New York Employer Payroll Tax Calculator

2026 New York Payroll Tax Calculator

New York Payroll Tax Calculator

Estimate New York take-home pay and employer payroll cost with federal withholding, NYS income tax, optional NYC resident tax, Yonkers resident/nonresident tax, Paid Family Leave, disability benefit deductions, UI, RSF, FUTA, and optional MCTMT.

Payroll Inputs

Rates refreshed: May 26, 2026

Pay Setup

Gross pay and frequency

Pay type

Pay frequency

YTD taxable wages before this check Used for Social Security, Additional Medicare, NY UI, FUTA, and wage-base caps.

Annual salary

Hourly rate

Regular hours this check

Overtime hours this check

Double-time hours this check

Bonus, commission, or extra pay

Deductions

Amounts withheld from this paycheck

Pre-tax benefits Health, FSA, HSA, or cafeteria deductions assumed to reduce income tax and FICA wages.

Pre-tax retirement Assumed to reduce income-tax wages. Adjust manually if a deduction is taxable in New York payroll.

Post-tax deductions

Federal W-4

IRS 2026 automated method

Federal filing status

W-4 Step 2 checkbox Federal income tax exempt

Step 3 annual credits

Step 4(a) other income

Step 4(b) extra deductions

Step 4(c) extra withholding

Use supplemental flat rates for bonus

New York Withholding

NYS, NYC, and Yonkers

NYS filing status

Local tax profile

NY wage allocation Use 100% for a New York resident or fully New York employee.

NYS allowances

NYC/Yonkers local allowances

Additional NYS withholding

Additional local withholding

New York income tax exempt Local income tax exempt

NY Contributions

PFL and disability benefits

Withhold NY Paid Family Leave

YTD PFL deductions before this check 2026 employee rate is capped at $411.91 annually.

Withhold NY disability benefits contribution

Employer Taxes

UI, RSF, FUTA, MCTMT, and load

NY UI employer rate New employer UI contribution rate is 4.025% before the 0.075% RSF.

Net FUTA rate

MCTMT zone

MCTD payroll this quarter MCTMT applies when covered quarterly payroll expense is over $312,500.

Other employer load Optional percentage for workers comp, benefits, or local payroll cost.

Employee Withholding

Federal income tax$0.00

Social Security$0.00

Medicare$0.00

Additional Medicare$0.00

New York State income tax$0.00

NYC or Yonkers local tax$0.00

Paid Family Leave$0.00

Disability benefits contribution$0.00

Taxable Wage Bases

FIT taxable wages$0.00

FICA taxable wages$0.00

NYS taxable wages$0.00

Local taxable wages$0.00

Social Security taxed this check$0.00

NY UI taxed this check$0.00

Employer Cost

Employer Social Security$0.00

Employer Medicare$0.00

NY unemployment insurance$0.00

Re-employment services fund$0.00

FUTA$0.00

MCTMT$0.00

Other employer load$0.00

2026 New York Payroll Rule Snapshot

For New York payroll estimates

NYS withholding 4.00%-10.90% regular tables Uses NYS 2026 annualized exact-calculation tables, allowance values, and high-income Method III rates.

NYC and Yonkers Local tax optional Supports NYC resident tax, Yonkers resident surcharge, and Yonkers nonresident earnings tax.

PFL and DBL 0.432% PFL, DBL cap Paid Family Leave is capped at $411.91 annually; disability contribution is capped at $0.60 per week.

Employer NY taxes UI to $17,600 Includes employer UI, 0.075% RSF, FUTA, and optional MCTMT by zone and quarterly payroll.

Tax or contribution	Who pays	2026 rule used	Calculator treatment
Federal income tax	Employee withholding	IRS Publication 15-T automated percentage method.	Annualizes wages, applies W-4 status, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4(a), Step 4(b), and Step 4(c). Optional supplemental bonus mode uses a 22% federal flat rate.
New York State income tax	Employee withholding	NYS 2026 withholding tables, allowances, and high-income Method III rates.	Annualizes NY taxable wages after the NY wage allocation, subtracts the NY allowance value, applies annual tables, and divides by pay periods.
NYC and Yonkers local tax	Employee withholding	NYC resident withholding tables, Yonkers resident surcharge, and Yonkers nonresident earnings tax rules.	Local tax is off by default and can be turned on for NYC resident, Yonkers resident, or Yonkers nonresident wages.
Paid Family Leave and disability benefits	Usually employee deductions	PFL contribution rate 0.432% with $411.91 annual maximum; disability benefit contribution capped at $0.60 per week.	Uses the pay-period gross estimate and user-entered YTD PFL deductions to apply the annual PFL cap.
NY UI, RSF, FUTA, and MCTMT	Employer	NY UI wage base $17,600; RSF 0.075%; FUTA generally net 0.6% to $7,000; MCTMT by zone and quarterly payroll threshold.	Uses YTD wages before this check for wage-base taxes, editable UI/FUTA rates, and optional MCTMT zone logic.

This calculator is a planning estimate, not payroll tax, legal, or accounting advice. Real payroll can differ because of local residency, remote-work allocation, wage-type exemptions, taxable fringe benefits, tax treaty rules, pre-tax deduction eligibility, supplemental wage methods, employer-specific UI rate notices, and MCTMT coverage rules.

Primary references: IRS Publication 15-T, IRS Publication 15, NYS 2026 withholding tables, NYC 2026 withholding tables, Yonkers 2026 withholding tables, NY DOL UI rates, NY UI wage base, NY Paid Family Leave 2026, NY disability benefits, and employer MCTMT guidance.

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