401(k)

401(k) impact

The contribution is still your money. The paycheck shrinks by less than the deferral because income tax falls. Payroll tax does not.

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The 2026 employee elective deferral limit is $24,500 before catch-up contributions. This tool does not add catch-up automatically. Roth contributions are post-tax and would not move the federal line; this page is the traditional deferral.

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