Multiple Jobs Worksheet Tab

Use this worksheet if you choose the option in Step 2(b) on Form W-4.

Complete this worksheet (which calculates the total extra tax for all jobs) on only one Form W-4. Withholding will be most accurate if you enter the result on the Form W-4 for the highest paying job.

Note: If more than one job has annual wages of more than $120,000, or there are more than three jobs, see Pub. 505 for additional tables; or you can use the online withholding estimator at www.irs.gov/W4App.

1. Two jobs

Enter the value at the intersection of the two household salaries from the appropriate table on page 4 of Form W-4.

If you have two jobs or you're married filing jointly and you and your spouse each have one job, find the amount from the appropriate table on page 4 of Form W-4. Using the "Higher Paying Job" row and the "Lower Paying Job" column, find the value at the intersection of the two household salaries and enter that value on line 1, then skip to line 3.

2. Three jobs

If you and/or your spouse have three jobs at the same time, complete lines 2a and 2b below. Otherwise skip to line 3.

This non-editable field is the sum of 2a and 2b.

Field Description
a

Find the amount from the appropriate table on page 4 of Form W-4 using the annual wages from the highest paying job in the "Higher Paying Job" row and the annual wages of employee's next highest paying job in the "Lower Paying Job" column. You must then find the value at the intersection of the two household salaries and enter that value this field.

b

Add the annual wages of the two highest paying jobs from line 2a together and use the total as the wages in the "Higher Paying Job" row and use the annual wages for your third job in the "Lower Paying Job" column to find the amount from the appropriate table on page 4 of Form W-4. You must then enter in this field the value at the intersection of the sum of two highest household annual wages and the wages for your third job.

3. Number of pay periods per year for the highest paying job

Enter the number of pay periods per year for the highest paying job. For example, if that job pays weekly, enter 52; if it pays every other week, enter 26; if it pays monthly, enter 12.

4. Divide the annual amount on line 1 or 2 by the number of pay periods on line 3. This is the additional amount entered on Step 4c of Form W-4 for the highest paying job.

Enter the number of pay periods per year for the highest paying job. For example, if that job pays weekly, enter 52; if it pays every other week, enter 26; if it pays monthly, enter 12. This field displays the quotient of the annual amount on line 1 or 2 by the number of pay periods on line 3. The result will be automatically displayed in 4c of Federal Withholding tab.

Calculate

Click this button to compute the additional withholding amount and/or the deductions amount and populate the Federal Withholding tab.