51 jurisdictions · Tax year 2026

Salary calculator by state

Every US state and the District of Columbia, with its income tax rate, local tax where it applies, and take-home pay on a $85,000 salary for a single filer.

Each page is a full US salary calculator preset to that state — California, Texas, Florida, New York and New Jersey are the ones most people land on, and New York carries NYC and Yonkers city tax on top of the state rate.

The nine states with no income tax

No tax on wage income at all. Note that Washington employees still fund Paid Family & Medical Leave and WA Cares — about 1.29% of salary — which we include and most calculators do not.

All states

Take-home figures are for a single filer on $85,000 with no deductions.

Rank by take-home →

A

States beginning with A
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Alabama	up to 5%	$64,643	24.0%
Alaska	None	$68,628	19.3%
Arizona	2.5% flat	$66,905	21.3%
Arkansas	up to 3.9%	$65,706	22.7%

C

States beginning with C
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
California	up to 13.3%	$63,824	24.9%
Colorado	4.4% flat	$65,213	23.3%
Connecticut	up to 6.99%	$65,103	23.4%

D

States beginning with D
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Delaware	up to 6.6%	$64,410	24.2%
District of Columbia	up to 10.75%	$64,371	24.3%

F

States beginning with F
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Florida	None	$68,628	19.3%

G

States beginning with G
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Georgia	5.19% flat	$64,839	23.7%

H

States beginning with H
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Hawaii	up to 11%	$63,251	25.6%

I

States beginning with I
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Idaho	5.3% flat	$64,976	23.6%
Illinois	4.95% flat	$64,561	24.0%
Indiana	2.95% flat	$66,150	22.2%
Iowa	3.8% flat	$66,009	22.3%

K

States beginning with K
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Kansas	up to 5.58%	$64,303	24.3%
Kentucky	3.5% flat	$65,770	22.6%

L

States beginning with L
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Louisiana	3% flat	$66,453	21.8%

M

States beginning with M
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Maine	up to 7.15%	$63,706	25.1%
Maryland	up to 5.75%	$64,923	23.6%
Massachusetts	up to 9%	$64,207	24.5%
Michigan	4.25% flat	$65,262	23.2%
Minnesota	up to 9.85%	$64,013	24.7%
Mississippi	4% flat	$65,720	22.7%
Missouri	up to 4.7%	$65,565	22.9%
Montana	up to 5.9%	$64,816	23.7%

N

States beginning with N
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Nebraska	up to 5.2%	$65,110	23.4%
Nevada	None	$68,628	19.3%
New Hampshire	None	$68,628	19.3%
New Jersey	up to 10.75%	$64,761	23.8%
New Mexico	up to 5.9%	$65,531	22.9%
New York	up to 10.9%	$64,197	24.5%
North Carolina	3.99% flat	$65,745	22.7%
North Dakota	up to 2.5%	$68,229	19.7%

O

States beginning with O
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Ohio	up to 3.125%	$67,006	21.2%
Oklahoma	up to 4.75%	$65,080	23.4%
Oregon	up to 9.9%	$61,144	28.1%

P

States beginning with P
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Pennsylvania	3.07% flat	$65,959	22.4%

R

States beginning with R
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Rhode Island	up to 5.99%	$64,744	23.8%

S

States beginning with S
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
South Carolina	up to 6.2%	$65,033	23.5%
South Dakota	None	$68,628	19.3%

T

States beginning with T
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Tennessee	None	$68,628	19.3%
Texas	None	$68,628	19.3%

U

States beginning with U
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Utah	4.55% flat	$65,493	22.9%

V

States beginning with V
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Vermont	up to 8.75%	$65,063	23.5%
Virginia	up to 5.75%	$64,540	24.1%

W

States beginning with W
State	Income tax	Net on $85,000	Effective
Washington	None	$67,531	20.6%
West Virginia	up to 4.82%	$65,465	23.0%
Wisconsin	up to 7.65%	$65,220	23.3%
Wyoming	None	$68,628	19.3%