Self-Employment Tax Calculator

Calculate your SE tax liability including Social Security and Medicare taxes.

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Self-Employment Tax

Enter your 1099 net income and other income.

Total self-employment tax
$0
Effective rate: 0%
Net earnings subject to SE tax
$0
Social Security (12.4%)
$0
Medicare (2.9%)
$0
Total SE tax
$0
Deductible half of SE tax
$0
Income tax savings from deduction
$0

Worked example

With the default inputs shown below, this calculator returns the following results:

InputValue
Net self-employment income ($)$80,000
W-2 wages ($)$0
Filing statusMarried filing jointly
ResultValue
Total self-employment tax$11,304
Net earnings subject to SE tax$73,880
Social Security (12.4%)$9,161
Medicare (2.9%)$2,143
Total SE tax$11,304
Deductible half of SE tax$5,652

Values shown are produced by this page in your browser; change any input to update them.

How to use the Self-Employment Tax

  1. Net self-employment income ($) — default $80,000
  2. W-2 wages ($) — default $0
  3. Filing status — default Married filing jointly
  4. Press Calculate to update the results instantly.

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