Paycheck calculators by state, 2026

What each state actually takes from a paycheck — the rate schedule, the local taxes on top, and what its withholding form asks for. Every figure is transcribed from a published source and shows the date it was read.

51 jurisdictions · 9 with no state income tax · 2026 rates

Why these differ so much

Nine states take nothing from wages at all. Others apply a single flat rate, and the rest run graduated schedules whose top rate can arrive at a surprisingly low salary. On top of that, several states allow cities and counties to levy their own — Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Oregon and Delaware all do — which is usually why two paychecks with identical salaries do not match.

Where a state is marked being verified, our figures for it have been transcribed from a published source but not yet cross-checked against a second one. Those pages show the rules and their sources but withhold take-home estimates, because a number someone might budget against should not rest on a single unverified reading.