New York paycheck: how much tax is taken out? (2026)

A single filer earning $67,000 in New York has $14,375 taken out over the 2026 tax year, 21.5% of gross: $5,910 federal income tax, $5,126 Social Security and Medicare, and $3,340 to New York. Take-home is $52,625.

That is $1,012.01 a week, $2,024.02 every two weeks, $2,192.69 twice a month or $4,385.38 a month. Taxable income of $50,900 after the $16,100 standard deduction puts the last dollar in the 22.0% federal bracket. On a $60,000 salary New York ranks 47 of 51 for take-home, $915 below the national median of $48,377.

New York uses 9 brackets, from 4.00% to 10.90%: 4.00% on the first $8,500, 4.50% up to $11,700, 5.25% up to $13,900, 5.50% up to $80,650, rising to 10.90% at the top. A single filer on $67,000 pays $3,080 to the state, with 5.50% on the next dollar. 2025 Schedules. Above $107,650 of adjusted gross income New York blends the whole income up towards a flat rate, clawing back the benefit of the lower bands; that recapture is not modelled, so figures above that are slightly low.

On top of income tax, New York employees pay into NY SDI + PFL at 0.39% on wages up to $91,373: $260 a year on $67,000, on its own line.

New York City residents pay an additional 3.078% to 3.876% city income tax; Yonkers adds 16.75% of the state tax. Enter your city rate in the local tax field. The figures on this page assume none.

On $35,000, $6,153 comes out (17.6%) and $28,847 stays, $1,109.49 every two weeks.

On $68,000, $14,731 comes out (21.7%) and $53,269 stays, $2,048.81 every two weeks.

On $81,000, $19,351 comes out (23.9%) and $61,649 stays, $2,371.12 every two weeks.

On $120,000, $33,256 comes out (27.7%) and $86,744 stays, $3,336.30 every two weeks.

On $160,000, $48,280 comes out (30.2%) and $111,720 stays, $4,296.91 every two weeks.

Married filing jointly on $81,000 keeps $65,889 against $61,649 for a single filer, $4,240 more, because the federal standard deduction doubles to $32,200 and New York's to $16,050.

On $60,000, Alaska keeps the most at $50,390, $2,928 more than New York. The nearest state above New York is Minnesota at $47,535. The nearest below is Massachusetts at $47,334.

A traditional 401(k) at 6% on $68,000 sends $4,080 into the plan and cuts tax by $880, so take-home falls by only $3,200. Health premiums of $200 a month under a section 125 plan cut $763 of tax on the same salary, because they come out before FICA as well as income tax.

Every figure above came from the New York paycheck calculator with 2026 rates.