Take-home pay, by state
What a salary actually leaves you once federal tax, Social Security, Medicare, and your state have taken their share — with every line shown separately, so you can check it against a real payslip. Tax year 2026. No lead forms, no payroll upsells.
Your state is one of 41 that taxes what you earn — or one of 9 that doesn’t
Of the 41 states with an income tax, 12 charge a single flat rate and the rest run graduated brackets — up to twelve of them in Hawaii. On top of that, 12 states let cities and school districts levy their own income tax, which is why a single statewide figure is never the whole answer. We show the state number in dollars and name the local one rather than inventing a rate for it.
Calculators
Pick your state
What a $85,000 salary leaves a single filer after federal tax, FICA, and state tax — the same salary, so the difference is the state.
Alabama
3 brackets
+ local tax
Alaska
no income tax
Arizona
1 bracket
Arkansas
5 brackets
California
9 brackets
Colorado
1 bracket
Connecticut
7 brackets
Delaware
7 brackets
+ local tax
Florida
no income tax
Georgia
1 bracket
Hawaii
12 brackets
Idaho
2 brackets
Illinois
1 bracket
Indiana
1 bracket
+ local tax
Iowa
1 bracket
+ local tax
Kansas
2 brackets
Kentucky
1 bracket
+ local tax
Louisiana
1 bracket
Maine
3 brackets
Maryland
10 brackets
+ local tax
Massachusetts
2 brackets
Michigan
1 bracket
+ local tax
Minnesota
4 brackets
Mississippi
2 brackets
Missouri
8 brackets
+ local tax
Montana
2 brackets
Nebraska
3 brackets
Nevada
no income tax
New Hampshire
no income tax
New Jersey
8 brackets
New Mexico
6 brackets
New York
9 brackets
+ local tax
North Carolina
1 bracket
North Dakota
3 brackets
Ohio
2 brackets
+ local tax
Oklahoma
4 brackets
Oregon
4 brackets
+ local tax
Pennsylvania
1 bracket
+ local tax
Rhode Island
3 brackets
South Carolina
2 brackets
South Dakota
no income tax
Tennessee
no income tax
Texas
no income tax
Utah
1 bracket
Vermont
4 brackets
Virginia
4 brackets
Washington
no income tax
West Virginia
5 brackets
Wisconsin
4 brackets
Wyoming
no income tax
Estimates only — not tax advice, and not a substitute for your actual withholding. How we source every figure