North Carolina
bonus tax calculator.

Estimate a separately paid bonus using eligible NC flat withholding alongside federal withholding and FICA.

Your bonus payment

Gross bonus ($)

Regular gross paid before this bonus ($)

Federal bonus methodBonus is separately identified, and federal income tax was withheld from regular wages this or last year.Regular pay frequencyFederal filing status

Previous supplemental wages this year ($)

Prior Social Security wages ($)

Prior Medicare wages ($)

Prior wages are before this regular paycheck and bonus. Supplemental wages include common-control employers. Assumes W-4 Step 2 unchecked, zero adjustments and no benefit deductions. If those assumptions do not match, use your payroll provider.

North Carolina bonus treatment

This state estimate uses the eligible flat 4.09% method only, independently of the federal method selected above.

I live and work in North Carolina; this is a separately paid W-2 bonus in the same payroll period as the regular wages entered; those regular wages were paid before this bonus, with no earlier bonus in that period.The bonus is separately identified and NC income tax is withheld from my regular wages.

Local / other deductions on this bonus ($)

Enter only deductions attributable to this bonus, not the entire regular paycheck. No pretax benefit changes, state exemptions, or cross-state wages are supported.

State treatment of this bonus

NC flat supplemental withholding is 4.09% when the stated conditions are met. A $1,000 bonus has $40.90 of state withholding under this method. If you cannot confirm eligibility, this tool will not estimate it.

A worked bonus example

With a $1,000 bonus, eligible federal flat withholding of $220 and incremental FICA of $76.50 below the wage thresholds, the amount after those and NC withholding is $662.60 before other deductions.

When this estimate does not apply

Only the state flat method is supported here. The federal method selector does not change the state method.

Regular resident W-2 wages, separately paid cash bonus after the entered regular wages, in the same payroll period only. A bonus paid before those regular wages is not supported. No benefit changes, state exemptions, stock awards, gross-up, or earlier supplemental payment in that period. Federal assumptions are shown in the form. Withholding is a payment toward tax, not the final tax bill.

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Reviewed August 31, 2026. Calculate regular North Carolina pay · Federal bonus methods · Coverage and methodology