Will my paycheck be bigger in January 2026? How tax changes could boost your take-home pay

Inflation-adjusted IRS tax brackets and new withholding rules under Trump’s tax law may boost take-home pay for some workers. Your paycheck could be a little bigger in 2026, even if you didn’t get a New Year’s raise. That’s because, in order to adjust for inflation, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) made some major changes to the tax code last year.