Got an LLC? Know what you can pay yourself.

    For LLC owners with a day job, or who just went full-time. See what to set aside for taxes, why your W-2 makes it higher, and what's left for you. Free, no account needed.

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    Run your numbers.

    Answer a few questions about you, then add this month's LLC income and expenses. Nothing you type here is stored on our servers.

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    About you

    Do you also have a W-2 job?
    $

    Taxes on this are already taken out of your paycheck. We need it because it decides which tax bracket your LLC profit lands in.

    How do you file your taxes?
    02

    Your LLC this month

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    Estimates for a single-member LLC, using 2026 federal and state brackets and the standard deduction. Assumes a month like this one every month, and that your W-2 paychecks withhold the right amount for your salary. Doesn't include tax credits or city taxes. A planning tool, not tax advice.

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    Every dollar has two jobs

    Part of it pays you. Part of it belongs to the IRS.

    When you work for yourself, the money that comes in isn't all yours to spend. PayMyself shows you that split clearly so you can plan around it.

    Example monthOn track
    $8,400
    Pay yourself$5,460
    Tax reserve$2,940
    Got a W-2 job too?

    Your LLC is taxed on top of your paycheck.

    Your salary already used the standard deduction and the low tax brackets. So every dollar your LLC earns is taxed at your highest rate, plus 15.3% self-employment tax. Nothing is withheld, so you set it aside yourself.

    How it works, in plain numbers
    Same $2,000/month of LLC profit
    No other jobset aside $324
    With a $70K W-2 jobset aside $610

    Federal + self-employment tax per month, single, 2026. State tax is extra in most states.

    How it works

    Three steps, every month.

    A few minutes at the end of the month, from your kitchen table or your desk after work.

    A laptop on a wooden desk by a window, with a lamp and plants
    01Tell us about youYour W-2 salary (if you have one), your spouse's, and your state. Takes a minute.
    02Add your LLC's monthWhat came in and what went out. Or import it from QuickBooks.
    03Pay yourselfSet aside the taxes we show you, then pay yourself what's left.
    QuickBooks

    Skip the typing. Connect QuickBooks.

    If your LLC uses QuickBooks Online, pull each month's income and expenses in automatically and see the whole year month by month.

    Guides

    Plain answers to the big questions.

    LLC taxes with a W-2 jobWhy your side income is taxed at a higher rate than your paycheck, in plain numbers.Read the guide
    How much can I pay myself?Money in, minus expenses, minus taxes. How to work it out every month.Read the guide
    How much to set aside for taxesThe share of LLC profit to save, by W-2 income, and when to pay it.Read the guide

    “Nice. You can pay yourself $3,600 this month.”

    Plain words, real numbers, no scare tactics.

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