August 13, 2026 — Initial 2026 release
- Launched paycheck, salary, hourly-to-salary, salary-to-hourly, overtime, and FICA calculators.
- Added 2026 federal income tax withholding assumptions and FICA constants.
- Set the 2026 Social Security wage base to $184,500 and documented the 6.2% Social Security and 1.45% Medicare employee rates.
- Published methodology, primary source links, and explicit federal-only limitations.
Update policy
We record material changes that can affect calculator outputs or how users should interpret them. Editorial fixes that do not change a result may not receive a separate entry. When federal guidance changes after a release, we review the relevant calculator and update the calculation year or limitation notice as appropriate.
Verify the current assumptions
See the methodology for calculation logic and official sources for the federal references used in this release.