South Carolina Paycheck Calculator 2026

A single filer paid $60,000 a year every two weeks, with no pre-tax benefits, takes home about $1,874.14 a paycheck in South Carolina ($48,728 a year). Each $2,307.69 paycheck loses $193.08 to federal income tax, $176.54 to Social Security and Medicare, $63.94 to South Carolina income tax. That is $1,662 a year less than the same salary in a state with no income tax or payroll premiums.

H.4216 (Act 110, signed March 2026) replaced three brackets with two from 2026: 1.99% on income under $30,000 and 5.21% above. The federal standard deduction was replaced by the SC Income Adjusted Deduction ($15,000 single, $22,500 head of household, $30,000 joint), which shrinks as income rises and is gone at $95,000 single or $190,000 joint. On a $60,000 salary that works out to about $63.94 every two weeks, an effective 2.77% of gross pay.

Apart from income tax, South Carolina requires no other employee payroll deduction, so the remaining lines on your stub are federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and any benefits you chose.

South Carolina has no reciprocal agreements, so your employer withholds South Carolina tax on wages for work done in South Carolina. Your home state normally gives a credit for tax paid to South Carolina, so you are not taxed twice on the same pay, but you may need to file in both states.

Federally, a bonus paid separately is usually withheld at a flat 22% (37% on supplemental pay above $1 million in the year). For South Carolina: No separate flat rate: a bonus is taxed with your regular pay (aggregate method).

South Carolina uses Form SC W-4 alongside the federal Form W-4. If you do not file one, your employer uses the state's default setting, usually single with no allowances or adjustments. Update it after marriage, a new child or a second job.