Live in Maryland, work in New York
State income tax on wages · single filer · tax year 2026
New York takes
$2,643
on wages earned there
Maryland takes
$0
after the credit it gives
Both together
$2,643
state tax for the year
Cost of the line
$157
a year, above working at home
What crossing the line costs
costs youNew York charges more than Maryland would, and Maryland only credits you up to its own bill — so the difference stays with you. Solid is what you actually pay; the faded part of the Maryland bar is the credit it hands back. State income tax only — federal and payroll tax apply on top, and a city wage tax may too.
Which state taxes you, and what it costs
- You are not taxed twice over. You are taxed at the higher of the two rates, which is its own kind of bad news. Maryland hands back what you paid New York, but only as far as its own bill goes. Anything New York charges above that, you keep paying. On this salary the year comes to $2,643. Work at home instead and it would be $2,486.
- Maryland is one of 11 states sending this many workers into New York, and it sits at number 5 of them, with 10,830 jobs. States used to handling out-of-state workers usually make the filing side of it straightforward.
- New York taxes wages earned inside its borders by non-residents, and Maryland taxes its residents on the same wages wherever they are earned. The resident credit resolves the overlap but does not erase it: Maryland credits tax paid to New York only up to what it would itself have charged on that income, so the commuter settles at the higher of the two liabilities rather than the sum. At the reference salary that is $2,643 against $2,486 for the same earner working at home — $157 attributable to the state line itself. ⚠️ The corollary is the part most readers have backwards: moving to a cheaper home state while keeping the job in New York changes the split between the two treasuries and not the total.
- New York draws commuters of this scale from 11 states, and Maryland ranks number 5 among them with 10,830 jobs. A work state pulling from that many directions tends to have a well-established non-resident filing routine, which is a practical convenience rather than a tax saving.
Where the money goes
A $75,000 salary
- Federal income tax$7,670
- Social Security and Medicare$5,738
- State income tax$3,199
- Yours$58,394
| Federal income tax10.23% | $7,670 |
|---|---|
| Social Security and Medicare7.65% | $5,738 |
| State income tax4.27% | $3,199 |
| Yours77.86% | $58,394 |
Which rung you are on
A $75,000 salary
| This rung starts at | $66,500 |
|---|---|
| Next rung starts at | $121,800 |
| Room before it | $46,800 |
Federal only, measured on gross pay — so the first rung is what the standard deduction covers.
The arithmetic, step by step
| New York takes, on wages earned there | $2,643 |
|---|---|
| Maryland charges its residents | $2,486 |
| Less the credit Maryland gives | $2,486 |
| Total state tax | $2,643 |
| If you also worked in Maryland | $2,486 |
| Difference | $157 |
On a reference salary of $60,000 a year, single filer. Both states run progressive schedules, so the figures do not simply scale — use the tool above for your own salary.
What this page does not cover
- City wage taxes are not in these numbers. A few places charge them, and where they do the money is real. If your job in New York is inside a city that taxes workers, add that on top. Where it is not, the state figures above are the whole of it for Maryland residents.
- These numbers assume the job in New York is your only income, and that you actually go there to work. Both matter. If you earn money in more than one state, the credit Maryland gives is worked out as a share rather than the simple cap used here. And if you work from home some days, some states have rules that treat those days as worked at the office anyway.
- The dollars rest on one assumed salary of sixty thousand. Double your pay and they do not simply double, because both states charge more on higher slices of income. What tends to stay put is which side of the Maryland and New York comparison you are on.
- These figures cover the STATE layer only. City and municipal wage taxes sit on top of them and are not included: a commuter into Philadelphia pays its wage tax on top of anything here, and Ohio's municipalities run their own credit system, which this site models in its own families. New York City, by contrast, taxes only its residents, so a commuter into it adds nothing at the city level. Whether New York or Maryland carries a local layer is a separate question from the state arithmetic above.
- The arithmetic assumes all wages are earned in New York and that there is no other income. That matters for the credit: where income comes from several states, Maryland limits the credit to the share of its own tax attributable to the New York portion, computed as a ratio rather than the straightforward cap used above. It also assumes days are worked in New York rather than remotely — several states tax a non-resident's remote days as though they were worked at the employer's location, which reverses the usual expectation and is handled on this site's reciprocity pages.
- Dollar amounts are computed at a stated reference salary of sixty thousand rather than a corridor wage average, which no published source provides per state pair. Because both states' liabilities and the credit between them are functions of the same income, the direction of the Maryland to New York comparison holds at other salaries even though the amounts do not — with one qualification worth stating, that a progressive schedule can change the SIZE of the gap at higher incomes, and in New York's case a bracket crossed on one side and not the other is exactly where that happens.
Questions people ask
Do I pay state tax twice, to Maryland and New York?
You file in both states, but you do not pay the full amount to both. Maryland credits the tax New York collected, capped at its own charge on that income. The practical result is one bill at the higher of the two levels: $2,643 for the year.
Would moving out of Maryland lower my state tax if I keep working in New York?
Not while you work in New York. That state's claim comes from where the work happens. Maryland is the one giving ground, through the credit, and a cheaper home state gives less ground rather than costing you less. The number that matters is set by New York.
Do I have to file tax returns in both Maryland and New York?
Two returns is the normal outcome here, even when only one state ends up taking anything. New York generally wants to see a non-resident return from people who work there, and Maryland wants your whole picture. It is paperwork rather than extra tax.
What if I work from home in Maryland some days instead of going to New York?
Working from home usually moves that day's pay out of New York and into Maryland alone. A handful of states disagree and tax remote days as if you had commuted. This page assumes you actually travel to New York, so if a lot of your week is at home the split will differ from what you see here.
How is liability allocated between residence and work state on the same wages?
Both jurisdictions assert a claim on the same wages — New York on a source basis, Maryland on residence. The residence state grants a credit for tax paid to the source state, limited to the residence state's own liability on that income. Net combined liability therefore equals the greater of the two liabilities rather than their sum, $2,643 at the reference salary, and the split between the two treasuries is the only thing the credit changes.
Does changing residence reduce combined liability while the work state is unchanged?
No, while the source state is unchanged. New York's claim arises from where the services are performed and is unaffected by residence. Because the residence credit is capped at the residence state's own liability, combined liability equals the greater of the two — so substituting a lower-tax residence reduces the residence-state component toward zero while leaving the total at New York's level. The binding variable is the work location, not the home one.
What filing obligations arise in each state on this corridor?
Generally two. Maryland requires a resident return reporting all income; New York requires a non-resident return reporting the income sourced to it, which is also the mechanism by which the resident credit is substantiated. ⚠️ A filing obligation is distinct from a liability: a reciprocity exemption or a zero net position removes tax without necessarily removing the return, and the non-resident return is frequently what establishes the credit claimed on the resident one.
How do remote working days affect sourcing between these two states?
Ordinarily wages are sourced to where the services are performed, so days worked remotely from Maryland fall outside New York's jurisdiction and the source-state apportionment shrinks accordingly. ⛔ The exception is the "convenience of the employer" rule, which several states apply: a non-resident's remote days are sourced to the employer's location unless the remote work is required by the employer rather than chosen by the employee. The figures on this page model in-person attendance in New York throughout.