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Taxes in California

Employment taxes and statutory fees affect both your payroll and your employees’ paychecks in California.

Note that employees may be liable for additional local taxes in certain cities and jurisdictions.

Employer taxes

6 %

Federal unemployment insurance tax (FUTA) (charged on the first $7,000 an employee earns per year)

1.5% to 6.2%

State unemployment insurance tax (SUTA)

0.1 %

Employment training tax (ETT)

6.2 %

FICA (Social security)

1.45 %

FICA (Medicare)

Employee taxes

1.1 %

State disability insurance (SDI)

10% to 37%

Federal income tax

1% to 12.3%

State income tax

6.2 %

FICA (Social security)

1.45 %

FICA (Medicare)