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Employer Payroll Tax Calculator
See the employer cost of FICA and FUTA on top of an employee's wages.
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- Social Security (6.2%)
- $4,030.00
- Medicare (1.45%)
- $942.50
- FUTA (0.6% on first $7,000)
- $42.00
- State unemployment
- $189.00
- Employer payroll tax
- $5,203.50
- True cost of employment
- $70,203.50
- Employees pay a matching 6.2% / 1.45%, plus 0.9% additional Medicare above $200,000.
For planning and illustration only. Tax rules and local rates change; verify the result against current federal, state and local guidance before relying on it.