Salary · $60,000
$60,000 after tax, in every state
Start with the part nobody escapes. Federal tax and Social Security leave $50,390.00 of this salary. The state layer is where it stops being one story: $4,700 $4,699.81 a year separates the best state from the worst. This salary tops out in the middle federal band. That is where the biggest jump in the whole schedule has already happened, and the next one is a long way off.
Federal income tax and FICA are invariant across states, leaving $50,390 before any state layer applies. State income tax then spans $4,700 of annual take-home between the highest and lowest jurisdictions — computed at this salary for a single filer, using each state's own verified brackets, standard deduction and conformity base rather than a headline rate.
Rank every state on your salary
51 states- 1Alaska$50,390
- 2Florida$50,390
- 3Nevada$50,390
- 4New Hampshire$50,390
- 5North Dakota$50,390
- 6South Dakota$50,390
- 7Tennessee$50,390
- 8Texas$50,390
- 9Washington$50,390
- 10Wyoming$50,390
- 11Ohio$49,456
- 12Arizona$49,293
- 13Louisiana$48,976
- 14New Mexico$48,736
- 15South Carolina$48,728
- 16Iowa$48,722
- 17Indiana$48,650
- 18Arkansas$48,629
- 19New Jersey$48,623
- 20California$48,597
- 21Rhode Island$48,560
- 22Pennsylvania$48,548
- 23Vermont$48,540
- 24West Virginia$48,524
- 25Missouri$48,507
- 26North Carolina$48,505
- 27Colorado$48,458
- 28Kentucky$48,408
- 29Nebraska$48,364
- 30Montana$48,327
- 31Wisconsin$48,283
- 32Oklahoma$48,191
- 33Michigan$48,091
- 34Mississippi$48,082
- 35Idaho$48,063
- 36Georgia$47,995
- 37District of Columbia$47,937
- 38Maryland$47,904
- 39Connecticut$47,840
- 40Minnesota$47,833
- 41Alabama$47,806
- 42New York$47,747
- 43Utah$47,720
- 44Massachusetts$47,710
- 45Virginia$47,701
- 46Maine$47,660
- 47Delaware$47,627
- 48Illinois$47,565
- 49Kansas$47,331
- 50Hawaii$47,273
- 51Oregon$45,690
Federal tax, FICA and state income tax on a biweekly schedule. City and school-district taxes are not included — where those exist they can move a state several places. Open any state for its full breakdown.
Best state keeps
$50,390
Alaska
Worst state keeps
$45,690
Oregon
What the address costs
$4,700
a year
States taking nothing
10
at this salary
One of those states does charge income tax. North Dakota has a first bracket set at zero, and this salary does not clear it. Earn more and the bill starts. That is a different thing from a state with no income tax at all, where there is nothing to clear.
North Dakota levies an income tax but collects nothing at this salary: its lowest bracket carries a zero rate, and taxable income here falls below that bracket's ceiling. The distinction from a genuine no-income-tax state matters for anyone projecting a raise — liability begins the moment taxable income crosses the threshold, whereas in the nine no-tax states it never begins.
All 51 jurisdictions, ranked by what you keep
Single filer. Take-home is after federal tax, Social Security and Medicare, and state income tax. States that tie keep the same rank. City income taxes are not included here.
| Rank | State | State tax | Take-home | Total tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $0 | $50,390 | 16.02% |
| 1 | Florida | $0 | $50,390 | 16.02% |
| 1 | Nevada | $0 | $50,390 | 16.02% |
| 1 | New Hampshire | $0 | $50,390 | 16.02% |
| 1 | North Dakota | $0 | $50,390 | 16.02% |
| 1 | South Dakota | $0 | $50,390 | 16.02% |
| 1 | Tennessee | $0 | $50,390 | 16.02% |
| 1 | Texas | $0 | $50,390 | 16.02% |
| 1 | Washington | $0 | $50,390 | 16.02% |
| 1 | Wyoming | $0 | $50,390 | 16.02% |
| 11 | Ohio | $934 | $49,456 | 17.57% |
| 12 | Arizona | $1,098 | $49,293 | 17.85% |
| 13 | Louisiana | $1,414 | $48,976 | 18.37% |
| 14 | New Mexico | $1,654 | $48,736 | 18.77% |
| 15 | South Carolina | $1,662 | $48,728 | 18.79% |
| 16 | Iowa | $1,668 | $48,722 | 18.8% |
| 17 | Indiana | $1,741 | $48,650 | 18.92% |
| 18 | Arkansas | $1,761 | $48,629 | 18.95% |
| 19 | New Jersey | $1,767 | $48,623 | 18.96% |
| 20 | California | $1,793 | $48,597 | 19% |
| 21 | Rhode Island | $1,830 | $48,560 | 19.07% |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $1,842 | $48,548 | 19.09% |
| 23 | Vermont | $1,850 | $48,540 | 19.1% |
| 24 | West Virginia | $1,866 | $48,524 | 19.13% |
| 25 | Missouri | $1,883 | $48,507 | 19.15% |
| 26 | North Carolina | $1,885 | $48,505 | 19.16% |
| 27 | Colorado | $1,932 | $48,458 | 19.24% |
| 28 | Kentucky | $1,982 | $48,408 | 19.32% |
| 29 | Nebraska | $2,026 | $48,364 | 19.39% |
| 30 | Montana | $2,063 | $48,327 | 19.46% |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $2,107 | $48,283 | 19.53% |
| 32 | Oklahoma | $2,200 | $48,191 | 19.68% |
| 33 | Michigan | $2,299 | $48,091 | 19.85% |
| 34 | Mississippi | $2,308 | $48,082 | 19.86% |
| 35 | Idaho | $2,327 | $48,063 | 19.89% |
| 36 | Georgia | $2,395 | $47,995 | 20.01% |
| 37 | District of Columbia | $2,454 | $47,937 | 20.11% |
| 38 | Maryland | $2,486 | $47,904 | 20.16% |
| 39 | Connecticut | $2,550 | $47,840 | 20.27% |
| 40 | Minnesota | $2,557 | $47,833 | 20.28% |
| 41 | Alabama | $2,584 | $47,806 | 20.32% |
| 42 | New York | $2,643 | $47,747 | 20.42% |
| 43 | Utah | $2,670 | $47,720 | 20.47% |
| 44 | Massachusetts | $2,680 | $47,710 | 20.48% |
| 45 | Virginia | $2,689 | $47,701 | 20.5% |
| 46 | Maine | $2,730 | $47,660 | 20.57% |
| 47 | Delaware | $2,763 | $47,627 | 20.62% |
| 48 | Illinois | $2,825 | $47,565 | 20.73% |
| 49 | Kansas | $3,059 | $47,331 | 21.12% |
| 50 | Hawaii | $3,117 | $47,273 | 21.21% |
| 51 | Oregon | $4,700 | $45,690 | 23.85% |