Privacy
Your salary stays here
Paycheck inputs stay in your browser. The calculator does not send income, filing status, deductions, or location to a server to compute a result. Rate tables are static files. The arithmetic runs in the page.
There is no account and no email gate. The calculator does not set a tracking cookie for ads or analytics on calculation inputs.
What this browser may store
lth-theme— light or dark theme, only after you use the theme control.lth-scenarios— named scenarios you save from the calculator. Optional; nothing is saved until you click Save.
If an older visit stored tth-theme or tth-scenarios, the page may migrate those once into the lth-* keys and then keep using the new names. Clearing site data for localtakehome.com removes them.
A shared link puts the inputs in the URL. That URL is yours to copy or not.
Ads, analytics, and fonts
Partner cards and one advertisement slot sit below the estimate, clearly labeled. They never appear above net pay. They do not receive your salary, W-4 fields, or other calculation inputs from LocalTakehome — those stay in this browser. There is no analytics package wired to those inputs. Fonts are self-hosted.
Honest status: Google AdSense may be connected for site verification and labeled advertisement slots below the estimate. The reserved Advertisement box stays below net pay. LocalTakehome does not enable Auto ads in the sticky netbar or above net.
When a third-party ad network is enabled, that network may set cookies or use device identifiers on its own systems to serve or measure ads. LocalTakehome still does not send calculation inputs to those networks. Partner and affiliate links are labeled Partner; after you click, the destination site may track that visit under its own privacy policy.
Industry opt-outs (plain language): you can review ad settings at Google Ad Settings and the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out. Those tools are run by the industry, not by LocalTakehome.
Authorized digital sellers for this site are listed at /ads.txt (Google AdSense publisher pub-4059575347806121).
If the site is hosted with ordinary server logs, those logs can include the address of a page, including a query string if you shared a link that contains pay. Don’t put a link with your salary into a channel you don’t trust.