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Massachusetts Paycheck Tax Calculator

Estimate take-home pay and employee taxes for Massachusetts. Enter your pay details to get a line-by-line breakdown.

Massachusetts Paycheck

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How often are you paid?
How are you paid?
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Any overtime?
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Federal withholding
State-specific questions Only the inputs required for Massachusetts appear here.
State adjustments
Optional extra state amount per paycheck.
Pre-tax deductions
Retirement
Take home
Employee taxes
Employer taxes
Earnings $2,000.00
Taxes −$418.35
Federal Income Tax −$156.15
Social Security −$124.00
Medicare −$29.00
MA State Income Tax −$100.00
MA PFML −$9.20
Take Home $1,581.65
Employer cost breakdown
Gross pay $2,000.00
Employer Social Security +$124.00
Employer Medicare +$29.00
FUTA +$120.00
MA UI Contribution +$0.00
Total employer cost $2,273.00

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How each Massachusetts line is calculated

Massachusetts employee paystubs in this app automatically show MA State Income Tax and MA PFML as separate employee deduction lines. Massachusetts has no general local income tax line in this model.

Line Who pays Rate Wage base
MA Employer PFML
For employers with 25 or more covered individuals, the Massachusetts PFML employer share is 0.42% of eligible wages in 2026, capped at the Social Security wage base.
 Employer 0.42% $184,500
MA PFML
Employee PFML contribution of up to 0.46% of eligible wages for 2026, capped at the Social Security wage base.
 Employee 0.46% $184,500
MA State Income Tax
Flat 5.00% Massachusetts state withholding from the current state-tax model.
 Employee 5% No cap
MA UI Contribution
Massachusetts unemployment insurance is employer-paid. The exact contribution depends on the employer's assigned DUA contribution rate and the current Massachusetts unemployment taxable wage base, so the calculator should capture those employer-specific values for an exact amount.
 Employer User supplied No cap

Official sources

Some state or local tax rules for this jurisdiction are still partial and may require user-entered rates or manual review. Some employer-side state taxes depend on employer size, assigned unemployment rates, or program elections. Review the line notes before relying on those totals. The current employer headcount suppresses some large-employer state contributions on this page. Increase the employer headcount input if you want to model large-employer liability. Some state-specific lines need additional answers before the calculator can resolve all applicable rates: EmployerAssignedRatePercent, EmployerTaxableWageBase.

This calculator provides estimates for informational purposes only and does not constitute tax, legal, or financial advice. Rates and rules change frequently — confirm with official sources before making payroll decisions.