South Carolina 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.
= $659.91 a week · $2,859.60 a month · $34,315.22 a year
Gross pay$1,600.00$41,600.00
Your pay before anything is taken out: yearly pay divided by the 26 paychecks in a year (hourly pay is a week's pay × 52, spread the same way).
Federal income tax · withheld−$108.15−$2,812.00
Worked out from your pay and your Form W-4 with the IRS percentage method (Worksheet 1A): yearly pay, minus the allowance for your filing status, into the 2026 annual table, minus W-4 credits, divided by paychecks. Each line, for this paycheck:
| 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.
Adjusted yearly wage: $33,000.00, so this row applies:
| Over | Not over | Base tax | + rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $7,500 | $0.00 | 0% |
| $7,500 | $19,900 | $0.00 | 10% |
| $19,900 | $57,900 | $1,240.00 | 12% Your row |
| $57,900 | $113,200 | $5,800.00 | 22% |
| $113,200 | $209,275 | $17,966.00 | 24% |
| $209,275 | $263,725 | $41,024.00 | 32% |
| $263,725 | $648,100 | $58,448.00 | 35% |
| $648,100 | - | $192,979.25 | 37% |
$1,240.00 + 12% × ($33,000.00 − $19,900.00) = $2,812.00
Source: IRS Publication 15-T (2026) · checked Sep 21, 2026
Social Security (6.2%)−$99.20−$2,579.20
6.2% of your pay (after pre-tax benefits, not after 401(k)) up to $184,500 of pay in 2026. Once your pay for the year passes that, it stops until January. Stubs often call it OASDI or FICA.
Source: Social Security Administration - 2026 wage base · checked Sep 21, 2026
Medicare (1.45%)−$23.20−$603.20
1.45% of all your pay, with no yearly limit, plus 0.9% Additional Medicare on pay above $200,000 in the year.
Source: IRS Publication 15 (2026) · checked Sep 21, 2026
South Carolina income tax · withheld−$49.63−$1,290.38
withheld at 0%, 3% or 6% under the 2026 SCDOR formula. Worked out with South Carolina's official 2026 withholding tables, step by step:
| Pay subject to S.C. tax, for the year · this paycheck × 26 | $41,600.00 |
| Minus SC W-4 allowances · 1 × $5,000 | −$5,000.00 |
| Minus standard deduction · 10% of yearly pay, up to $7,500 | −$4,160.00 |
| Yearly taxable pay for withholding | $32,440.00 |
| Yearly S.C. tax · 6% − $656.10 | $1,290.30 |
| S.C. tax from the formula this paycheck · ÷ 26 | $49.63 |
Yearly taxable pay for withholding: $32,440.00, so this row applies:
| From | Up to | Rate | Minus |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $3,640 | 0% | $0.00 |
| $3,640 | $18,230 | 3% | $109.20 |
| $18,230 | - | 6% | $656.10 Your row |
6% × $32,440.00 − $656.10 = $1,290.30
Source: SCDOR - Withholding FAQs · checked Oct 16, 2026
Built by Ashish Hirpara · figures from IRS and state publications · sources · corrections
Hourly pay in South Carolina
South Carolina has no minimum wage law of its own, so the federal minimum applies to employers covered by federal law: $7.25 an hour. Tipped employees - those who get more than $30 a month in tips - can be paid a cash wage of $2.13 as long as tips bring them up to $7.25; if they don't, the employer makes up the difference.
Overtime. Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, covered employees get time-and-a-half for hours over 40 in a workweek.
Breaks. State law does not require employers to give breaks or a lunch period.
Minimum wage after taxes in South Carolina
At South Carolina's minimum wage of $7.25 an hour (since July 24, 2009), a full-time worker takes home about $529.94 every two weeks - $13,778 a year, or $6.62 for each hour worked after tax. No increase is scheduled.
| Minimum wage, $7.25/hour | Gross per paycheck | Take-home per paycheck | Take-home a year | After tax per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 hours a week | $580.00 | $529.94 | $13,778 | $6.62 |
| 30 hours a week | $435.00 | $399.94 | $10,399 | $6.67 |
| 20 hours a week | $290.00 | $267.81 | $6,963 | $6.70 |
Paid every two weeks, single filer, standard W-4, no benefits. Tipped workers can be paid $2.13 an hour in cash if tips bring them to the full minimum; their tax depends on the tips they report. Every state's figures: minimum wage after taxes by state.
Take-home at common hourly rates in South Carolina
Full time (40 hours a week), paid every two weeks, single filer with a standard W-4 and no benefits. The last column is what you keep for each hour worked.
| Hourly rate | Take-home per paycheck | Take-home a year | Kept per hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| $7.25 (minimum wage) | $529.94 | $13,778 | $6.62 |
| $15 | $1,020.02 | $26,520 | $12.75 |
| $18 | $1,199.90 | $31,197 | $15.00 |
| $20 | $1,319.82 | $34,315 | $16.50 |
| $22 | $1,439.74 | $37,433 | $18.00 |
| $25 | $1,619.62 | $42,110 | $20.25 |
| $30 | $1,919.42 | $49,905 | $23.99 |
Part time and overtime at $20 an hour in South Carolina
Every two weeks, single filer, standard W-4. Overtime is paid at 1.5 times the rate. More hours mean a larger share is withheld, because withholding is worked out as if each paycheck were repeated all year.
| Hours a week | Gross per paycheck | Take-home per paycheck | Kept |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 hours | $800.00 | $709.09 | 89% |
| 30 hours | $1,200.00 | $1,020.02 | 85% |
| 40 hours | $1,600.00 | $1,319.82 | 82% |
| 40 hours + 5 overtime | $1,900.00 | $1,544.67 | 81% |
| 40 hours + 10 overtime | $2,200.00 | $1,769.52 | 80% |
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.
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.
Every line that comes out of a South Carolina paycheck, with its official source, is set out on the South Carolina paycheck calculator.
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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
- SCDOR - Withholding FAQs - no supplemental-wage rule published in the FAQ, WH-1603F (Rev. 11/4/25) or WH-105 (read Sep 27, 2026)
- SCDOR - WH-1603F, Formula for Computing SC Withholding Tax, 2026 (Rev. 11/4/25) - $5,000 per allowance; standard deduction 10% of wages up to $7,500, $0 with zero allowances; 0% / 3% − $109.20 / 6% − $656.10; worked example $750 weekly, 3 allowances → $10.58
- SCDOR - WH-1603, 2026 Withholding Tax Tables
- SCDOR - Withholding tables and formulas - 2026 tables, formula and SC W-4 listed; no mid-year revision as of the checked date
- SCDOR - South Carolina withholding tables updated for 2026 (November 6, 2025) - use the 2026 tables and 2026 SC W-4 from January 1, 2026
- SCDOR - WH-1603F, 2025 formula (Rev. 11/12/24) - $4,860 per allowance; standard deduction up to $7,300; 0% to $3,560, 3% to $17,830, 6.2% above
- SCDOR - SC W-4, 2026 (Rev. 12/5/25) - line 5 allowances; line 6 additional amount; line 7 exempt
- SCDOR - WH-105, South Carolina Withholding Tax Information Guide - withhold at zero allowances if no SC W-4 is provided
- SCDOR - Information about H. 4216 (April 15, 2026) - signed March 30, 2026; 2026 return rates 1.99% under $30,000 and 5.21% minus $966 from $30,000; SC Income Adjusted Deduction $15,000 / $22,500 / $30,000
- S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce - Paying your tax - UI tax on the first $14,000 of each worker's wages
- S.C. Workplace Laws: Notice to Employees - Unemployment Insurance (poster) - employees do not fund unemployment insurance through deductions from pay
- U.S. Department of Labor - State minimum wage laws (updated July 1, 2026) - South Carolina: no state minimum wage law; employers covered by the FLSA pay the federal $7.25
- U.S. Department of Labor - Minimum wages for tipped employees (updated July 1, 2026) - South Carolina: federal rules - $2.13 cash wage, $5.12 tip credit, more than $30 a month in tips
- U.S. Department of Labor - Overtime pay - time and one-half after 40 hours in a workweek
- S.C. Code Title 41, Chapter 10 - Payment of Wages - § 41-10-30 written notice at hiring of normal hours and wages, itemized statement of gross pay and deductions each pay period; § 41-10-50 final pay within 48 hours or next regular payday, not over 30 days; § 41-10-80 three times unpaid wages, three years
- S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation - Office of Wages and Child Labor FAQ - final pay rule; no state requirement for breaks or lunch
Questions
What is minimum wage after taxes in South Carolina?
At $7.25 an hour for 40 hours a week, about $529.94 every two weeks and $13,778 a year after federal and state taxes, Social Security and Medicare (single filer, standard W-4).
What is $15 an hour after taxes in South Carolina?
Working 40 hours a week and paid every two weeks, $15 an hour is $1,200.00 before tax and about $1,020.02 after tax per paycheck - $26,520 a year - for a single filer with a standard W-4.
What is $20 an hour after taxes in South Carolina?
Working 40 hours a week and paid every two weeks, $20 an hour is $1,600.00 before tax and about $1,319.82 after tax per paycheck - $34,315 a year - for a single filer with a standard W-4.
What is $25 an hour after taxes in South Carolina?
Working 40 hours a week and paid every two weeks, $25 an hour is $2,000.00 before tax and about $1,619.62 after tax per paycheck - $42,110 a year - for a single filer with a standard W-4.
How much does 5 hours of overtime a week add at $20 an hour in South Carolina?
Five overtime hours at $30 add $300.00 of gross pay to each two-week paycheck, and about $224.85 after tax (single filer, standard W-4).