholding use the same figures as auracalcs.com. Returns the paycheck lines, a link to the matching page, the publications and the date they were checked, and a disclaimer. Estimate only.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "payBasis": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "annual",
        "paycheck",
        "hourly"
      ],
      "description": "How amount is entered."
    },
    "amount": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100000000,
      "description": "Pay amount in dollars, before tax. Annual salary, one gross paycheck, or an hourly wage."
    },
    "hoursPerWeek": {
      "description": "Used when payBasis is hourly. Defaults to 40.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 168
    },
    "weeksPerYear": {
      "description": "Used when payBasis is hourly. Defaults to 52.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 52
    },
    "payFrequency": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "weekly",
        "biweekly",
        "semimonthly",
        "monthly",
        "daily"
      ],
      "description": "How often this paycheck is paid."
    },
    "filingStatus": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "single",
        "married",
        "hoh"
      ],
      "description": "Form W-4 Step 1(c). New York estimates single and married filing jointly only."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "CA",
        "NY",
        "IL",
        "TX",
        "FL"
      ],
      "description": "Work state. The page for that state is linked in the result."
    },
    "stateAllowances": {
      "description": "California DE 4 allowances, New York IT-2104 exemptions (0 to 10), or Illinois IL-W-4 line 1. Texas and Florida ignore this.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100
    },
    "ilLine2Allowances": {
      "description": "Illinois IL-W-4 line 2 allowances.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100
    },
    "fedStep2Checkbox": {
      "description": "Form W-4 Step 2 checkbox.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "fedStep3Credits": {
      "description": "Form W-4 Step 3 credits for the year.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100000000
    },
    "fedStep4a": {
      "description": "Form W-4 Step 4(a) other income for the year.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100000000
    },
    "fedStep4b": {
      "description": "Form W-4 Step 4(b) deductions for the year.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100000000
    },
    "fedStep4cExtra": {
      "description": "Form W-4 Step 4(c) extra withholding on this paycheck.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100000000
    },
    "nyLocality": {
      "description": "New York local tax. Ignored for other states.",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "none",
        "nyc",
        "yonkers_resident",
        "yonkers_nonresident"
      ]
    },
    "nySdiDeducted": {
      "description": "Whether the New York employer deducts SDI. Paid Family Leave is still estimated.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "ytdGross": {
      "description": "Gross pay already received this year. Used only for Social Security and Additional Medicare on this paycheck.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100000000
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "payBasis",
    "amount",
    "payFrequency",
    "filingStatus",
    "state"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Convert an hourly wage into gross annual, monthly, semimonthly, biweekly, weekly, and daily pay, including overtime. Uses the same formula as the AuraCalcs hourly to salary page. This is gross pay before tax. Estimate only.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "hourly": {
      "description": "Hourly wage in dollars. Same field as the website.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100000000
    },
    "hourlyRate": {
      "description": "Alias for hourly.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100000000
    },
    "hours": {
      "description": "Hours per week. Defaults to 40.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 168
    },
    "hoursPerWeek": {
      "description": "Alias for hours.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 168
    },
    "weeks": {
      "description": "Paid weeks per year. Defaults to 52.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 52
    },
    "weeksPerYear": {
      "description": "Alias for weeks.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 52
    },
    "unpaidWeeks": {
      "description": "If paid weeks are omitted, paid weeks are 52 minus this number.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 52
    },
    "ot": {
      "description": "Overtime hours per week. Defaults to 0.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 80
    },
    "otx": {
      "description": "Overtime multiplier. Defaults to 1.5.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 3
    }
  },
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "additionalProperties": false
}