Minnesota · rates effective Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2026 · verified 2026-08-05
Minnesota Paycheck Calculator 2026
5.35-9.85% state brackets on taxable wages in Minnesota, plus 1 employee payroll program on the stub.
New on every Minnesota paycheck since January 1, 2026: the Paid Leave premium, up to 0.44% of pay — a line most calculators haven't added yet. It joins Minnesota's four brackets (5.35% to 9.85%) and the state's own standard deduction ($15,300 single / $30,600 joint). All 2026 figures are official.
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CEBy the Calceva data desk · Verified against official sources · Updated 2026-08-05 · 3 min read
Something changed on Minnesota paychecks this January: the state's Paid Leave program took its first deductions. The employee share is 0.44% of wages, capped at $185,000 - and yes, that is a different cap from Social Security's $184,500, a detail that trips up payroll software and calculators alike. Being new, it is the line most Minnesota workers cannot yet name on their stub, and the line most national calculators have not added.
The income tax itself is a steep, familiar ladder: four brackets from 5.35% to 9.85%, among the higher state taxes in the country. Stack the new Paid Leave premium on top and a Minnesota paycheck carries one of the fuller sets of state lines outside the coasts - all of them itemized in the calculator's result above, each traced to its official rate notice below.
One limit of the Minnesota figure above. Minnesota phases its standard deduction down at high incomes. This calculator applies the full deduction, so if you are well into six figures the state tax shown here is slightly low and you may owe a little more at filing. We would rather say so than round the edge off quietly.
What is the new deduction on my 2026 Minnesota paycheck?
Minnesota Paid Leave - first deductions began January 2026. The employee share is 0.44% of wages up to $185,000. About $264 a year on a $60,000 salary, and included in this calculator's result.
Why does Minnesota's Paid Leave cap differ from the Social Security cap?
They are set by different laws: Paid Leave caps at $185,000, Social Security at $184,500 for 2026. Payroll systems that reuse one cap for both get high salaries slightly wrong - we model each separately.
Does Minneapolis or St. Paul add a city income tax?
No. No Minnesota city taxes wages - the state ladder plus Paid Leave is the complete state-side story.
We never copy another calculator. Each rate is read from the official document, dated, and re-checked when agencies publish changes. This page's paper trail:
Verified 2026-08-05
MN DOR press release 2025-12-16 (fetched) — 2026 brackets 5.35/6.8/7.85/9.85%: single $33,310/$109,430/$203,150; MFJ $48,700/$193,480/$337,930; MFS half-MFJ; HOH $41,010/$164,800/$270,060. Standard deduction 2026: $15,300 single AND MFS, $30,600 MFJ, $23,000 HOH (MN sets its own - NOT federal amounts). Dependent exemption $5,300.
Verified 2026-08-05
MN DEED official PDF (read in full) — MN Paid Leave LAUNCHED 2026-01-01: total premium 0.88% (0.27 family + 0.61 medical), employee share max 0.44%, wage cap $185,000 (SS limit rounded to nearest $1,000). Small employers (<=30): total 0.66% but employee still max 0.44%.
Federal lines
Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare on this page follow IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32, Publication 15 and Publication 15-T, verified 2026-08-07. Our federal engine reproduces 2,175 of 2,175 Publication 15-T cells on every build. The six federal sources, itemised.
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