2026 Florida paycheck calculator
Florida's constitution blocks a state tax on wages, and the state takes no payroll premium from workers.
Updated for 2026Checked Oct 29, 2026 against IRS and Florida Senate sourcesHow we check
Your take-home pay
$1,289.10
per paycheck, paid every two weeks
- Gross pay
- $1,500.00
- Federal income tax
- $96.15
- Social Security
- $93.00
- Medicare
- $21.75
- County tax
- Choose your county
- Take-home
- $1,289.10
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Take-home pay $1,289.10
Florida pay rules at a glance
| State income tax | None Source |
| County or local tax | None Source |
| Disability or paid leave | None Source |
| Minimum wage | $15.00 an hour Source |
| Tipped minimum cash wage | $11.98 an hour, before tips Source |
| Final paycheck if you are let go | Florida has no state law setting a deadline for a final paycheck. Source |
| Final paycheck if you quit | Florida has no state law setting a deadline for a final paycheck. Source |
What comes out of a Florida paycheck
On $1,500 every two weeks, single, a Florida worker keeps $1,289.10.
Florida has no state income tax on wages, and its constitution limits the state's power to add one. Article VII, Section 5(a) allows a tax on the income of residents only up to the amount it could be credited against a federal tax of the same kind. Because federal income tax gives no credit for a state wage tax, that leaves no room for one.
Florida also takes no state disability, paid leave, or unemployment premium from workers. A paycheck here has no state withholding form, and a dependent changes nothing on the state side. If a Florida stub shows a state income tax line anyway, ask payroll which state it belongs to, because it is not Florida's.
County and local taxes
Florida's constitution closes the door on local income taxes as well as a state one. The ban in Article VII reaches any income tax levied by the state or under its authority, which takes in counties and cities, and a separate section lets local governments tax only what state law authorizes.
No Florida county or city takes a cut of your wages, and the result above is not missing a local line.
Final pay and the minimum wage
Florida's minimum wage rose to $15.00 an hour on September 30, 2026, and the tipped cash wage is $11.98 an hour, with tips on top. Both hold through December 31, 2027. Inflation adjustments are figured each September 30 starting in 2027 and take effect the following January 1, so the next change is January 1, 2028, at a rate not yet published.
Florida has no state law setting a deadline for a final paycheck, whether you are fired or you quit. That rests on Chapter 448 of the Florida Statutes having no section on the timing of final pay, not on an official page saying so in words. Ask your employer for its regular payday in writing.
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Sources and checks
Checked on Oct 29, 2026. Source: Florida Constitution, Article VII, Section 5(a) (flsenate.gov/Laws/Constitution, fetched Oct 29, 2026): "No tax upon estates or inheritances or upon the income of natural persons who are residents or citizens of the state shall be levied by the state, or under its authority, in excess of the aggregate of amounts which may be allowed to be credited upon or deducted from any similar tax levied by the United States or any state." Federal income tax allows no credit for a state wage tax, so the permitted amount is zero.
Local taxes: The same Article VII, Section 5(a) bars an income tax levied "by the state, or under its authority," which covers counties and cities; Article VII, Section 9(a) lets local governments levy only taxes authorized by general law, "except ad valorem taxes on intangible personal property and taxes prohibited by this constitution" (flsenate.gov/Laws/Constitution, fetched Oct 29, 2026).
Disability and paid leave: No Florida statute or state agency program provides a disability or paid family leave payroll deduction. Florida's reemployment assistance (unemployment) tax is the employer's alone: Florida Statutes 443.131(1) (leg.state.fl.us, fetched Oct 29, 2026): "An employer may not deduct contributions, interests, penalties, fines, or fees required under this chapter from any part of the wages of his or her employees."
Minimum wage: Florida Department of Commerce, "Florida's Minimum Wage, Updated September 30, 2026" and the 2026-2027 minimum wage poster (both linked from floridajobs.org/florida-minimum-wage, fetched Oct 29, 2026): "Effective September 30, 2026, the Florida minimum wage will be $15.00 per hour, with a minimum wage of at least $11.98 per hour for tipped employees, in addition to tips, through December 31, 2027." Florida Constitution, Article X, Section 24(c): the rate rises to $15.00 on Sept. 30, 2026; inflation adjustments are calculated each Sept. 30 starting in 2027 and "take effect on the following January 1st," so the next change is Jan. 1, 2028, at a rate not yet published.
Final paycheck: Florida Statutes Chapter 448, Part I, "Terms and Conditions of Employment" (ss. 448.01-448.111; leg.state.fl.us contents page, fetched Oct 29, 2026): the full section list has no section on the timing of final or separation pay; the only wage-payment section is 448.08, attorney's fees in actions for unpaid wages. Tip credit: the Department of Commerce's 2026 announcement says the direct wage for tipped workers "is calculated as equal to the minimum wage ($15.00) minus the 2003 tip credit ($3.02), or a direct hourly wage of $11.98 as of September 30, 2026."
Federal withholding: IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A and its "2026 Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems and Withholding on Periodic Payments of Pensions and Annuities," pages 10 to 12. Fetched directly from irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf and transcribed Oct 28, 2026.
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