# Part-time paycheck calculator (2026)

Part-time hours change the year before they change the bracket story. This calculator starts at $20 an hour and 25 hours a week in California ($20 × 25 × 52 = $26,000), not the 40-hour samples used on the hourly and $25/hour pages.

Annual gross is rate × hours × 52. Twenty-five hours is not half the tax of a 50-hour week at the same rate, because the federal standard deduction ($16,100 single in 2026, IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32) covers a larger share of a smaller wage. FICA is still 7.65% of the wage (under the $184,500 Social Security base). California PIT and 1.3% SDI follow the annualized $26,000.

Unpaid weeks shrink the year; a second job is extra gross you should add. Overtime is not auto-multiplied. Switch hours toward 40 only if that is really your week — that path is the full-time hourly calculator, not this page. Figures reviewed October 2, 2026.

## Sample estimates

### $20/hr × 25h, CA single (part-time)

- Gross: $26,000.00
- Federal income tax: $990.00
- Social Security: $1,612.00
- Medicare: $377.00
- State income tax: $145.41
- Net / take-home: $22,537.59 (effective tax 13.3%)
- Per paycheck net: $433.42 (52 periods)

Label: engine estimates, not pay stubs.

## FAQ

### What part-time sample is preloaded?

$20 per hour × 25 hours a week, California, single. That is $26,000 a year before tax, not a 40-hour week.

### Is this the same as the hourly paycheck calculator?

Same engine, different hours. The hourly page defaults to $25 × 40. This URL is the part-time 25-hour intent.

### Can I model two part-time jobs?

Add the second job’s typical weekly gross into this rate or hours. There is no two-employer field.

## Related

- [Hourly paycheck calculator](https://takehomecash.com/hourly-paycheck-calculator/index.md)
- [$25 an hour after taxes](https://takehomecash.com/25-dollars-an-hour-after-taxes/index.md)
- [Overtime paycheck calculator](https://takehomecash.com/overtime-paycheck-calculator/index.md)