Self-Employment Tax Calculator

Estimate IRS SE tax (15.3%), Social Security cap, and the deductible half.

Net 1099 earnings ($)

Filing

SE tax (15.3%)

$11304

Half SE deduction

$5652

Income tax (estimate)

$11798

Total federal tax

$23102

Effective rate

28.9%

About this tool

Type your net self-employment income. Get the Social Security portion (capped at the latest wage base), the Medicare portion (2.9% with surtax over thresholds), the half-of-SE-tax deduction, and the effective SE tax rate. The clean answer to the r/freelance and r/tax 'how much self-employment tax do I owe' question.

Frequently asked questions

Does this file IRS Schedule SE?+

No — this is an estimator. Always confirm with your CPA or run the result through Schedule SE before filing.

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