State Income Tax Comparison 2026: All 51 US Jurisdictions Ranked
Every US state and the District of Columbia ranked by the income tax it takes from a $100,000 salary in 2026. Alaska takes the least at $0; Oregon takes the most at $8,192. 9 jurisdictions levy no income tax on wages at all: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wyoming.
The full ranking
| Rank | State | Income tax on wages | State tax on $100,000 | Effective state rate | Net after all deductions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | none on wages | $0 | 0.00% | $79,180 |
| 2 | Florida | none on wages | $0 | 0.00% | $79,180 |
| 3 | Nevada | none on wages | $0 | 0.00% | $79,180 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | none on wages | $0 | 0.00% | $79,180 |
| 5 | South Dakota | none on wages | $0 | 0.00% | $79,180 |
| 6 | Tennessee | none on wages | $0 | 0.00% | $79,180 |
| 7 | Texas | none on wages | $0 | 0.00% | $79,180 |
| 8 | Washington | none on wages | $0 | 0.00% | $79,180 |
| 9 | Wyoming | none on wages | $0 | 0.00% | $79,180 |
| 10 | Arizona | taxed — top rate about 2.50% | $2,500 | 2.50% | $76,680 |
| 11 | North Dakota | taxed — top rate about 2.50% | $2,500 | 2.50% | $76,680 |
| 12 | Louisiana | taxed — top rate about 4.25% | $3,000 | 3.00% | $76,180 |
| 13 | Indiana | taxed — top rate about 3.05% | $3,050 | 3.05% | $76,130 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | taxed — top rate about 3.07% | $3,070 | 3.07% | $76,110 |
| 15 | Kentucky | taxed — top rate about 4.00% | $3,500 | 3.50% | $75,680 |
| 16 | Ohio | taxed — top rate about 3.50% | $3,500 | 3.50% | $75,680 |
| 17 | Mississippi | taxed — top rate about 5.00% | $3,600 | 3.60% | $75,580 |
| 18 | North Carolina | taxed — top rate about 4.75% | $3,990 | 3.99% | $75,190 |
| 19 | New Jersey | taxed — top rate about 6.37% | $4,180 | 4.18% | $75,000 |
| 20 | Michigan | taxed — top rate about 4.25% | $4,250 | 4.25% | $74,930 |
| 21 | Arkansas | taxed — top rate about 4.40% | $4,400 | 4.40% | $74,780 |
| 22 | Colorado | taxed — top rate about 4.40% | $4,400 | 4.40% | $74,780 |
| 23 | Vermont | taxed — top rate about 6.60% | $4,490 | 4.49% | $74,690 |
| 24 | Utah | taxed — top rate about 4.65% | $4,650 | 4.65% | $74,530 |
| 25 | Connecticut | taxed — top rate about 5.00% | $4,750 | 4.75% | $74,430 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | taxed — top rate about 4.75% | $4,750 | 4.75% | $74,430 |
| 27 | Missouri | taxed — top rate about 4.80% | $4,800 | 4.80% | $74,380 |
| 28 | New Mexico | taxed — top rate about 4.90% | $4,900 | 4.90% | $74,280 |
| 29 | Illinois | taxed — top rate about 4.95% | $4,950 | 4.95% | $74,230 |
| 30 | New York | taxed — top rate about 6.85% | $4,952 | 4.95% | $74,228 |
| 31 | Alabama | taxed — top rate about 5.00% | $5,000 | 5.00% | $74,180 |
| 32 | Massachusetts | taxed — top rate about 5.00% | $5,000 | 5.00% | $74,180 |
| 33 | West Virginia | taxed — top rate about 5.12% | $5,120 | 5.12% | $74,060 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | taxed — top rate about 5.30% | $5,300 | 5.30% | $73,880 |
| 35 | Minnesota | taxed — top rate about 7.85% | $5,311 | 5.31% | $73,869 |
| 36 | Delaware | taxed — top rate about 6.60% | $5,369 | 5.37% | $73,811 |
| 37 | Georgia | taxed — top rate about 5.49% | $5,490 | 5.49% | $73,690 |
| 38 | Maine | taxed — top rate about 7.15% | $5,569 | 5.57% | $73,611 |
| 39 | District of Columbia | taxed — top rate about 8.50% | $5,625 | 5.63% | $73,555 |
| 40 | Iowa | taxed — top rate about 5.70% | $5,700 | 5.70% | $73,480 |
| 41 | Kansas | taxed — top rate about 5.70% | $5,700 | 5.70% | $73,480 |
| 42 | Maryland | taxed — top rate about 5.75% | $5,750 | 5.75% | $73,430 |
| 43 | Virginia | taxed — top rate about 5.75% | $5,750 | 5.75% | $73,430 |
| 44 | Idaho | taxed — top rate about 5.80% | $5,800 | 5.80% | $73,380 |
| 45 | Nebraska | taxed — top rate about 5.84% | $5,840 | 5.84% | $73,340 |
| 46 | Montana | taxed — top rate about 5.90% | $5,900 | 5.90% | $73,280 |
| 47 | Rhode Island | taxed — top rate about 5.99% | $5,990 | 5.99% | $73,190 |
| 48 | Hawaii | taxed — top rate about 8.25% | $6,157 | 6.16% | $73,023 |
| 49 | South Carolina | taxed — top rate about 6.40% | $6,400 | 6.40% | $72,780 |
| 50 | California | taxed — top rate about 9.30% | $6,508 | 6.51% | $72,672 |
| 51 | Oregon | taxed — top rate about 9.00% | $8,192 | 8.19% | $70,988 |
Each state name links to its own comparison page, which breaks the state layer down by salary, sets it against the states it is usually judged against, and explains how its brackets produce the figure. All numbers come from the same engine as the salary calculator.
How to read this comparison
The column that answers "how much does the state take" is the state income tax column: federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply at the same rates in every state, so they cannot explain why two identical salaries leave different amounts. States with a flat rate take the same percentage from every slice of pay; states with graduated brackets take more from the top slices, which is why a state with a modest top rate can still show a high effective rate at a $100,000 salary. Nine states and DC modelled here take nothing from wages at all, and they sit at the top of the ranking at every salary on the individual pages.
Rankings compare a single salary point. A state that looks expensive at $100,000 is not necessarily expensive at $50,000: the individual pages show five salary levels from $50,000 to $200,000 so the cross-over points are visible rather than implied.
Where these figures come from
Every number on this page is computed by the TaxYourSalary tax engine from published United States rates — it is not an estimate, an average, or a figure carried over from another salary.
| Rates published by | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |
|---|---|
| Tax year applied | 2026 |
| What the source covers | Federal brackets and the standard deduction (Revenue Procedure 2025-32). Social Security and Medicare come from the Social Security Administration; each state's schedule comes from that state's own revenue department. |
| Figures last compared | 19 September 2026 |
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All comparison pages
- Alaska tax brackets compared to other states
- Florida tax brackets compared to other states
- Nevada tax brackets compared to other states
- New Hampshire tax brackets compared to other states
- South Dakota tax brackets compared to other states
- Tennessee tax brackets compared to other states
- Texas tax brackets compared to other states
- Washington tax brackets compared to other states
- Wyoming tax brackets compared to other states
- Arizona tax brackets compared to other states
- North Dakota tax brackets compared to other states
- Louisiana tax brackets compared to other states
- Indiana tax brackets compared to other states
- Pennsylvania tax brackets compared to other states
- Kentucky tax brackets compared to other states
- Ohio tax brackets compared to other states
- Mississippi tax brackets compared to other states
- North Carolina tax brackets compared to other states
- New Jersey tax brackets compared to other states
- Michigan tax brackets compared to other states
- Arkansas tax brackets compared to other states
- Colorado tax brackets compared to other states
- Vermont tax brackets compared to other states
- Utah tax brackets compared to other states
- Connecticut tax brackets compared to other states
- Oklahoma tax brackets compared to other states
- Missouri tax brackets compared to other states
- New Mexico tax brackets compared to other states
- Illinois tax brackets compared to other states
- New York tax brackets compared to other states
- Alabama tax brackets compared to other states
- Massachusetts tax brackets compared to other states
- West Virginia tax brackets compared to other states
- Wisconsin tax brackets compared to other states
- Minnesota tax brackets compared to other states
- Delaware tax brackets compared to other states
- Georgia tax brackets compared to other states
- Maine tax brackets compared to other states
- District of Columbia tax brackets compared to other states
- Iowa tax brackets compared to other states
- Kansas tax brackets compared to other states
- Maryland tax brackets compared to other states
- Virginia tax brackets compared to other states
- Idaho tax brackets compared to other states
- Nebraska tax brackets compared to other states
- Montana tax brackets compared to other states
- Rhode Island tax brackets compared to other states
- Hawaii tax brackets compared to other states
- South Carolina tax brackets compared to other states
- California tax brackets compared to other states
- Oregon tax brackets compared to other states