Minnesota Biweekly Paycheck Calculator 2026

Here is exactly what your biweekly paycheck looks like in Minnesota at common annual salary levels in 2026. Calculated for a single filer, standard W-4, biweekly pay frequency, no pre-tax deductions.

Single filer · standard W-4 · biweekly pay (26 periods/yr) · no pre-tax deductions · 2026 IRS withholding tables · Minnesota published 2026 withholding method. Actual paychecks vary based on filing status, allowances, and deductions.

Minnesota withholds state income tax from every paycheck. Your biweekly paycheck includes these deductions:

• Federal income tax (2026 IRS withholding tables)
• Minnesota state income tax (withheld each pay period)
• Social Security tax — 6.2% on wages up to $184,500
• Medicare tax — 1.45% on all wages
• Employee benefit deductions

A biweekly pay schedule means you receive a paycheck every two weeks — 26 paychecks per year. To find your gross biweekly pay, divide your annual salary by 26:

Two months per year you will receive three biweekly paychecks instead of two. This is sometimes called a "three-paycheck month." Because benefit deductions are often fixed per paycheck, the extra check can feel larger than usual.

Your net biweekly paycheck in Minnesota depends on your annual salary, W-4 filing status, Minnesota state withholding elections, retirement contributions, health insurance deductions, and any additional withholding.

Minnesota withholds an employee Paid Leave contribution on wages up to $185,000, slightly above the Social Security base. The calculator above takes the employee share as an entry, because the split between employer and employee varies and some employers absorb more than the minimum.

For a biweekly earner near or above the ceiling, the premium and the Social Security deduction stop on different paychecks — Social Security first at $184,500, then Paid Leave a fraction of a period later. It is a small, easily-missed detail that makes two consecutive late-year deposits different sizes.

Minnesota runs graduated brackets with a relatively high top rate, and withholding is computed by annualizing the biweekly wage before applying them. A pay period containing a bonus or retroactive pay annualizes to a much larger salary and is over-withheld accordingly.

The excess comes back at filing, not in the next paycheck. For anyone with variable biweekly pay in Minnesota, the table above is a reasonable guide to a steady salary and a poor guide to any individual irregular deposit.

Minnesota maintains reciprocal agreements with Michigan and North Dakota. Residents of those states working in Minnesota file Form MWR and have no Minnesota withholding on their biweekly checks.

Wisconsin is not on that list. The long-standing Minnesota–Wisconsin agreement ended years ago, so a Wisconsin resident working in Minnesota has Minnesota tax withheld from all 26 checks and claims a Wisconsin credit at filing. That change caught a lot of Twin Cities commuters and still surprises people.