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Single filer, $0 pre-tax. Federal ($16,100 std ded) + FICA identical everywhere — 100% of the gap is state tax. Every figure below comes from the same engine as the calculator; reproduce any of them there.
1. Nine states tie for first — Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wyoming levy no income tax and keep $61,592 of $75,000 (82.1%).
2. Oregon takes the biggest bite at every level — last of 51 at $75k ($55,603), $100k and $150k ($100,986). The $150k gap between best and worst is $12,805 a year.
3. Rankings move with salary — flat-tax states climb as progressive brackets bite elsewhere; compare your own bracket in the tables.
| # | State | Take-home | Keep | State tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $61,592 | 82.1% | $0 |
| 2 | Florida | $61,592 | 82.1% | $0 |
| 3 | Nevada | $61,592 | 82.1% | $0 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $61,592 | 82.1% | $0 |
| 5 | South Dakota | $61,592 | 82.1% | $0 |
| 6 | Tennessee | $61,592 | 82.1% | $0 |
| 7 | Texas | $61,592 | 82.1% | $0 |
| 8 | Washington | $61,592 | 82.1% | $0 |
| 9 | Wyoming | $61,592 | 82.1% | $0 |
| 10 | Ohio | $60,246 | 80.3% | $1,346 |
| 11 | Arizona | $59,717 | 79.6% | $1,875 |
| 12 | North Dakota | $59,417 | 79.2% | $2,175 |
| 13 | Louisiana | $59,342 | 79.1% | $2,250 |
| 14 | Indiana | $59,304 | 79.1% | $2,288 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $59,289 | 79.1% | $2,303 |
| 16 | New Mexico | $59,233 | 79.0% | $2,359 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $59,199 | 78.9% | $2,393 |
| 18 | Arkansas | $59,183 | 78.9% | $2,409 |
| 19 | Connecticut | $59,042 | 78.7% | $2,550 |
| 20 | New Jersey | $58,941 | 78.6% | $2,651 |
| 21 | Nebraska | $58,883 | 78.5% | $2,709 |
| 22 | Iowa | $58,742 | 78.3% | $2,850 |
| 23 | Kentucky | $58,592 | 78.1% | $3,000 |
| 24 | California | $58,561 | 78.1% | $3,031 |
| 25 | Michigan | $58,404 | 77.9% | $3,188 |
| 26 | North Carolina | $58,404 | 77.9% | $3,188 |
| 27 | Colorado | $58,292 | 77.7% | $3,300 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $58,221 | 77.6% | $3,371 |
| 29 | Delaware | $58,217 | 77.6% | $3,375 |
| 30 | Kansas | $58,207 | 77.6% | $3,385 |
| 31 | Maine | $58,207 | 77.6% | $3,385 |
| 32 | Utah | $58,179 | 77.6% | $3,413 |
| 33 | District of Columbia | $58,163 | 77.6% | $3,429 |
| 34 | Alabama | $58,107 | 77.5% | $3,485 |
| 35 | Maryland | $58,082 | 77.4% | $3,510 |
| 36 | New York | $58,072 | 77.4% | $3,520 |
| 37 | Mississippi | $58,067 | 77.4% | $3,525 |
| 38 | Virginia | $58,040 | 77.4% | $3,552 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $58,029 | 77.4% | $3,563 |
| 40 | Minnesota | $58,015 | 77.4% | $3,577 |
| 41 | Missouri | $57,992 | 77.3% | $3,600 |
| 42 | West Virginia | $57,977 | 77.3% | $3,615 |
| 43 | Illinois | $57,879 | 77.2% | $3,713 |
| 44 | Massachusetts | $57,842 | 77.1% | $3,750 |
| 45 | Georgia | $57,699 | 76.9% | $3,893 |
| 46 | Hawaii | $57,609 | 76.8% | $3,983 |
| 47 | Idaho | $57,321 | 76.4% | $4,271 |
| 48 | Montana | $57,167 | 76.2% | $4,425 |
| 49 | South Carolina | $57,092 | 76.1% | $4,500 |
| 50 | Vermont | $57,092 | 76.1% | $4,500 |
| 51 | Oregon | $55,603 | 74.1% | $5,989 |
| # | State | Take-home | Keep | State tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $79,180 | 79.2% | $0 |
| 2 | Florida | $79,180 | 79.2% | $0 |
| 3 | Nevada | $79,180 | 79.2% | $0 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $79,180 | 79.2% | $0 |
| 5 | South Dakota | $79,180 | 79.2% | $0 |
| 6 | Tennessee | $79,180 | 79.2% | $0 |
| 7 | Texas | $79,180 | 79.2% | $0 |
| 8 | Washington | $79,180 | 79.2% | $0 |
| 9 | Wyoming | $79,180 | 79.2% | $0 |
| 10 | Ohio | $77,146 | 77.1% | $2,034 |
| 11 | Arizona | $76,680 | 76.7% | $2,500 |
| 12 | North Dakota | $76,280 | 76.3% | $2,900 |
| 13 | Louisiana | $76,180 | 76.2% | $3,000 |
| 14 | Indiana | $76,130 | 76.1% | $3,050 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $76,110 | 76.1% | $3,070 |
| 16 | Arkansas | $75,796 | 75.8% | $3,384 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $75,782 | 75.8% | $3,398 |
| 18 | New Mexico | $75,611 | 75.6% | $3,569 |
| 19 | Iowa | $75,380 | 75.4% | $3,800 |
| 20 | Nebraska | $75,334 | 75.3% | $3,846 |
| 21 | Connecticut | $75,255 | 75.3% | $3,925 |
| 22 | Kentucky | $75,180 | 75.2% | $4,000 |
| 23 | New Jersey | $74,936 | 74.9% | $4,244 |
| 24 | Michigan | $74,930 | 74.9% | $4,250 |
| 25 | North Carolina | $74,930 | 74.9% | $4,250 |
| 26 | Colorado | $74,780 | 74.8% | $4,400 |
| 27 | Delaware | $74,680 | 74.7% | $4,500 |
| 28 | Utah | $74,630 | 74.6% | $4,550 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $74,484 | 74.5% | $4,696 |
| 30 | Maryland | $74,482 | 74.5% | $4,698 |
| 31 | Mississippi | $74,480 | 74.5% | $4,700 |
| 32 | Alabama | $74,445 | 74.4% | $4,735 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $74,430 | 74.4% | $4,750 |
| 34 | Kansas | $74,400 | 74.4% | $4,780 |
| 35 | Missouri | $74,380 | 74.4% | $4,800 |
| 36 | West Virginia | $74,360 | 74.4% | $4,820 |
| 37 | Illinois | $74,230 | 74.2% | $4,950 |
| 38 | New York | $74,228 | 74.2% | $4,952 |
| 39 | Virginia | $74,191 | 74.2% | $4,989 |
| 40 | Massachusetts | $74,180 | 74.2% | $5,000 |
| 41 | Maine | $74,051 | 74.1% | $5,129 |
| 42 | Georgia | $73,990 | 74.0% | $5,190 |
| 43 | Minnesota | $73,903 | 73.9% | $5,277 |
| 44 | California | $73,836 | 73.8% | $5,344 |
| 45 | District of Columbia | $73,648 | 73.6% | $5,532 |
| 46 | Idaho | $73,485 | 73.5% | $5,695 |
| 47 | Hawaii | $73,297 | 73.3% | $5,883 |
| 48 | Montana | $73,280 | 73.3% | $5,900 |
| 49 | South Carolina | $73,180 | 73.2% | $6,000 |
| 50 | Vermont | $73,180 | 73.2% | $6,000 |
| 51 | Oregon | $71,004 | 71.0% | $8,176 |
| # | State | Take-home | Keep | State tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $113,791 | 75.9% | $0 |
| 2 | Florida | $113,791 | 75.9% | $0 |
| 3 | Nevada | $113,791 | 75.9% | $0 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $113,791 | 75.9% | $0 |
| 5 | South Dakota | $113,791 | 75.9% | $0 |
| 6 | Tennessee | $113,791 | 75.9% | $0 |
| 7 | Texas | $113,791 | 75.9% | $0 |
| 8 | Washington | $113,791 | 75.9% | $0 |
| 9 | Wyoming | $113,791 | 75.9% | $0 |
| 10 | Ohio | $110,382 | 73.6% | $3,409 |
| 11 | Arizona | $110,041 | 73.4% | $3,750 |
| 12 | North Dakota | $109,441 | 73.0% | $4,350 |
| 13 | Louisiana | $109,291 | 72.9% | $4,500 |
| 14 | Indiana | $109,216 | 72.8% | $4,575 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $109,186 | 72.8% | $4,605 |
| 16 | Arkansas | $108,457 | 72.3% | $5,334 |
| 17 | Iowa | $108,091 | 72.1% | $5,700 |
| 18 | Rhode Island | $108,018 | 72.0% | $5,773 |
| 19 | Kentucky | $107,791 | 71.9% | $6,000 |
| 20 | New Mexico | $107,772 | 71.8% | $6,019 |
| 21 | Nebraska | $107,670 | 71.8% | $6,121 |
| 22 | Michigan | $107,416 | 71.6% | $6,375 |
| 23 | North Carolina | $107,416 | 71.6% | $6,375 |
| 24 | Colorado | $107,191 | 71.5% | $6,600 |
| 25 | Delaware | $107,041 | 71.4% | $6,750 |
| 26 | Utah | $106,966 | 71.3% | $6,825 |
| 27 | Connecticut | $106,941 | 71.3% | $6,850 |
| 28 | Mississippi | $106,741 | 71.2% | $7,050 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | $106,666 | 71.1% | $7,125 |
| 30 | Missouri | $106,591 | 71.1% | $7,200 |
| 31 | West Virginia | $106,561 | 71.0% | $7,230 |
| 32 | Alabama | $106,556 | 71.0% | $7,235 |
| 33 | Maryland | $106,531 | 71.0% | $7,260 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | $106,445 | 71.0% | $7,346 |
| 35 | Illinois | $106,366 | 70.9% | $7,425 |
| 36 | New Jersey | $106,362 | 70.9% | $7,429 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | $106,291 | 70.9% | $7,500 |
| 38 | Kansas | $106,221 | 70.8% | $7,570 |
| 39 | Georgia | $106,006 | 70.7% | $7,785 |
| 40 | Virginia | $105,927 | 70.6% | $7,864 |
| 41 | New York | $105,839 | 70.6% | $7,952 |
| 42 | Idaho | $105,248 | 70.2% | $8,543 |
| 43 | Maine | $105,087 | 70.1% | $8,704 |
| 44 | Montana | $104,941 | 70.0% | $8,850 |
| 45 | Minnesota | $104,849 | 69.9% | $8,942 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $104,791 | 69.9% | $9,000 |
| 47 | Vermont | $104,791 | 69.9% | $9,000 |
| 48 | Hawaii | $104,057 | 69.4% | $9,734 |
| 49 | District of Columbia | $104,009 | 69.3% | $9,782 |
| 50 | California | $103,797 | 69.2% | $9,994 |
| 51 | Oregon | $100,986 | 67.3% | $12,805 |
Nine states tie at $61,592 (no income tax): AK, FL, NV, NH, SD, TN, TX, WA, WY. Oregon keeps the least at $55,603.
$12,805 a year — #{t150.rows[50].c} keeps $100,986 vs $113,791 in no-tax states.
Figures on this page are planning estimates built from published IRS tables and state agency rates; they are not tax advice. How we build and check these estimates · Edited by: Nuh Taspinar · Last updated: 2026-11-09