Paycheck calculator by state
Pick your state for a calculator preset with 2026 state income tax rates, deductions, state payroll programs and typical local taxes. Nine states don’t tax wages at all; the rest use either a flat rate or graduated brackets.
All paycheck calculators by state
Graduated taxAlabama
2%-5% (graduated)
No income taxAlaska
No state income tax
Flat taxArizona
Flat 2.5%
Graduated taxArkansas
2%-3.9% (graduated)
Graduated taxCalifornia
1%-13.3% (graduated)
Flat taxColorado
Flat 4.4%
Graduated taxConnecticut
2%-6.99% (graduated)
Graduated taxDelaware
2.2%-6.6% (graduated)
Graduated taxDistrict of Columbia
4%-10.75% (graduated)
No income taxFlorida
No state income tax
Flat taxGeorgia
Flat 5.19%
Graduated taxHawaii
1.4%-11% (graduated)
Flat taxIdaho
Flat 5.3%
Flat taxIllinois
Flat 4.95%
Flat taxIndiana
Flat 2.95%
Flat taxIowa
Flat 3.8%
Graduated taxKansas
5.2%-5.58% (graduated)
Flat taxKentucky
Flat 3.5%
Flat taxLouisiana
Flat 3%
Graduated taxMaine
5.8%-7.15% (graduated)
Graduated taxMaryland
2%-6.5% (graduated)
Graduated taxMassachusetts
5%-9% (graduated)
Flat taxMichigan
Flat 4.25%
Graduated taxMinnesota
5.35%-9.85% (graduated)
Flat taxMississippi
Flat 4%
Graduated taxMissouri
2%-4.7% (graduated)
Graduated taxMontana
4.7%-5.65% (graduated)
Graduated taxNebraska
2.46%-4.55% (graduated)
No income taxNevada
No state income tax
No income taxNew Hampshire
No state income tax
Graduated taxNew Jersey
1.4%-10.75% (graduated)
Graduated taxNew Mexico
1.5%-5.9% (graduated)
Graduated taxNew York
3.9%-10.9% (graduated)
Flat taxNorth Carolina
Flat 3.99%
Graduated taxNorth Dakota
1.95%-2.5% (graduated)
Flat taxOhio
Flat 2.75%
Graduated taxOklahoma
2.5%-4.5% (graduated)
Graduated taxOregon
4.75%-9.9% (graduated)
Flat taxPennsylvania
Flat 3.07%
Graduated taxRhode Island
3.75%-5.99% (graduated)
Graduated taxSouth Carolina
3%-6% (graduated)
No income taxSouth Dakota
No state income tax
No income taxTennessee
No state income tax
No income taxTexas
No state income tax
Flat taxUtah
Flat 4.5%
Graduated taxVermont
3.35%-8.75% (graduated)
Graduated taxVirginia
2%-5.75% (graduated)
No income taxWashington
No state income tax
Graduated taxWest Virginia
2.22%-4.82% (graduated)
Graduated taxWisconsin
3.5%-7.65% (graduated)
No income taxWyoming
No state income tax
How states tax paychecks
| Type | States |
|---|---|
| No income tax on wages | Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wyoming |
| Flat tax | Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah |
| Graduated brackets | All other states and DC |
Local and payroll taxes to watch
- Local income taxes are significant in Maryland (every county), Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan cities, New York City and a few others.
- State disability and paid-leave programs take a slice of pay in California, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Washington, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Colorado, Oregon, Minnesota and Maine.
Your take-home pay every two weeks
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Estimates for 2026 using federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 and state rates from the Tax Foundation. Your employer’s withholding tables, W-4/state forms and benefits can change your actual paycheck. Not tax advice.