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Your Paycheck
Filing Status
Credits & Adjustments (Optional)
Leave blank if you're not sure — these only affect your federal withholding.
$2,200 per child under 17 · $500 per other dependent. Reduces your withholding.
Add extra to cover side income, freelance, or investment income each paycheck.
Non-wage income: freelance, dividends, rental income. Annual total.
If you itemize and deductions exceed the standard deduction. Annual total.
File your Delaware return
Total withholding per paycheck
$330
$8,569 / year
Gross pay minus federal, FICA, and state taxes
Federal
Delaware State Tax
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Delaware uses its own form: the DE W-4
Delaware has its own withholding allowance certificate, the DE W-4, with a computation worksheet for residents and nonresidents. Your allowances there, not the federal W-4, set the Delaware credit that is applied to your withholding.
How Delaware calculates withholding
The Division of Revenue's Employer's Guide percentage method annualizes your pay, subtracts a standard deduction of $3,250 ($6,500 if married filing jointly), and applies graduated rates: nothing on the first $2,000, then 2.2%, 3.9%, 4.8%, 5.2%, 5.55% and 6.6% above $60,000. It then subtracts $110 for each allowance and divides by the pay periods. The tables in the Employer's Guide are labeled effective January 1, 2025, and no 2026 revision had been published as of October 2026, so check the Division for updates.
For example, a single employee earning $50,000 with one allowance has about $2,098 of Delaware tax withheld over the year.
Delaware W-4 FAQ
What are Delaware's withholding rates?+
2.2%, 3.9%, 4.8%, 5.2%, 5.55% and 6.6%, applied above an untaxed first $2,000 of taxable income.
How much is a Delaware allowance worth?+
A $110 personal credit for each allowance, subtracted from the annual tax.
What standard deduction does Delaware withholding use?+
$3,250 for single and married filing separately, and $6,500 for married filing jointly.
Does Delaware use the federal W-4?+
Delaware uses its own DE W-4 and worksheet.
Does Delaware have local income tax?+
Wilmington charges a city wage tax, which is separate from the state withholding this calculator estimates.
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