Netwage

Take-home pay by state

State income tax, required payroll contributions and take-home pay on a $50,000 salary in 2026, for a single filer. Each state page has its brackets, hourly and salary tables and a calculator.

$50,000 salary by state, 2026
StateIncome taxState taxesTake-home
AlabamaIncome tax rates from 2% to 5%$2,069$40,286
AlaskaNo state income tax on wages$250$42,105
ArizonaA flat 2.5% income tax$848$41,508
ArkansasIncome tax rates from 2% to 3.7%$1,362$40,993
CaliforniaIncome tax rates from 1% to 12.3%$1,690$40,665
ColoradoA flat 4.4% income tax$1,712$40,643
ConnecticutIncome tax rates from 2% to 6.99%$2,050$40,305
DelawareIncome tax rates from 2.2% to 6.6%$2,298$40,057
District of ColumbiaIncome tax rates from 4% to 10.75%$1,900$40,455
FloridaNo state income tax on wages$0$42,355
GeorgiaA flat 4.99% income tax$1,747$40,609
HawaiiIncome tax rates from 1.4% to 11%$2,025$40,330
IdahoA flat 5.3% income tax$1,552$40,803
IllinoisA flat 4.95% income tax$2,330$40,025
IndianaA flat 2.95% income tax$1,446$40,910
IowaA flat 3.8% income tax$1,248$41,107
KansasIncome tax rates from 5.2% to 5.58%$1,990$40,365
KentuckyA flat 3.5% income tax$1,632$40,723
LouisianaA flat 3% income tax$1,115$41,240
MaineIncome tax rates from 5.8% to 7.15%$1,951$40,404
MarylandIncome tax rates from 2% to 6.5%$2,009$40,346
MassachusettsA flat 5% income tax$2,410$39,945
MichiganA flat 4.25% income tax$1,872$40,483
MinnesotaIncome tax rates from 5.35% to 9.85%$2,100$40,255
MississippiIncome tax rates from 4% to 4%$1,268$41,087
MissouriIncome tax rates from 2% to 4.7%$1,386$40,969
MontanaIncome tax rates from 4.7% to 5.65%$1,593$40,762
NebraskaIncome tax rates from 2.46% to 4.55%$1,395$40,960
NevadaNo state income tax on wages$0$42,355
New HampshireNo state income tax on wages$0$42,355
New JerseyIncome tax rates from 1.4% to 10.75%$1,615$40,740
New MexicoIncome tax rates from 1.5% to 5.9%$1,184$41,171
New YorkIncome tax rates from 3.9% to 10.9%$2,350$40,005
North CarolinaA flat 3.99% income tax$1,486$40,869
North DakotaIncome tax rates from 1.95% to 2.5%$0$42,355
OhioIncome tax rates from 1.27% to 2.75%$932$41,423
OklahomaIncome tax rates from 2.5% to 4.5%$1,705$40,651
OregonIncome tax rates from 4.75% to 9.9%$3,577$38,778
PennsylvaniaA flat 3.07% income tax$1,570$40,785
Rhode IslandIncome tax rates from 3.75% to 5.99%$1,808$40,547
South CarolinaIncome tax rates from 1.99% to 5.21%$1,000$41,355
South DakotaNo state income tax on wages$0$42,355
TennesseeNo state income tax on wages$0$42,355
TexasNo state income tax on wages$0$42,355
UtahA flat 4.45% income tax$1,666$40,689
VermontIncome tax rates from 3.35% to 8.75%$1,241$41,114
VirginiaIncome tax rates from 2% to 5.75%$2,061$40,294
WashingtonNo state income tax on wages$694$41,661
West VirginiaIncome tax rates from 2.11% to 4.58%$1,444$40,911
WisconsinIncome tax rates from 3.5% to 7.65%$1,577$40,778
WyomingNo state income tax on wages$0$42,355

Sources and assumptions

Tax year 2026. Annual tax for a filer with no dependents, no other income and no credits, working 52 weeks. Hours over 40 a week are paid at 1.5×. Local income taxes are not included. How we calculate.