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  "name": "How do you calculate state income tax on a paycheck?",
  "description": "Nine states charge nothing; the rest use either a flat rate or brackets. Flat-rate example: Illinois takes 4.95% of taxable pay — about $99 of a $2,000 biweekly check. Bracketed states like California range from 1% to 13.3% depending on income.",
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    "Texas Paycheck Calculator",
    "Florida Paycheck Calculator",
    "Freelancer Paycheck Calculator"
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    "question": "How do you calculate state income tax on a paycheck?",
    "shortAnswer": "Nine states charge nothing; the rest use either a flat rate or brackets. Flat-rate example: Illinois takes 4.95% of taxable pay — about $99 of a $2,000 biweekly check. Bracketed states like California range from 1% to 13.3% depending on income.",
    "tableTitle": "State tax on a $2,000 biweekly check ($52,000/year), single (2025)",
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      "State",
      "System",
      "Tax per check"
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      {
        "label": "Texas / Florida",
        "value": "No income tax",
        "note": "$0"
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      {
        "label": "Illinois",
        "value": "4.95% flat",
        "note": "≈ $92 after exemption"
      },
      {
        "label": "New York",
        "value": "Brackets 4%–10.9%",
        "note": "≈ $86"
      },
      {
        "label": "California",
        "value": "Brackets 1%–13.3%",
        "note": "≈ $42 at this income"
      },
      {
        "label": "Pennsylvania",
        "value": "3.07% flat",
        "note": "≈ $61"
      }
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    "context": "Three wrinkles catch people: some states (Pennsylvania) tax gross with almost no deductions; some cities add their own income tax (New York City adds ~3–4%, Detroit 2.4%); and working remotely across state lines can create withholding in two states, usually settled by a credit on your home-state return. Nine states have no wage income tax: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming.",
    "methodology": "Estimates use 2025 state rates and standard exemptions/standard deductions where applicable, annualized from a $2,000 biweekly check. Local taxes excluded unless noted.",
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