Check out the Nanny Rates Across the US
Alabama
Low Range : $18/hr
Mid Range : $22/hr
High Range : $26/hr
OT: Covered by federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for employers with 5 or more employees
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA): 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.89% - 7.01%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 9.14% - 15.16%
Alaska
Low Range : $22/hr
Mid Range : $26/hr
High Range : $32/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA): 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 1.0% - 5.5%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 9.25% - 13.75%
Arizona
Low Range : $19/hr
Mid Range : $23/hr
High Range : $27/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA): 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.03% - 6.05%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.28% - 14.30%
Arkansas
Low Range : $16/hr
Mid Range : $19/hr
High Range : $23/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for employers with 3 or more employees
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA): 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.1% - 10.0%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.35% - 18.25%
California
Southern California
Low Range : $26/hr
Mid Range : $31/hr
High Range : $37/hr
Northern California
Low Range : $30/hr
Mid Range : $35/hr
High Range : $41/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA): 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 1.5% - 6.2%
State Disability Tax Rate: 1.0%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 10.75% - 15.45%
Colorado (Denver)
Low Range : $20/hr
Mid Range : $24/hr
High Range : $29/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA): 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.49% - 5.4%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.74% - 13.65%
Connecticut
Low Range : $20/hr
Mid Range : $25/hr
High Range : $30/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA): 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 1.9% - 6.8%
State Disability Tax Rate: 0.5%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 10.75% - 15.55%
Delaware
Low Range : $18/hr
Mid Range : $22/hr
High Range : $27/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.3% - 8.0%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.55% - 16.25%
Florida
Florida (Miami)
Low Range : $18/hr
Mid Range : $22/hr
High Range : $27/hr
Florida (Orlando)
Low Range : $17/hr
Mid Range : $21/hr
High Range : $25/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for employers with 4 or more employees
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.1% - 5.4%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.35% - 13.65%
Georgia (Atlanta)
Low Range : $18/hr
Mid Range : $22/hr
High Range : $27/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for employers with 4 or more employees
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.04% - 7.56%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.29% - 15.81%
Hawaii
Low Range : $24/hr
Mid Range : $28/hr
High Range : $35/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.0% - 5.8%
State Disability Tax Rate: 0.5%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.75% - 14.55%
Idaho
Low Range : $17/hr
Mid Range : $21/hr
High Range : $25/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.3% - 5.4%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.55% - 13.65%
Illinois (Chicago)
Low Range : $20/hr
Mid Range : $25/hr
High Range : $30/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.55% - 8.35%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.80% - 16.60%
Indiana
Low Range : $16/hr
Mid Range : $19/hr
High Range : $23/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.25% - 5.4%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.50% - 13.65%
Iowa
Low Range : $15/hr
Mid Range : $18/hr
High Range : $22/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0% - 7.5%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.25% - 15.75%
Kansas
Low Range : $16/hr
Mid Range : $19/hr
High Range : $23/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.05% - 7.6%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.30% - 15.85%
Kentucky
Low Range : $16/hr
Mid Range : $19/hr
High Range : $23/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 1.0% - 9.0%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 9.25% - 17.25%
Louisiana
Low Range : $16/hr
Mid Range : $19/hr
High Range : $23/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for employers with 1 or more employees
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.28% - 6.2%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.53% - 14.45%
Maine
Low Range : $18/hr
Mid Range : $22/hr
High Range : $26/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.58% - 5.08%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.83% - 13.33%
Maryland
Low Range : $20/hr
Mid Range : $24/hr
High Range : $29/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.3% - 7.5%
State Disability Tax Rate: 0.5%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 9.05% - 16.25%
Massachusetts (Boston)
Low Range : $22/hr
Mid Range : $27/hr
High Range : $32/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.94% - 14.37%
State Disability Tax Rate: 0.63%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 9.82% - 23.25%
Michigan
Low Range : $17/hr
Mid Range : $21/hr
High Range : $25/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.06% - 10.3%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.31% - 18.55%
Minnesota
Low Range : $19/hr
Mid Range : $23/hr
High Range : $27/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.11% - 8.9%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.36% - 17.15%
Mississippi
Low Range : $15/hr
Mid Range : $18/hr
High Range : $22/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for employers with 5 or more employees
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.55% - 5.4%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.80% - 13.65%
Missouri
Low Range : $17/hr
Mid Range : $21/hr
High Range : $25/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0% - 7.5%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.25% - 15.75%
Montana
Low Range : $17/hr
Mid Range : $21/hr
High Range : $25/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.03% - 6.12%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.28% - 14.37%
Nebraska
Low Range : $16/hr
Mid Range : $19/hr
High Range : $23/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.00% - 5.40%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.25% - 13.65%
Nevada (Las Vegas)
Low Range : $18/hr
Mid Range : $22/hr
High Range : $27/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.25% - 5.4%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.50% - 13.65%
New Hampshire
Low Range : $19/hr
Mid Range : $23/hr
High Range : $28/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.10% - 8.5%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.35% - 16.75%
New Jersey
Low Range : $20/hr
Mid Range : $24/hr
High Range : $29/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.4% - 5.8%
State Disability Tax Rate: 0.26% - 0.75%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 9.11% - 14.80%
New Mexico
Low Range : $16/hr
Mid Range : $19/hr
High Range : $23/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.06% - 5.6%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.31% - 13.85%
New York (New York City)
Low Range : $23/hr
Mid Range : $28/hr
High Range : $34/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.075% - 9.9%
State Disability Tax Rate: 0.5%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 9.27% - 18.65%
North Carolina
Low Range : $17/hr
Mid Range : $20/hr
High Range : $24/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for employers with 3 or more employees
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.06% - 5.76%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.31% - 13.91%
North Dakota
Low Range : $16/hr
Mid Range : $19/hr
High Range : $23/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.01% - 9.87%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.26% - 18.12%
Ohio
Low Range : $17/hr
Mid Range : $20/hr
High Range : $24/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.07% - 7.76%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.32% - 16.01%
Oklahoma
Low Range : $16/hr
Mid Range : $19/hr
High Range : $23/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for employers with 1 or more employees
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.10% - 5.5%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.35% - 13.75%
Oregon
Low Range : $19/hr
Mid Range : $23/hr
High Range : $28/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 1.2% - 5.4%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 9.45% - 13.65%
Pennsylvania
Low Range : $18/hr
Mid Range : $22/hr
High Range : $26/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 2.48% - 10.0%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 10.73% - 18.25%
Rhode Island
Low Range : $19/hr
Mid Range : $23/hr
High Range : $28/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.99% - 9.79%
State Disability Tax Rate: 1.33%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 10.67% - 19.37%
South Carolina
Low Range : $16/hr
Mid Range : $19/hr
High Range : $23/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for employers with 4 or more employees
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.06% - 5.45%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.31% - 13.70%
South Dakota
Low Range : $15/hr
Mid Range : $18/hr
High Range : $22/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.00% - 9.72%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.25% - 17.97%
Tennessee
Low Range : $16/hr
Mid Range : $19/hr
High Range : $23/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for employers with 5 or more employees
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.01% - 10.0%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.26% - 18.25%
Texas
Texas (Austin)
Low Range : $18/hr
Mid Range : $22/hr
High Range : $27/hr
Texas (Dallas)
Low Range : $18/hr
Mid Range : $22/hr
High Range : $27/hr
Texas (Houston)
Low Range : $18/hr
Mid Range : $22/hr
High Range : $27/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Not mandatory, but employers can opt-in
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.00% - 6.53%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.25% - 14.78%
Utah
Low Range : $18/hr
Mid Range : $22/hr
High Range : $26/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.40% - 7.00%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.65% - 15.25%
Vermont
Low Range : $18/hr
Mid Range : $22/hr
High Range : $26/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.80% - 8.40%
State Disability Tax Rate: 0.38%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 9.43% - 17.03%
Virginia
Low Range : $19/hr
Mid Range : $23/hr
High Range : $28/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for employers with 2 or more employees
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.14% - 6.75%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.39% - 15.00%
Washington
Low Range : $20/hr
Mid Range : $24/hr
High Range : $29/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.13% - 5.84%
State Disability Tax Rate: 0.256% - 1.0%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.56% - 15.09%
Washington D.C.
Low Range : $21/hr
Mid Range : $25/hr
High Range : $31/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and D.C. overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 1.6% - 7.0%
State Disability Tax Rate: 0.3%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 10.15% - 15.55%
West Virginia
Low Range : $15/hr
Mid Range : $18/hr
High Range : $22/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 1.5% - 8.5%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 9.75% - 16.75%
Wisconsin
Low Range : $17/hr
Mid Range : $20/hr
High Range : $24/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA and state overtime laws
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
Medicare: 1.45%
FUTA: 0.6%
State Unemployment Tax Rate: 0.00% - 10.70%
Total Domestic Employer Tax Rate: 8.25% - 18.95%
Wyoming
Low Range : $16/hr
Mid Range : $19/hr
High Range : $23/hr
OT: Covered by FLSA
Work Comp: Mandatory coverage for all employers
Okay, here are the key domestic employer tax rates for all 50 U.S. states, including Social Security/FICA, Unemployment Insurance (UI), and Medicare.
Social Security/FICA: 6.2%
