A self-employed paycheck calculator
A steady paycheck, even in slow months
Uneven months are normal when you run a business. A steady self-employed paycheck is still possible. This self-employed paycheck calculator helps you set a paycheck you can count on, build a buffer for the slow months and set aside what you owe before it’s due.
What you’ll do
- Enter what came in each month, or fill a whole year from a yearly total
- Add your business costs and choose your monthly pay
- Pick how much of each payment goes to taxes and profit
What your self-employed paycheck calculator works out
- A safe monthly paycheck, based on your real income
- A buffer fund target, and how your balance plays out month by month
- Exactly how to split every payment you receive
- Your quarterly estimated tax amounts and due dates
How the self-employed paycheck calculator sets your pay
It looks at your real months, the slow ones included, and suggests a paycheck your business can keep paying, with a buffer that catches the dips. It also plans your taxes. If you expect to owe $1,000 or more, the IRS generally expects estimated tax payments through the year, so the planner shows how much to set aside from every payment and when each quarterly payment is due.
Works with your other tools
It picks up your costs and taxes from the Profit Calculator, so your set-asides match the numbers you’ve already worked out.
How access works
Your self-employed paycheck calculator is a one-time purchase of $27, with no subscription. You use it online in your browser, on your computer or phone, and your answers save to your account so you can come back and update them anytime. It’s yours for the life of the product.
All sales of tools and digital products are final (here’s the refund policy), so if you’d like to see how the toolkit feels first, try the free Business Pulse check-in.
See how it works on the Pay Yourself Planner page.
