About MyPayCal
Why bilingual tax tools matter
MyPayCal exists because every US tax tool I tried fell into one of three buckets: English-only, charging enterprise prices, or demanding a signup for what should be free.
There are 60+ million Hispanic-Americans in the US workforce. They earn, pay, save, and plan in two languages every day. But almost no tax tool serves them properly. Spanish versions are afterthoughts — auto-translated, missing context, riddled with errors that compound when applied to actual money decisions.
I'm a builder who got tired of running take-home pay math by hand for friends and family who couldn't trust the existing tools. So I built one that's actually bilingual from day 1. Same formulas, same accuracy, real translations — not Google Translate output.
What MyPayCal is
- Free calculator on mypaycal.org — no signup, no tracking
- Bilingual EN / ES with real translations
- Real 2026 IRS brackets (projected with CPI adjustment until official release)
- 50 US states + DC, each with its own dedicated page
- Side-by-side state comparison at /en/compare
- Affordable spreadsheet ($9-19) for offline use, customization, and printing
What it isn't
- Tax filing software (use TurboTax, FreeTaxUSA, or your CPA)
- Personalized tax advice (consult a licensed CPA for your situation)
- A lead-gen funnel for some other product (it's the actual product)
Tech stack (for the curious)
- Next.js 16 + Tailwind 4 on Vercel — Lighthouse 99/100/100/100
- Static pre-rendered (SSG) for all 109+ pages
- Bilingual routing with hreflang from day 1
- 6 JSON-LD structured data schemas per page
- Edge middleware for locale detection
- Source: open feedback at @codex_gpt
Get in touch
Email: hello@mypaycal.org
X / Twitter: @codex_gpt
I read every email and DM. If you spot a calculation issue, edge case, or have a feature request, I want to hear it.