Take-Home Pay by State, 2026
The same salary is worth $6,163 more a year in Alaska than in Oregon. This is every state compared on what actually reaches your account — after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax.
No dependents, no pre-tax deductions. Click a column heading to sort.
| # | State | Take-home pay | State tax | Effective rate | How the state taxes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $65,110 | $0 | 18.6% | No income tax | State of Alaska |
| 2 | Florida | $65,110 | $0 | 18.6% | No income tax | Florida DOR |
| 3 | Nevada | $65,110 | $0 | 18.6% | No income tax | Nevada Dept of Taxation |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $65,110 | $0 | 18.6% | No income tax | NH Dept of Revenue Administration |
| 5 | South Dakota | $65,110 | $0 | 18.6% | No income tax | South Dakota DOR |
| 6 | Tennessee | $65,110 | $0 | 18.6% | No income tax | Tennessee DOR |
| 7 | Texas | $65,110 | $0 | 18.6% | No income tax | Texas Comptroller |
| 8 | Wyoming | $65,110 | $0 | 18.6% | No income tax | Wyoming DOR |
| 9 | North Dakota | $64,831 | $279 | 19% | Progressive · up to 2.5% | North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner |
| 10 | Washington | $64,000 | $0 | 20% | No income tax | Washington DOR |
| 11 | Ohio⚠️ | $63,626 | $1,484 | 20.5% | Progressive · up to 2.75% | Ohio Dept of Taxation |
| 12 | Arizona⚠️ | $63,504 | $1,606 | 20.6% | Flat rate · up to 2.5% | Arizona DOR |
| 13 | Louisiana | $63,096 | $2,014 | 21.1% | Flat rate · up to 3% | Louisiana DOR |
| 14 | Indiana⚠️ | $62,780 | $2,331 | 21.5% | Flat rate · up to 2.95% | Indiana DOR |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $62,727 | $2,383 | 21.6% | Progressive · up to 5.99% | Rhode Island Division of Taxation |
| 16 | Iowa | $62,722 | $2,388 | 21.6% | Flat rate · up to 3.8% | Iowa DOR |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $62,654 | $2,456 | 21.7% | Flat rate · up to 3.07% | PA DOR |
| 18 | Arkansas | $62,638 | $2,472 | 21.7% | Progressive · up to 3.7% | Arkansas DFA |
| 19 | New Mexico | $62,516 | $2,594 | 21.9% | Progressive · up to 5.9% | New Mexico Taxation and Revenue |
| 20 | Kentucky | $62,428 | $2,682 | 22% | Flat rate · up to 3.5% | Kentucky DOR |
| 21 | North Carolina | $62,427 | $2,683 | 22% | Flat rate · up to 3.99% | NCDOR |
| 22 | Nebraska | $62,342 | $2,768 | 22.1% | Progressive · up to 4.55% | Nebraska DOR |
| 23 | West Virginia⚠️ | $62,335 | $2,775 | 22.1% | Progressive · up to 4.58% | WV Tax Division |
| 24 | Vermont⚠️ | $62,334 | $2,776 | 22.1% | Progressive · up to 8.75% | Vermont Dept of Taxes |
| 25 | Colorado | $62,298 | $2,812 | 22.1% | Flat rate · up to 4.4% | Colorado DOR |
| 26 | Missouri | $62,287 | $2,823 | 22.1% | Progressive · up to 4.7% | Missouri DOR |
| 27 | Connecticut | $62,285 | $2,825 | 22.1% | Progressive · up to 6.99% | Connecticut DRS |
| 28 | New Jersey | $62,204 | $2,906 | 22.2% | Progressive · up to 10.75% | NJ Division of Taxation |
| 29 | South Carolina | $62,122 | $2,988 | 22.3% | Progressive · up to 5.21% | South Carolina DOR |
| 30 | Oklahoma⚠️ | $62,056 | $3,055 | 22.4% | Progressive · up to 4.5% | Oklahoma Tax Commission |
| 31 | Michigan | $61,961 | $3,149 | 22.5% | Flat rate · up to 4.25% | Michigan Treasury |
| 32 | Montana | $61,951 | $3,159 | 22.6% | Progressive · up to 5.65% | Montana DOR |
| 33 | California⚠️ | $61,915 | $3,195 | 22.6% | Progressive · up to 13.3% | California FTB |
| 34 | Wisconsin | $61,870 | $3,240 | 22.7% | Progressive · up to 7.65% | Wisconsin DOR |
| 35 | Georgia | $61,867 | $3,244 | 22.7% | Flat rate · up to 4.99% | Georgia DOR |
| 36 | Mississippi | $61,740 | $3,370 | 22.8% | Flat rate · up to 4.7% | Mississippi DOR |
| 37 | Kansas | $61,446 | $3,664 | 23.2% | Progressive · up to 5.58% | Kansas DOR |
| 38 | Utah⚠️ | $61,390 | $3,720 | 23.3% | Flat rate · up to 4.65% | Utah State Tax Commission |
| 39 | Maine | $61,388 | $3,722 | 23.3% | Progressive · up to 7.15% | Maine Revenue Services |
| 40 | New York | $61,387 | $3,723 | 23.3% | Progressive · up to 10.9% | New York State Dept of Taxation and Finance |
| 41 | Idaho⚠️ | $61,384 | $3,726 | 23.3% | Flat rate · up to 5.8% | Idaho State Tax Commission |
| 42 | Alabama | $61,350 | $3,760 | 23.3% | Progressive · up to 5% | Alabama DOR |
| 43 | Massachusetts | $61,330 | $3,780 | 23.3% | Flat rate · up to 5% | Mass.gov / DOR |
| 44 | Virginia | $61,324 | $3,786 | 23.3% | Progressive · up to 5.75% | Virginia Dept of Taxation |
| 45 | Illinois | $61,295 | $3,815 | 23.4% | Flat rate · up to 4.95% | Illinois DOR |
| 46 | Minnesota | $61,193 | $3,917 | 23.5% | Progressive · up to 9.85% | Minnesota DOR |
| 47 | Delaware | $61,171 | $3,939 | 23.5% | Progressive · up to 6.6% | Delaware Division of Revenue |
| 48 | Hawaii | $60,747 | $4,363 | 24.1% | Progressive · up to 11% | Hawaii DOTAX |
| 49 | Maryland | $59,323 | $5,787 | 25.8% | Progressive · up to 5.75% | Comptroller of Maryland |
| 50 | Oregon | $58,947 | $6,163 | 26.3% | Progressive · up to 9.9% | Oregon DOR |
⚠️ marks the 9 states that have not yet published 2026 figures. They use the most recent published amounts, clearly labelled, rather than being quietly presented as current. Figures last verified September 2026. See the full source table.
Why the gap is smaller than it looks
$6,163 on $80,000 sounds decisive, and for a high earner moving from Oregon to Alaska it is real money. But state income tax is the only thing varying in this table. Property tax, sales tax, insurance and housing are not, and the states with no income tax raise their revenue somewhere. A comparison that stops at withholding is only the first half of the question.
How these numbers were produced
Every figure is computed by the same engine that powers the state calculators, using the same data the methodology page publishes — deductions, personal exemptions, phase-outs and full bracket schedules, each traced to the document its revenue agency issued. Not to another calculator, and not to a tax-data aggregator.
That matters more than it sounds. Six states apply a single bracket schedule to joint filers and single filers alike, so doubling the single brackets — the obvious thing to do — under-taxes married couples. New Jersey's joint schedule has an entire band with no single-filer equivalent. North Dakota starts from federal taxable income rather than adjusted gross income. Maine added a surcharge this year. These are the details a national table with one rate per state gets wrong.
Using this data
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