2026 Self-Employment Tax Calculator

Use the TaxReliefer 2026 Self-Employment Tax Calculator to estimate Social Security tax, Medicare tax, Additional Medicare Tax, and the total self-employment tax that may apply to your business profit. Enter your net self-employment income after business expenses, along with any Social Security or Medicare wages earned from a separate job.

This free self-employment tax calculator is intended for freelancers, independent contractors, sole proprietors, gig workers, and other self-employed individuals. It provides a simplified educational estimate and does not include federal income tax, state tax, tax credits, penalties, or every rule that may affect your tax return.

2026 Self-Employment Tax Calculator

Estimate your 2026 Social Security and Medicare taxes from self-employment income.

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Enter estimated business profit after ordinary and necessary business expenses, not total business revenue.
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Optional. Enter wages already subject to Social Security tax, generally shown in Box 3 of Form W-2.
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Optional. Enter Medicare wages, generally shown in Box 5 of Form W-2.
Filing status is used to estimate Additional Medicare Tax.

Estimated Results

Net self-employment profit $0
Net earnings subject to SE tax $0
Social Security tax $0
Medicare tax $0
Additional Medicare Tax $0
Total estimated self-employment tax $0
Estimated deductible portion $0
How the estimate is calculated

Self-employment tax generally applies to 92.35% of net self-employment profit. Social Security tax is limited by the annual Social Security taxable maximum, while regular Medicare tax has no comparable wage ceiling.

Important: This calculator provides a simplified estimate for educational purposes. It does not calculate federal income tax, state tax, quarterly payment penalties, special Schedule SE methods, church employee income, multiple-business adjustments, community-property rules, partnership adjustments, refundable credits, or every circumstance affecting a tax return. It is not tax, legal, accounting, or financial advice.