Take-Home Pay by State, Ranked

The same salary goes very different distances depending on where you live. These rankings show annual take-home pay for a single filer taking the standard deduction, using federal 2026 schedules and each state's latest published income tax rates. The nine states with no wage income tax cluster at the top; high-rate states with high cost of living cluster at the bottom.

Take-home pay on $50,000 (single filer)

Ranked by annual take-home pay, tax year 2026 federal schedules and latest published state rates.
Rank	State	Take-home pay	Effective tax rate
1	Alaska	$42,355	15.3%
2	Florida	$42,355	15.3%
3	Nevada	$42,355	15.3%
4	New Hampshire	$42,355	15.3%
5	North Dakota	$42,355	15.3%
6	South Dakota	$42,355	15.3%
7	Tennessee	$42,355	15.3%
8	Texas	$42,355	15.3%
9	Wyoming	$42,355	15.3%
10	Ohio	$41,762	16.5%
11	Washington	$41,735	16.5%
12	Arizona	$41,499	17.0%
13	Louisiana	$41,230	17.5%
14	New Mexico	$41,154	17.7%
15	Vermont	$41,107	17.8%
16	Iowa	$41,054	17.9%
17	Mississippi	$40,960	18.1%
18	South Carolina	$40,942	18.1%
19	Missouri	$40,921	18.2%
20	Arkansas	$40,919	18.2%
21	Wisconsin	$40,900	18.2%
22	Indiana	$40,885	18.2%
23	West Virginia	$40,834	18.3%
24	Pennsylvania	$40,820	18.4%
25	Utah	$40,814	18.4%
26	Connecticut	$40,780	18.4%
27	North Carolina	$40,772	18.5%
28	Nebraska	$40,680	18.6%
29	New Jersey	$40,668	18.7%
30	Maine	$40,645	18.7%
31	Colorado	$40,623	18.8%
32	Montana	$40,587	18.8%
33	California	$40,562	18.9%
34	Idaho	$40,540	18.9%
35	Oklahoma	$40,518	19.0%
36	District of Columbia	$40,500	19.0%
37	Kentucky	$40,486	19.0%
38	Rhode Island	$40,480	19.0%
39	Michigan	$40,477	19.0%
40	Georgia	$40,383	19.2%
41	Kansas	$40,365	19.3%
42	Maryland	$40,344	19.3%
43	Virginia	$40,294	19.4%
44	Minnesota	$40,224	19.6%
45	Delaware	$40,147	19.7%
46	Alabama	$40,120	19.8%
47	Illinois	$40,021	20.0%
48	New York	$40,016	20.0%
49	Massachusetts	$39,845	20.3%
50	Hawaii	$39,821	20.4%
51	Oregon	$38,287	23.4%

Take-home pay on $75,000 (single filer)

Ranked by annual take-home pay, tax year 2026 federal schedules and latest published state rates.
Rank	State	Take-home pay	Effective tax rate
1	Alaska	$61,593	17.9%
2	Florida	$61,593	17.9%
3	Nevada	$61,593	17.9%
4	New Hampshire	$61,593	17.9%
5	South Dakota	$61,593	17.9%
6	Tennessee	$61,593	17.9%
7	Texas	$61,593	17.9%
8	Wyoming	$61,593	17.9%
9	North Dakota	$61,382	18.2%
10	Washington	$60,663	19.1%
11	Ohio	$60,312	19.6%
12	Arizona	$60,111	19.9%
13	Louisiana	$59,718	20.4%
14	Indiana	$59,373	20.8%
15	Iowa	$59,341	20.9%
16	Pennsylvania	$59,290	20.9%
17	New Mexico	$59,217	21.0%
18	Arkansas	$59,181	21.1%
19	Mississippi	$59,098	21.2%
20	Vermont	$59,090	21.2%
21	Missouri	$58,984	21.4%
22	North Carolina	$58,947	21.4%
23	Wisconsin	$58,942	21.4%
24	Utah	$58,926	21.4%
25	West Virginia	$58,912	21.5%
26	Kentucky	$58,723	21.7%
27	South Carolina	$58,680	21.8%
28	Connecticut	$58,668	21.8%
29	Michigan	$58,652	21.8%
30	Colorado	$58,648	21.8%
31	Nebraska	$58,618	21.8%
32	Oklahoma	$58,568	21.9%
33	Rhode Island	$58,480	22.0%
34	Idaho	$58,452	22.1%
35	Maryland	$58,394	22.1%
36	Montana	$58,350	22.2%
37	Georgia	$58,323	22.2%
38	New Jersey	$58,288	22.3%
39	Kansas	$58,207	22.4%
40	Maine	$58,195	22.4%
41	District of Columbia	$58,141	22.5%
42	Alabama	$58,108	22.5%
43	Virginia	$58,094	22.5%
44	Illinois	$58,021	22.6%
45	Delaware	$57,874	22.8%
46	New York	$57,782	23.0%
47	California	$57,765	23.0%
48	Massachusetts	$57,718	23.0%
49	Minnesota	$57,651	23.1%
50	Hawaii	$57,048	23.9%
51	Oregon	$55,212	26.4%

Take-home pay on $100,000 (single filer)

Ranked by annual take-home pay, tax year 2026 federal schedules and latest published state rates.
Rank	State	Take-home pay	Effective tax rate
1	Alaska	$79,180	20.8%
2	Florida	$79,180	20.8%
3	Nevada	$79,180	20.8%
4	New Hampshire	$79,180	20.8%
5	South Dakota	$79,180	20.8%
6	Tennessee	$79,180	20.8%
7	Texas	$79,180	20.8%
8	Wyoming	$79,180	20.8%
9	North Dakota	$78,482	21.5%
10	Washington	$77,940	22.1%
11	Ohio	$77,212	22.8%
12	Arizona	$77,074	22.9%
13	Louisiana	$76,555	23.4%
14	Indiana	$76,210	23.8%
15	Pennsylvania	$76,110	23.9%
16	Iowa	$75,979	24.0%
17	Arkansas	$75,794	24.2%
18	New Mexico	$75,594	24.4%
19	Mississippi	$75,585	24.4%
20	North Carolina	$75,472	24.5%
21	Missouri	$75,396	24.6%
22	Utah	$75,389	24.6%
23	Kentucky	$75,311	24.7%
24	West Virginia	$75,295	24.7%
25	Wisconsin	$75,205	24.8%
26	Michigan	$75,177	24.8%
27	Vermont	$75,027	25.0%
28	Colorado	$75,023	25.0%
29	Oklahoma	$74,968	25.0%
30	Rhode Island	$74,919	25.1%
31	Nebraska	$74,905	25.1%
32	Maryland	$74,794	25.2%
33	South Carolina	$74,767	25.2%
34	Connecticut	$74,755	25.2%
35	Idaho	$74,715	25.3%
36	Georgia	$74,613	25.4%
37	Montana	$74,462	25.5%
38	Alabama	$74,445	25.6%
39	Kansas	$74,400	25.6%
40	Illinois	$74,371	25.6%
41	Virginia	$74,244	25.8%
42	New Jersey	$74,055	25.9%
43	Maine	$74,033	26.0%
44	Massachusetts	$73,940	26.1%
45	New York	$73,874	26.1%
46	Delaware	$73,811	26.2%
47	District of Columbia	$73,619	26.4%
48	Minnesota	$73,429	26.6%
49	California	$72,772	27.2%
50	Hawaii	$72,735	27.3%
51	Oregon	$70,487	29.5%

Take-home pay on $150,000 (single filer)

Ranked by annual take-home pay, tax year 2026 federal schedules and latest published state rates.
Rank	State	Take-home pay	Effective tax rate
1	Alaska	$113,791	24.1%
2	Florida	$113,791	24.1%
3	Nevada	$113,791	24.1%
4	New Hampshire	$113,791	24.1%
5	South Dakota	$113,791	24.1%
6	Tennessee	$113,791	24.1%
7	Texas	$113,791	24.1%
8	Wyoming	$113,791	24.1%
9	North Dakota	$112,118	25.3%
10	Washington	$111,931	25.4%
11	Arizona	$110,435	26.4%
12	Ohio	$110,270	26.5%
13	Louisiana	$109,666	26.9%
14	Indiana	$109,321	27.1%
15	Pennsylvania	$109,186	27.2%
16	Iowa	$108,690	27.5%
17	Arkansas	$108,455	27.7%
18	Mississippi	$107,996	28.0%
19	North Carolina	$107,958	28.0%
20	Kentucky	$107,922	28.1%
21	New Mexico	$107,755	28.2%
22	Utah	$107,750	28.2%
23	Michigan	$107,663	28.2%
24	Missouri	$107,657	28.2%
25	West Virginia	$107,496	28.3%
26	Colorado	$107,209	28.5%
27	Oklahoma	$107,204	28.5%
28	Wisconsin	$107,166	28.6%
29	Rhode Island	$107,155	28.6%
30	Nebraska	$106,916	28.7%
31	Maryland	$106,875	28.8%
32	Idaho	$106,676	28.9%
33	Georgia	$106,629	28.9%
34	Alabama	$106,556	29.0%
35	Illinois	$106,507	29.0%
36	South Carolina	$106,378	29.1%
37	Kansas	$106,221	29.2%
38	Connecticut	$106,191	29.2%
39	Vermont	$106,163	29.2%
40	Montana	$106,123	29.3%
41	Virginia	$105,980	29.3%
42	Massachusetts	$105,821	29.5%
43	New York	$105,485	29.7%
44	Delaware	$105,122	29.9%
45	Maine	$105,069	30.0%
46	New Jersey	$105,008	30.0%
47	Minnesota	$104,125	30.6%
48	District of Columbia	$103,980	30.7%
49	Hawaii	$103,488	31.0%
50	California	$102,133	31.9%
51	Oregon	$100,218	33.2%

Effective tax rate includes federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and state income tax and payroll deductions. Local city and county wage taxes (for example New York City or Louisville) are not included, which is why New York ranks higher here than a NYC resident's paycheck would suggest.