Which states have no income tax on wages?

Nine: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. Washington taxes capital gains above an exemption but not salary; New Hampshire repealed its interest and dividends tax from 2025. Federal tax and FICA still apply everywhere.

How much of a paycheck goes to taxes?

On a $60,000 salary in 2026, federal income tax and FICA take about $9,610, or 16%, in every state. State income tax adds nothing in the nine no-tax states and up to roughly $3,000 to $4,000 in the highest-tax states, so the total effective rate runs from about 16% to about 23% before local taxes.

Why does the same salary give different take-home pay in different states?

Only the state income tax line changes. Federal brackets, the federal standard deduction, Social Security and Medicare are identical in all 50 states. The difference between Texas and Oregon on the same salary is entirely Oregon's state tax, which reaches 8.75% at modest incomes.

Are local income taxes included?

No. City, county and school district income taxes exist in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania, among others. Each state page names them and says they are excluded, because the rate depends on where you live and work.

Are these figures for 2026?

Yes. Federal brackets and the standard deduction are from IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32, the Social Security wage base is the SSA's 2026 figure of $184,500, and state rates reflect changes effective 1 January 2026, including the cuts in Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio and Oklahoma.

Paycheck Calculator by State: 2026 Take-Home Pay, All 50 States

Paycheck Calculator by State, 2026

Take-home pay for every state and DC, with federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax itemised. The table below ranks all 51 jurisdictions by state income tax on a $60,000 salary for a single filer in 2026; pick a state for its calculator and a page about how that state taxes wages.

State income tax on $60,000, 2026, single filer

Federal income tax and FICA are the same everywhere: $9,610 on this salary. Local taxes excluded. Sorted from lowest to highest state tax.

#	State	Structure	State tax	State rate	Net pay	Total rate
1	Alaska	no state income tax	$0	0.0%	$50,390	16.0%
2	Florida	no state income tax	$0	0.0%	$50,390	16.0%
3	Nevada	no state income tax	$0	0.0%	$50,390	16.0%
4	New Hampshire	no state income tax	$0	0.0%	$50,390	16.0%
5	North Dakota	0% to 2.5%	$0	0.0%	$50,390	16.0%
6	South Dakota	no state income tax	$0	0.0%	$50,390	16.0%
7	Tennessee	no state income tax	$0	0.0%	$50,390	16.0%
8	Texas	no state income tax	$0	0.0%	$50,390	16.0%
9	Washington	no state income tax	$0	0.0%	$50,390	16.0%
10	Wyoming	no state income tax	$0	0.0%	$50,390	16.0%
11	Ohio	flat 2.75% above $26,050	$868	1.4%	$49,522	17.5%
12	Arizona	flat 2.5%	$1,291	2.2%	$49,099	18.2%
13	Louisiana	flat 3%	$1,414	2.4%	$48,976	18.4%
14	Vermont	3.35% to 8.75%	$1,576	2.6%	$48,814	18.6%
15	Iowa	flat 3.8%	$1,628	2.7%	$48,762	18.7%
16	Rhode Island	3.75% to 5.99%	$1,633	2.7%	$48,757	18.7%
17	Missouri	2% to 4.7%	$1,648	2.7%	$48,742	18.8%
18	California	1% to 13.3%	$1,649	2.7%	$47,961	20.1%
19	New Mexico	1.5% to 5.9%	$1,654	2.8%	$48,736	18.8%
20	Mississippi	flat 4% above $10,000	$1,668	2.8%	$48,722	18.8%
21	Utah	flat 4.5%	$1,734	2.9%	$48,656	18.9%
22	Indiana	flat 2.95%	$1,741	2.9%	$48,650	18.9%
23	New Jersey	1.4% to 10.75%	$1,768	2.9%	$48,622	19.0%
24	Pennsylvania	flat 3.07%	$1,842	3.1%	$48,548	19.1%
25	Nebraska	2.46% to 4.55%	$1,850	3.1%	$48,540	19.1%
26	Wisconsin	3.5% to 7.65%	$1,859	3.1%	$48,531	19.1%
27	North Carolina	flat 3.99%	$1,885	3.1%	$48,505	19.2%
28	Colorado	flat 4.4%	$1,932	3.2%	$48,458	19.2%
29	West Virginia	2.22% to 4.82%	$1,965	3.3%	$48,425	19.3%
30	Kentucky	flat 3.5%	$1,982	3.3%	$48,408	19.3%
31	Montana	4.7% to 5.65%	$2,063	3.4%	$48,327	19.5%
32	Idaho	flat 5.3%	$2,072	3.5%	$48,318	19.5%
33	Arkansas	2% to 3.9%	$2,127	3.5%	$48,263	19.6%
34	Oklahoma	2.5% to 4.5%	$2,155	3.6%	$48,236	19.6%
35	Michigan	flat 4.25%	$2,299	3.8%	$48,091	19.8%
36	South Carolina	0% to 6%	$2,443	4.1%	$47,947	20.1%
37	District of Columbia	4% to 10.75%	$2,454	4.1%	$47,937	20.1%
38	Alabama	2% to 5%	$2,484	4.1%	$47,906	20.2%
39	Maryland	2% to 6.5%	$2,486	4.1%	$47,904	20.2%
40	Georgia	flat 5.19%	$2,491	4.2%	$47,899	20.2%
41	Kansas	5.2% to 5.58%	$2,548	4.2%	$47,842	20.3%
42	Connecticut	2% to 6.99%	$2,550	4.3%	$47,840	20.3%
43	Minnesota	5.35% to 9.85%	$2,557	4.3%	$47,833	20.3%
44	Virginia	2% to 5.75%	$2,636	4.4%	$47,754	20.4%
45	New York	3.9% to 10.9%	$2,643	4.4%	$47,747	20.4%
46	Delaware	2.2% to 6.6%	$2,653	4.4%	$47,737	20.4%
47	Massachusetts	5% (9% above $1.08M)	$2,780	4.6%	$47,610	20.6%
48	Illinois	flat 4.95%	$2,825	4.7%	$47,565	20.7%
49	Maine	5.8% to 7.15%	$2,868	4.8%	$47,522	20.8%
50	Hawaii	1.4% to 11%	$3,030	5.0%	$47,360	21.1%
51	Oregon	4.75% to 9.9%	$3,981	6.6%	$46,409	22.7%

How to read the table

The state tax column is the only one that varies. On $60,000, a single filer owes about $5,020 of federal income tax after the $16,100 standard deduction and $4,590 of Social Security and Medicare, wherever they live. The 9 states with no wage tax therefore share the lowest net pay figure, and every other state's position is set by its own rates, deductions and exemptions applied to that same salary.

Two things push a state up the table that a headline rate does not show. Narrow brackets, as in Oregon, Virginia and Missouri, put most of a salary at the top rate; a small or absent standard deduction, as in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Michigan, taxes income that other states shelter. The reverse is also true: North Dakota's 1.95% rate sounds low and its $48,475 zero bracket makes it lower still, and Kansas's $9,160 personal exemption offsets much of its 5.2% rate.

Local income taxes are the largest thing the table leaves out. Maryland's counties add 2.25% to 3.2%, which would move it near the top; Ohio's cities add 1% to 3%; New York City adds up to 3.876%. Each state page states its local situation in plain terms.

What changed for 2026

Eight states cut rates on 1 January 2026. Ohio replaced its graduated schedule (top rate 3.125%) with a flat 2.75% above $26,050. North Carolina fell to 3.99%, Kentucky to 3.5%, Mississippi to 4.0%, Indiana to 2.95%, Nebraska's top rate to 4.55%, Montana's top rate to 5.65%, and Oklahoma consolidated six brackets into three with a 4.5% top rate. New York trimmed its lowest five rates by 0.1 point.

At the federal level, the standard deduction rose to $16,100 (single) and $32,200 (married) and every bracket threshold moved up with inflation; the Social Security wage base rose to $184,500. The methodology page lists every figure and where it comes from. The guide to states with no income tax covers what those 9 states charge instead.

Flat, graduated or none

9 jurisdictions tax no wages at all. 15 apply a single rate to all taxable income, from Arizona's 2.5% to Idaho's 5.3%. The remaining 27 use graduated brackets, from Arkansas's two rates to Hawaii's twelve, with California's 13.3% and New York's 10.9% the highest top rates in the country. The classification is the Tax Foundation's and is shown in the table's Structure column.

Frequently asked questions

Which states have no income tax on wages?: Nine: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. Washington taxes capital gains above an exemption but not salary; New Hampshire repealed its interest and dividends tax from 2025. Federal tax and FICA still apply everywhere.
How much of a paycheck goes to taxes?: On a $60,000 salary in 2026, federal income tax and FICA take about $9,610, or 16%, in every state. State income tax adds nothing in the nine no-tax states and up to roughly $3,000 to $4,000 in the highest-tax states, so the total effective rate runs from about 16% to about 23% before local taxes.
Why does the same salary give different take-home pay in different states?: Only the state income tax line changes. Federal brackets, the federal standard deduction, Social Security and Medicare are identical in all 50 states. The difference between Texas and Oregon on the same salary is entirely Oregon's state tax, which reaches 8.75% at modest incomes.
Are local income taxes included?: No. City, county and school district income taxes exist in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania, among others. Each state page names them and says they are excluded, because the rate depends on where you live and work.
Are these figures for 2026?: Yes. Federal brackets and the standard deduction are from IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32, the Social Security wage base is the SSA's 2026 figure of $184,500, and state rates reflect changes effective 1 January 2026, including the cuts in Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio and Oklahoma.