South Carolina take-home pay calculator
What South Carolina withholds on top of federal tax, and what reaches your account.
How South Carolina taxes wages
South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. Only the income inside a bracket pays that bracket’s rate.
| From | Up to | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $30,000 | 1.99% |
| $30,000 | and above | 5.21% |
How South Carolina treats pre-tax deductions
- HSA contributions
- Pre-tax, as federally
- Traditional 401(k) contributions
- Pre-tax, as federally
What else South Carolina withholds
South Carolina withholds no employee-paid programme on top of its income tax.
What this calculator models for South Carolina
Every figure above comes from a published South Carolina document. These are the rules behind those figures that this calculator applies, approximates, or leaves out.
| Rule | In this calculator |
|---|---|
| South Carolina tapers an allowance against an income measure this calculator does not have, so the taper is applied to your gross salary less your pre-tax contributions instead. | Approximated |
| South Carolina builds its withholding tables on a construct that is not the annual tax bill, so your payslip and this page can differ by a small amount that settles when you file. | Approximated |
| South Carolina grants a credit this calculator does not apply, so the state tax shown is a little higher than what you finally owe. It is worth up to $200 a year. | Not modelled |
Sources
Every South Carolina figure on this page is transcribed from the document it links to below, last checked .
Enter your own salary in the take-home pay calculator to see these South Carolina figures applied to it.