Enter your numbers in each section. Anything you leave blank stays an estimate.

Income tax

Annual income

Filing status

Kids at home

Federal Child Tax Credit — $2,000 per child under 17.

Federal income tax

$29,043

19.36% effective · 2024 · single

Computed on gross income, less the federal Child Tax Credit ($2,000 per child under 17, phasing out above $200k single / $400k married). Still simplified — it ignores the standard deduction, other credits, the refundable-credit cap, and payroll (FICA) taxes.

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Gasoline tax

Gas

gal

Gallons of gas a year (~500 typical)

Federal gasoline excise est.

$92

18.4¢/gal

A flat federal excise, unchanged since 1993 and not indexed to inflation: 18.4¢ per gallon (18.3¢ to the Highway Trust Fund plus 0.1¢ for leaking underground storage tanks). It applies in every state; states add their own.

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What's left

Federal incomeGasolineTake-home

Total tax estimate — add home & spending	$29,089–$29,209
Take-home	$120,791–$120,911

19.42% of your income goes to taxes.

That's $29,135 to federal, state, and local governments this year; you keep $120,865. The gray slice of the bar is what's actually yours.

The same numbers elsewhere

Your inputs, other places — tap to see the breakdown.

New York City, NY$52,931→Chicago, IL$50,492→Los Angeles, CA$49,704→

About United States

United States

Federal income tax applies everywhere; state and local taxes stack on top. These worksheets use one comparable household — you can plug in your own numbers — so you can hold the inputs fixed and see how the place changes the total.

Pick a state and a county or city to see the full picture.