California Employers · 2026–2027

What will next year's California cost hikes really cost your business?

Enter your numbers below and unlock your business's exact 2027 increase across every major cost — then see how much a fully IRS-compliant program can hand back to you and your team, at no out-of-pocket cost, starting with your very next payroll run.

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Your 2027 cost exposure

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Cost increase / employee
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SIMERP savings / employee
$0
to you — recovered payroll tax, every run + $1,200/yr take-home to each employee + $0 family-wide care — medications, urgent & primary care, 24/7 mental health
Do nothing
$0
full 2027 increase · $0 recovered
You absorb the whole increase and claw back none of it. Most of this list — health, wages, taxes — you can't stop.
With SIMERP
$0
in your pocket · starts day one
SIMERP is the one free lever on this whole list. It puts back:
$0 to you  ·  $0 into your team's pockets
No out-of-pocket cost — and you see the savings from day one, on every payroll run. It's not a year-end rebate.

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Estimates only — not tax, legal, or insurance advice. Figures are based on published rates as of August 2026 and your inputs; actual exposure varies by industry, classification, location, and vendor mix. Cost drivers: FUTA credit reduction ($147–$413/employee depending on the federal BCR waiver decision, ~Nov 2026); SB 122 software/SaaS sales tax (effective Jan 1, 2027); workers' comp advisory increase (+6.6%, eff. Sept 1, 2026); health-plan renewal trend (+5% to +9%); minimum-wage step-up ($16.90→$17.40, Jan 1, 2027). SIMERP figures reflect average employer FICA savings of ~$639/enrolled employee and ~$1,200/employee in added take-home pay. Qualification required (5+ W-2 employees).