50 states + DC
2026 take-home pay by state
Same $80,000 W-2 salary, single filer, no 401(k). The ranking is almost entirely state income tax — FICA and federal tax are the same until you add local city tax.
9 states have no wage income tax. 15 are flat. 27 are graduated.
| State | System | State tax | Take-home | Kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | none | $0 | $65,110 | 81.4% |
| Florida | none | $0 | $65,110 | 81.4% |
| Nevada | none | $0 | $65,110 | 81.4% |
| New Hampshire | none | $0 | $65,110 | 81.4% |
| South Dakota | none | $0 | $65,110 | 81.4% |
| Tennessee | none | $0 | $65,110 | 81.4% |
| Texas | none | $0 | $65,110 | 81.4% |
| Washington | none | $0 | $65,110 | 81.4% |
| Wyoming | none | $0 | $65,110 | 81.4% |
| North Dakota | graduated | $301 | $64,809 | 81.0% |
| Ohio | flat | $1,418 | $63,692 | 79.6% |
| Arizona | flat | $1,791 | $63,319 | 79.1% |
| Louisiana | flat | $2,014 | $63,096 | 78.9% |
| Indiana | flat | $2,331 | $62,780 | 78.5% |
| Rhode Island | graduated | $2,383 | $62,727 | 78.4% |
| Iowa | flat | $2,428 | $62,682 | 78.4% |
| Pennsylvania | flat | $2,456 | $62,654 | 78.3% |
| Mississippi | flat | $2,468 | $62,642 | 78.3% |
| New Mexico | graduated | $2,594 | $62,516 | 78.1% |
| Kentucky | flat | $2,682 | $62,428 | 78.0% |
| North Carolina | flat | $2,683 | $62,427 | 78.0% |
| Colorado | flat | $2,812 | $62,298 | 77.9% |
| Vermont | graduated | $2,820 | $62,290 | 77.9% |
| Missouri | graduated | $2,823 | $62,287 | 77.9% |
| Connecticut | graduated | $2,825 | $62,285 | 77.9% |
| Wisconsin | graduated | $2,859 | $62,251 | 77.8% |
| New Jersey | graduated | $2,906 | $62,204 | 77.8% |
| West Virginia | graduated | $2,921 | $62,189 | 77.7% |
| Arkansas | graduated | $2,936 | $62,174 | 77.7% |
| Nebraska | graduated | $2,936 | $62,174 | 77.7% |
| Idaho | flat | $3,132 | $61,978 | 77.5% |
| Michigan | flat | $3,149 | $61,961 | 77.5% |
| Montana | graduated | $3,159 | $61,951 | 77.4% |
| Oklahoma | graduated | $3,262 | $61,848 | 77.3% |
| California | graduated | $3,363 | $61,747 | 77.2% |
| Maryland | graduated | $3,436 | $61,674 | 77.1% |
| Georgia | flat | $3,529 | $61,581 | 77.0% |
| Utah | flat | $3,600 | $61,510 | 76.9% |
| South Carolina | graduated | $3,643 | $61,467 | 76.8% |
| Kansas | graduated | $3,664 | $61,446 | 76.8% |
| Alabama | graduated | $3,735 | $61,375 | 76.7% |
| Massachusetts | graduated | $3,780 | $61,330 | 76.7% |
| Virginia | graduated | $3,786 | $61,324 | 76.7% |
| Illinois | flat | $3,815 | $61,295 | 76.6% |
| District of Columbia | graduated | $3,832 | $61,279 | 76.6% |
| Minnesota | graduated | $3,917 | $61,193 | 76.5% |
| New York | graduated | $3,998 | $61,112 | 76.4% |
| Delaware | graduated | $4,049 | $61,061 | 76.3% |
| Maine | graduated | $4,224 | $60,886 | 76.1% |
| Hawaii | graduated | $4,550 | $60,560 | 75.7% |
| Oregon | graduated | $6,426 | $58,684 | 73.4% |