Georgia paycheck calculator
Georgia's 4.99% income tax leaves a $75,000 salary about $57,850 a year in take-home, after 2026 federal and FICA taxes.
Georgia tax & wage facts
State income tax
Minimum wage
Take-home on $75k
Median household income
Flat 4.99% state income tax (2026).
Georgia wage law in 2026, a $5.15 state law under the federal $7.25
Checked against Georgia agency and statute sources on 26 October 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this section.
| Minimum wage | $7.25 an hour for employers covered by the federal FLSA. Georgia’s own law sets $5.15 for employers of 6 or more who are outside the FLSA (US DOL). |
|---|---|
| Tipped employees | Georgia’s law does not cover tipped employees; the federal $2.13 cash wage applies (US DOL tipped table). |
| Overtime | No Georgia overtime statute; the federal rule applies, 1.5 times after 40 hours a week. |
| Payday rule | Semi-monthly (US DOL payday table). |
| State income tax | Flat 4.99%, with a standard deduction of $15,000 for single filers and $30,000 for married couples filing jointly (Georgia DOR, 2026 income tax changes). |
| Overtime and tips | Georgia did not adopt the federal no-tax-on-overtime and tips exclusions; instead up to $1,750 of overtime pay and up to $1,750 of tips can each be excluded from Georgia taxable income. |
Georgia is one of the few states whose own minimum wage is below the federal one. State law sets $5.15 an hour, but it only reaches employers of six or more people who are not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the FLSA covers nearly every business with interstate sales. In practice Georgia workers earn at least $7.25, and tipped workers fall under the federal $2.13 cash wage because Georgia’s statute leaves them out.
Georgia’s tax side has moved faster than its wage law. The Department of Revenue lists a flat 4.99% income tax among its 2026 changes, with a standard deduction of $15,000 for a single filer. It also wrote its own version of the overtime and tips relief that Congress passed in 2025: rather than following the federal exclusions, Georgia lets a worker exclude up to $1,750 of overtime pay and up to $1,750 of tips from state taxable income.
Worked paycheck for full time at the Georgia minimum wage
A full-time year at $7.25 is $15,080. Paid semimonthly, each check covers about 86.67 hours.
| Gross pay, semimonthly ($7.25 × 86.67 hours) | $628.33 |
| Federal income tax (2026 brackets, standard deduction) | −$0.00 |
| Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%) | −$48.07 |
| Georgia income tax, calculator estimate | −$31.35 |
| Take-home per paycheck | $548.91 |
| Take-home per year ($15,080 gross) | $13,174 |
The calculator applies 4.99% to every dollar, $31.35 a check. Georgia actually taxes income above the $15,000 standard deduction, which leaves only $80 of this year’s pay taxable, about $4 of Georgia tax for the whole year. Federal income tax is also zero here, because pay is below the $16,100 federal standard deduction.
Sources
- Georgia Department of Revenue, Important Tax Updates (2026 income tax changes)
- Georgia Department of Labor, required workplace posters
- US Department of Labor, State Minimum Wage Laws (updated July 1, 2026)
- US Department of Labor, State Payday Requirements
- US Department of Labor, Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees
Common questions about Georgia pay
Does Georgia have a state income tax?
Yes. Flat 4.99% state income tax (2026). On a $75,000 salary that is about $3,743/year in Georgia state income tax in this estimate.
What is the take-home pay on $75,000 in Georgia?
About $57,850/year ($2,225 per bi-weekly paycheck) for a single filer, after roughly $7,670 federal tax, $5,738 FICA, and $3,743 Georgia state tax. Adjust the calculator for your salary and filing status.
What is the minimum wage in Georgia?
The Georgia minimum wage is $7.25 per hour (the federal floor). At full time (about 2,080 hours a year) that is roughly $15,080 gross per year.
Georgia payroll quirks to know
Things the calculator above does not capture, drawn from state revenue departments and official sources.
- Georgia moved from graduated brackets to a flat rate in 2024 and has stepped it down each year since, reaching 4.99% for 2026 (HB 1437, 2022).
- Georgia conforms to federal AGI, so 401(k) pre-tax contributions also reduce Georgia taxable income.
- Georgia standard deduction ($12,000 single / $24,000 married, 2025) matches the pre-OBBBA federal amounts.
- The 4.99% floor originally legislated for 2029 was reached early; further cuts depend on revenue triggers.
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