New Hampshire Hourly Paycheck Calculator
Your hourly rate and hours in, your take-home pay out. Overtime is paid at 1.5× your rate; tips you report are taxed like wages.
| Per paycheck | Amount | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $1,600.00 | $41,600.00 |
| Federal income tax · withheld | −$108.15 | −$2,812.00 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$99.20 | −$2,579.20 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$23.20 | −$603.20 |
| New Hampshire income tax · New Hampshire has none | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Take-home pay | $1,369.45 | $35,605.60 |
How the federal income tax was worked out
| Pay subject to income tax, for the year · $1,600.00 × 26 paychecks | $41,600.00 |
| Minus the IRS withholding allowance · Pub 15-T Worksheet 1A, line 1g | −$8,600.00 |
| Adjusted yearly wage | $33,000.00 |
| Tax from the IRS yearly table · standard table | $2,812.00 |
| Federal income tax per paycheck · divided by 26 | $108.15 |
IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A — the percentage method payroll software uses for a Form W-4 from 2020 or later. Your employer's figure can differ by a few cents because of rounding.
Hourly pay in New Hampshire
New Hampshire uses the federal minimum wage: $7.25 an hour. Tipped employees of restaurants, hotels, motels, inns and cabins who get more than $30 a month in tips must be paid a base rate of at least 45% of the minimum wage — $3.27 an hour — with tips making up the rest.
Overtime. Time-and-a-half for all time worked over 40 hours in a week.
Tips. Tips you report to your employer are wages: Social Security, Medicare and federal income tax apply to them. New Hampshire adds nothing on top.
Paydays. Weekly pay within 8 days of the week's end, or every two weeks within 15 days — pick the matching option in "Paid every" above.
Because hours change from week to week, your withholding changes too: a week with lots of overtime is withheld as if you earned that much every week, so more comes out. It usually evens out when you file your return.
What comes out of a New Hampshire paycheck
- Federal income tax withholding — worked out from your pay and your Form W-4, using the IRS tables for 2026.
- Social Security — 6.2% of your pay, up to $184,500 of pay in 2026. Above that, it stops for the rest of the year.
- Medicare — 1.45% of all your pay, plus 0.9% on pay above $200,000 in the year.
New Hampshire has no income tax on W-2 wages, so there is no state withholding. Its old tax on interest and dividends is repealed too, for tax periods after December 31, 2024. A New Hampshire paycheck has only the federal deductions above taken out, plus whatever you chose.
Unemployment contributions are the employer's cost: state law says they may not be deducted from your wages.
Tips and overtime in 2026
New federal deductions apply for 2025 through 2028: up to $25,000 for qualified tips, and up to $12,500 ($25,000 for joint filers) for the extra "half" of time-and-a-half overtime. Both phase out above $150,000 of income ($300,000 joint).
These are deductions on your tax return. Your employer still takes Social Security and Medicare out of tips and overtime, and still withholds income tax unless you tell it otherwise. If you expect to claim them, you can put the expected amount in Step 4(b) of your W-4 (and in the Step 4(b) box above) so less income tax is withheld during the year.
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Sources
- IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods — Worksheet 1A and the annual percentage-method tables
- IRS Publication 15 (2026), Employer's Tax Guide — Social Security and Medicare rates
- Social Security Administration — 2026 wage base of $184,500
- IRS — tips and overtime deductions
- New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration — Interest and Dividends Tax — no income tax on W-2 wages; I&D tax repealed for periods after December 31, 2024
- RSA 282-A:69 — Unemployment contributions — not to be deducted from wages
- New Hampshire Paid Family and Medical Leave — Employers — voluntary; premiums by payroll deduction where offered
- New Hampshire Paid Family and Medical Leave — individual plan no more than $5 a week
- New Hampshire Department of Labor — Minimum wage — federal $7.25; tipped base rate at least 45% of the minimum wage
- U.S. Department of Labor — Minimum wages for tipped employees — table updated July 1, 2026
- RSA 275:43 — Paydays
- RSA 275:44 — Final pay
- New Hampshire Department of Labor — File a wage claim — within 36 months of when wages were due
Questions
Does New Hampshire take state tax out of my paycheck?
No. New Hampshire has no income tax on W-2 wages, so there is no state withholding. Only federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare are taken out, plus any benefits you signed up for.
How much is taken out of a $1,000 paycheck in New Hampshire?
For a single filer paid every two weeks with nothing else on the W-4, a $1,000 paycheck has about $38.08 of federal income tax, $62.00 of Social Security and $14.50 of Medicare taken out, leaving $885.42. Enter your own details in the calculator for your exact figure.
What is $20 an hour after taxes in New Hampshire?
Working 40 hours a week and paid every two weeks, $20 an hour is $1,600.00 before tax and about $1,369.45 after tax per paycheck — $35,605.60 a year — for a single filer with a standard W-4.
Is New Hampshire paid family leave taken out of my paycheck?
Only if your employer offers NH PFML and you join, or you buy an individual plan (no more than $5 a week). It is voluntary.
When do I get my last paycheck in New Hampshire?
Within 72 hours if you are fired. If you quit, by the next regular payday — or within 72 hours if you gave one pay period's notice.
What is the minimum wage in New Hampshire?
$7.25 an hour, the federal minimum. Tipped restaurant and hotel workers get a base rate of at least $3.27 from the employer.