Name: Take-home pay by US state, 2026
Creator: HomeMoney Calc
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Take-home pay by state, 2026

The same salary buys a very different paycheck depending on where you work. Here's what a single filer keeps in every state after federal, state and payroll taxes.

Updated October 25, 2026 · Free to cite with a link to this page (CC BY 4.0)

Keeps the most on $75k

Florida

$61,593 a year

Keeps the least on $75k

Oregon

$55,342 a year

Gap on the same $75k

$6,251

≈ $521 a month

Annual take-home pay, single filer, standard deduction, no pre-tax deductions. Sorted by the $75,000 column. Note: California uses its 2025 tax tables because 2026 tables were not yet published.
#	State	$50,000	$75,000	$100,000	$150,000
1	Floridano income tax	$42,355	$61,593	$79,180	$113,791
2	Nevadano income tax	$42,355	$61,593	$79,180	$113,791
3	New Hampshireno income tax	$42,355	$61,593	$79,180	$113,791
4	South Dakotano income tax	$42,355	$61,593	$79,180	$113,791
5	Tennesseeno income tax	$42,355	$61,593	$79,180	$113,791
6	Texasno income tax	$42,355	$61,593	$79,180	$113,791
7	Wyomingno income tax	$42,355	$61,593	$79,180	$113,791
8	North Dakota	$42,355	$61,389	$78,489	$112,125
9	Alaskano income tax	$42,105	$61,322	$78,909	$113,520
10	Washingtonno income tax	$41,662	$60,552	$77,793	$111,711
11	Ohio	$41,762	$60,312	$77,212	$110,448
12	Arizona	$41,499	$60,111	$77,074	$110,435
13	Louisiana	$41,241	$59,729	$76,566	$109,677
14	South Carolina	$41,498	$59,433	$75,718	$107,724
15	Indiana	$40,910	$59,410	$76,260	$109,396
16	Iowa	$41,107	$59,394	$76,032	$108,743
17	Mississippi	$41,087	$59,325	$75,912	$108,523
18	Arkansas	$40,993	$59,305	$75,968	$108,729
19	Pennsylvania	$40,785	$59,238	$76,040	$109,081
20	New Mexico	$41,171	$59,233	$75,611	$107,772
21	Utah	$41,096	$59,221	$75,696	$108,082
22	North Carolina	$40,869	$59,109	$75,699	$108,315
23	Kentucky	$40,723	$59,085	$75,798	$108,659
24	Nebraska	$40,960	$59,060	$75,510	$107,846
25	West Virginia	$40,911	$59,047	$75,489	$107,810
26	Vermont	$41,059	$59,020	$74,930	$106,013
27	Missouri	$40,942	$59,005	$75,417	$107,678
28	Oklahoma	$40,651	$58,763	$75,226	$107,587
29	Idaho	$40,813	$58,726	$74,988	$106,949
30	Montana	$40,762	$58,716	$74,891	$106,677
31	Colorado	$40,643	$58,671	$75,048	$107,239
32	Michigan	$40,481	$58,656	$75,181	$107,667
33	Wisconsin	$40,778	$58,649	$74,752	$106,482
34	Georgia	$40,609	$58,599	$74,939	$107,055
35	Rhode Island	$40,547	$58,572	$74,932	$107,168
36	New Jersey	$40,739	$58,489	$74,388	$105,604
37	Kansas	$40,365	$58,207	$74,400	$106,221
38	District of Columbia	$40,521	$58,164	$73,649	$104,010
39	Alabama	$40,120	$58,108	$74,445	$106,556
40	Virginia	$40,294	$58,094	$74,244	$105,980
41	Illinois	$40,025	$58,025	$74,375	$106,511
42	California*	$40,665	$57,843	$72,825	$102,136
43	Connecticut	$40,105	$57,843	$73,930	$105,291
44	Maine	$40,381	$57,806	$73,523	$104,309
45	New York	$40,005	$57,784	$73,877	$105,538
46	Massachusetts	$39,845	$57,718	$73,940	$105,821
47	Minnesota	$40,258	$57,686	$73,463	$104,189
48	Delaware	$40,057	$57,684	$73,521	$104,632
49	Hawaii	$40,080	$57,321	$72,994	$103,757
50	Maryland	$38,953	$56,203	$71,803	$102,284
51	Oregon	$38,467	$55,342	$70,567	$100,199

What we found

Workers in the 9 states without a wage income tax (Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wyoming, Alaska, Washington) keep the most, though a few still have employee payroll programs such as paid family leave.
On a $75,000 salary, the difference between the best and worst state is about $6,251 a year.
The gap widens at higher salaries, because states with graduated brackets tax each extra dollar at a higher rate.

How we calculated this

Each figure is gross salary minus 2026 federal income tax (standard deduction of $16,100 for single filers), Social Security (6.2% up to $184,500), Medicare (1.45%), the state's income tax using its published brackets, deductions and credits, and employee-paid state payroll taxes such as disability and paid-leave insurance. Maryland figures include a 3.20% county income tax, the rate most Maryland counties charge in 2026. Other local and city income taxes are not included, which matters most in Indiana (every county taxes income), New York City, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan cities. * California uses its 2025 tax tables because 2026 tables were not yet published. Full details are on our methodology page.

Using this data

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