2026 State Rankings
Best States for Take-Home Pay in 2026 This study ranks all 51 states by net take-home pay after federal income tax, FICA, and state income tax.
Salary tier $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $50,000 salary rankings Rank State Annual Net Monthly Net Effective Tax Rate 1 Alaska $42,355 $3,530 15.3% 2 Florida $42,355 $3,530 15.3% 3 Nevada $42,355 $3,530 15.3% 4 New Hampshire $42,355 $3,530 15.3% 5 North Dakota $42,355 $3,530 15.3% 6 South Dakota $42,355 $3,530 15.3% 7 Tennessee $42,355 $3,530 15.3% 8 Texas $42,355 $3,530 15.3% 9 Vermont $42,355 $3,530 15.3% 10 Washington $42,355 $3,530 15.3% 11 Wyoming $42,355 $3,530 15.3% 12 Ohio $41,696 $3,475 16.6% 13 Wisconsin $41,454 $3,455 17.1% 14 Arizona $41,355 $3,446 17.3% 15 Louisiana $41,208 $3,434 17.6% 16 Virginia $41,128 $3,427 17.7% 17 Mississippi $41,081 $3,423 17.8% 18 Connecticut $41,030 $3,419 17.9% 19 New Jersey $40,990 $3,416 18.0% 20 Missouri $40,951 $3,413 18.1% 21 Iowa $40,949 $3,412 18.1% 22 West Virginia $40,911 $3,409 18.2% 23 Indiana $40,910 $3,409 18.2% 24 New Mexico $40,900 $3,408 18.2% 25 North Carolina $40,821 $3,402 18.4% 26 Pennsylvania $40,820 $3,402 18.4% 27 Montana $40,743 $3,395 18.5% 28 Kentucky $40,723 $3,394 18.6% 29 Arkansas $40,697 $3,391 18.6% 30 Oklahoma $40,613 $3,384 18.8% 31 Nebraska $40,569 $3,381 18.9% 32 Maine $40,550 $3,379 18.9% 33 District of Columbia $40,521 $3,377 19.0% 34 Idaho $40,509 $3,376 19.0% 35 Rhode Island $40,480 $3,373 19.0% 36 Colorado $40,397 $3,366 19.2% 37 California $40,393 $3,366 19.2% 38 Georgia $40,383 $3,365 19.2% 39 Kansas $40,353 $3,363 19.3% 40 Maryland $40,299 $3,358 19.4% 41 Michigan $40,230 $3,353 19.5% 42 New York $40,210 $3,351 19.6% 43 Delaware $40,147 $3,346 19.7% 44 Utah $40,105 $3,342 19.8% 45 Alabama $40,095 $3,341 19.8% 46 South Carolina $40,011 $3,334 20.0% 47 Hawaii $39,985 $3,332 20.0% 48 Massachusetts $39,955 $3,330 20.1% 49 Illinois $39,880 $3,323 20.2% 50 Minnesota $39,755 $3,313 20.5% 51 Oregon $38,713 $3,226 22.6%
$75,000 salary rankings Rank State Annual Net Monthly Net Effective Tax Rate 1 Alaska $61,593 $5,133 17.9% 2 Florida $61,593 $5,133 17.9% 3 Nevada $61,593 $5,133 17.9% 4 New Hampshire $61,593 $5,133 17.9% 5 South Dakota $61,593 $5,133 17.9% 6 Tennessee $61,593 $5,133 17.9% 7 Texas $61,593 $5,133 17.9% 8 Vermont $61,593 $5,133 17.9% 9 Washington $61,593 $5,133 17.9% 10 Wyoming $61,593 $5,133 17.9% 11 North Dakota $61,255 $5,105 18.3% 12 Ohio $60,246 $5,021 19.7% 13 Arizona $60,093 $5,008 19.9% 14 Louisiana $59,673 $4,973 20.4% 15 Indiana $59,410 $4,951 20.8% 16 Wisconsin $59,367 $4,947 20.8% 17 Mississippi $59,331 $4,944 20.9% 18 Pennsylvania $59,290 $4,941 20.9% 19 Iowa $59,237 $4,936 21.0% 20 Kentucky $59,085 $4,924 21.2% 21 West Virginia $59,047 $4,921 21.3% 22 North Carolina $59,045 $4,920 21.3% 23 Connecticut $59,043 $4,920 21.3% 24 Missouri $58,993 $4,916 21.3% 25 Virginia $58,928 $4,911 21.4% 26 New Mexico $58,912 $4,909 21.5% 27 Rhode Island $58,780 $4,898 21.6% 28 Arkansas $58,759 $4,897 21.7% 29 New Jersey $58,728 $4,894 21.7% 30 Montana $58,707 $4,892 21.7% 31 Oklahoma $58,707 $4,892 21.7% 32 Nebraska $58,687 $4,891 21.8% 33 Colorado $58,535 $4,878 22.0% 34 Idaho $58,421 $4,868 22.1% 35 Michigan $58,405 $4,867 22.1% 36 Maryland $58,349 $4,862 22.2% 37 Georgia $58,323 $4,860 22.2% 38 Utah $58,218 $4,851 22.4% 39 Kansas $58,213 $4,851 22.4% 40 District of Columbia $58,164 $4,847 22.4% 41 Maine $58,100 $4,842 22.5% 42 Alabama $58,083 $4,840 22.6% 43 New York $58,073 $4,839 22.6% 44 Massachusetts $57,943 $4,829 22.7% 45 Illinois $57,880 $4,823 22.8% 46 Delaware $57,874 $4,823 22.8% 47 South Carolina $57,749 $4,812 23.0% 48 California $57,397 $4,783 23.5% 49 Hawaii $57,332 $4,778 23.6% 50 Minnesota $57,303 $4,775 23.6% 51 Oregon $55,763 $4,647 25.6%
$100,000 salary rankings Rank State Annual Net Monthly Net Effective Tax Rate 1 Alaska $79,180 $6,598 20.8% 2 Florida $79,180 $6,598 20.8% 3 Nevada $79,180 $6,598 20.8% 4 New Hampshire $79,180 $6,598 20.8% 5 South Dakota $79,180 $6,598 20.8% 6 Tennessee $79,180 $6,598 20.8% 7 Texas $79,180 $6,598 20.8% 8 Vermont $79,180 $6,598 20.8% 9 Washington $79,180 $6,598 20.8% 10 Wyoming $79,180 $6,598 20.8% 11 North Dakota $78,348 $6,529 21.7% 12 Arizona $77,180 $6,432 22.8% 13 Ohio $77,146 $6,429 22.9% 14 Louisiana $76,488 $6,374 23.5% 15 Indiana $76,260 $6,355 23.7% 16 Pennsylvania $76,110 $6,343 23.9% 17 Mississippi $75,904 $6,325 24.1% 18 Iowa $75,874 $6,323 24.1% 19 Kentucky $75,798 $6,316 24.2% 20 Wisconsin $75,629 $6,302 24.4% 21 North Carolina $75,618 $6,302 24.4% 22 West Virginia $75,489 $6,291 24.5% 23 Missouri $75,410 $6,284 24.6% 24 New Mexico $75,275 $6,273 24.7% 25 Connecticut $75,255 $6,271 24.7% 26 Rhode Island $75,251 $6,271 24.7% 27 Arkansas $75,210 $6,267 24.8% 28 Oklahoma $75,176 $6,265 24.8% 29 Nebraska $75,125 $6,260 24.9% 30 Virginia $75,078 $6,256 24.9% 31 Colorado $75,022 $6,252 25.0% 32 Michigan $74,930 $6,244 25.1% 33 Montana $74,864 $6,239 25.1% 34 Maryland $74,749 $6,229 25.3% 35 New Jersey $74,695 $6,225 25.3% 36 Idaho $74,682 $6,224 25.3% 37 Utah $74,680 $6,223 25.3% 38 Georgia $74,613 $6,218 25.4% 39 Alabama $74,420 $6,202 25.6% 40 Kansas $74,396 $6,200 25.6% 41 Massachusetts $74,280 $6,190 25.7% 42 Illinois $74,230 $6,186 25.8% 43 New York $74,228 $6,186 25.8% 44 Maine $73,925 $6,160 26.1% 45 South Carolina $73,836 $6,153 26.2% 46 Delaware $73,811 $6,151 26.2% 47 District of Columbia $73,649 $6,137 26.4% 48 Minnesota $73,174 $6,098 26.8% 49 Hawaii $73,020 $6,085 27.0% 50 California $72,151 $6,013 27.8% 51 Oregon $71,163 $5,930 28.8%
$150,000 salary rankings Rank State Annual Net Monthly Net Effective Tax Rate 1 Alaska $113,791 $9,483 24.1% 2 Florida $113,791 $9,483 24.1% 3 Nevada $113,791 $9,483 24.1% 4 New Hampshire $113,791 $9,483 24.1% 5 South Dakota $113,791 $9,483 24.1% 6 Tennessee $113,791 $9,483 24.1% 7 Texas $113,791 $9,483 24.1% 8 Washington $113,791 $9,483 24.1% 9 Wyoming $113,791 $9,483 24.1% 10 North Dakota $111,997 $9,333 25.3% 11 Arizona $110,791 $9,233 26.1% 12 Ohio $110,382 $9,199 26.4% 13 Vermont $110,349 $9,196 26.4% 14 Louisiana $109,554 $9,129 27.0% 15 Indiana $109,396 $9,116 27.1% 16 Pennsylvania $109,186 $9,099 27.2% 17 Kentucky $108,659 $9,055 27.6% 18 Iowa $108,585 $9,049 27.6% 19 Mississippi $108,513 $9,043 27.7% 20 North Carolina $108,175 $9,015 27.9% 21 West Virginia $107,810 $8,984 28.1% 22 Missouri $107,681 $8,973 28.2% 23 Arkansas $107,621 $8,968 28.3% 24 Wisconsin $107,590 $8,966 28.3% 25 Oklahoma $107,551 $8,963 28.3% 26 Rhode Island $107,487 $8,957 28.3% 27 New Mexico $107,436 $8,953 28.4% 28 Nebraska $107,436 $8,953 28.4% 29 Colorado $107,433 $8,953 28.4% 30 Michigan $107,416 $8,951 28.4% 31 Utah $107,041 $8,920 28.6% 32 Connecticut $106,941 $8,912 28.7% 33 Maryland $106,825 $8,902 28.8% 34 Virginia $106,814 $8,901 28.8% 35 Montana $106,667 $8,889 28.9% 36 Idaho $106,641 $8,887 28.9% 37 Georgia $106,629 $8,886 28.9% 38 Alabama $106,531 $8,878 29.0% 39 Massachusetts $106,391 $8,866 29.1% 40 Illinois $106,366 $8,864 29.1% 41 Kansas $106,225 $8,852 29.2% 42 New Jersey $106,056 $8,838 29.3% 43 New York $105,839 $8,820 29.4% 44 South Carolina $105,447 $8,787 29.7% 45 Delaware $105,122 $8,760 29.9% 46 Maine $104,961 $8,747 30.0% 47 Minnesota $104,015 $8,668 30.7% 48 District of Columbia $104,010 $8,667 30.7% 49 Hawaii $103,769 $8,647 30.8% 50 Oregon $101,149 $8,429 32.6% 51 California $100,997 $8,416 32.7%
$200,000 salary rankings Rank State Annual Net Monthly Net Effective Tax Rate 1 Alaska $148,927 $12,411 25.5% 2 Florida $148,927 $12,411 25.5% 3 Nevada $148,927 $12,411 25.5% 4 New Hampshire $148,927 $12,411 25.5% 5 South Dakota $148,927 $12,411 25.5% 6 Tennessee $148,927 $12,411 25.5% 7 Texas $148,927 $12,411 25.5% 8 Washington $148,927 $12,411 25.5% 9 Wyoming $148,927 $12,411 25.5% 10 North Dakota $146,145 $12,179 26.9% 11 Arizona $144,927 $12,077 27.5% 12 Ohio $144,143 $12,012 27.9% 13 Louisiana $143,145 $11,929 28.4% 14 Indiana $143,057 $11,921 28.5% 15 Pennsylvania $142,787 $11,899 28.6% 16 Kentucky $142,045 $11,837 29.0% 17 Iowa $141,821 $11,818 29.1% 18 Vermont $141,685 $11,807 29.2% 19 Mississippi $141,647 $11,804 29.2% 20 North Carolina $141,257 $11,771 29.4% 21 West Virginia $140,656 $11,721 29.7% 22 Arkansas $140,557 $11,713 29.7% 23 Missouri $140,477 $11,706 29.8% 24 Michigan $140,427 $11,702 29.8% 25 Oklahoma $140,425 $11,702 29.8% 26 Colorado $140,369 $11,697 29.8% 27 Nebraska $140,272 $11,689 29.9% 28 New Mexico $140,122 $11,677 29.9% 29 Rhode Island $140,079 $11,673 30.0% 30 Wisconsin $140,076 $11,673 30.0% 31 Utah $139,927 $11,661 30.0% 32 Maryland $139,225 $11,602 30.4% 33 Georgia $139,170 $11,597 30.4% 34 Alabama $139,167 $11,597 30.4% 35 Idaho $139,125 $11,594 30.4% 36 Connecticut $139,077 $11,590 30.5% 37 Virginia $139,075 $11,590 30.5% 38 Illinois $139,027 $11,586 30.5% 39 Massachusetts $139,027 $11,586 30.5% 40 Montana $138,969 $11,581 30.5% 41 Kansas $138,579 $11,548 30.7% 42 New York $137,975 $11,498 31.0% 43 New Jersey $137,942 $11,495 31.0% 44 South Carolina $137,583 $11,465 31.2% 45 Delaware $136,958 $11,413 31.5% 46 Maine $136,522 $11,377 31.7% 47 Minnesota $135,225 $11,269 32.4% 48 Hawaii $134,955 $11,246 32.5% 49 District of Columbia $134,896 $11,241 32.6% 50 Oregon $131,335 $10,945 34.3% 51 California $130,368 $10,864 34.8%
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Data generated using ExactTakeHome engine with IRS Publication 15-T 2026 tables. Single filing status, biweekly pay, no pre-tax deductions. Results are estimates.
Cite This Study APA:
ExactTakeHome Team. (2026). Best States for Take-Home Pay in 2026. ExactTakeHome.
https://exacttakehome.com/research/best-states-take-home-pay/
BibTeX:
@misc{exacttakehome2026beststatestakehomepay,
title = {Best States for Take-Home Pay in 2026},
author = {{ExactTakeHome Team}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://exacttakehome.com/research/best-states-take-home-pay/},
note = {Accessed June 2026}
}