What tax do you pay in New Hampshire?
Tax year 2026
New Hampshire has no state income tax at all. Your salary is not taxed by the state. There is no general sales tax here either.
New Hampshire imposes no state individual income tax on wage income. No general sales tax is levied. ⚠️ Excise on fuel, alcohol and tobacco still applies and is embedded in shelf price.
Income tax on $75,000
0%
rank 43 of 51
Combined sales tax
0%
rank 48 of 51
New Hampshire does not charge a state income tax at all.
New Hampshire levies no state income tax for 2026.
Taxable income basis: the state's own definition of taxable income (ownBase).
Sales tax
New Hampshire does not charge a general sales tax at all.
New Hampshire levies no general state sales tax for 2026.
Property tax
New Hampshire taxes property heavily. The effective rate is 1.66% of what a home is worth, which ranks 4 nationally. Only a handful of states ask more.
New Hampshire's effective property tax rate is about 1.66% of market value, ranking 4 nationally — inside the top decile, against an unweighted mean across the fifty-one jurisdictions of about 0.94%.
A typical home here is worth $402,500.00, and the typical yearly bill is $6,667.00. Put the same $440,600.00 house here and it would cost $7,298.10 a year to hold. That is money you pay every year you own it, not once.
Median owner-occupied home value is $402,500 with a median annual real estate tax of $6,667. Applying this state's effective rate to the site's reference price of $440,600 gives $7,298 a year — the two figures answer different questions, since the median bill blends the rate with local price levels while the reference bill isolates the jurisdiction. This is an effective rate, tax paid divided by market value, and not a nominal millage against an assessed value; the two are different quantities. A statewide ratio of medians also describes no particular address, so an individual county or property can sit well away from it.
US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates, tables B25103 (Median Real Estate Taxes Paid) and B25077 (Median Value, owner-occupied). ACS 5-year estimates covering 2020–2024, so the as-of date (2024-12-31) is the end of the estimation window rather than a measurement date. Last verified 2026-08-29.
Other costs to know about
Buying a home in New Hampshire means paying a real estate transfer tax. On a $440,600.00 home — the national median — that comes to about $6,609.00.
Real estate transfer tax on a $440,600 home (NAR's June 2026 national median): $6,609.00.
Source: RSA 78-B:1 — 1.5% combined (0.75% buyer + 0.75% seller, separate statutory assessments), $25 minimum, as of 2025-01-01.
Stay in a hotel in New Hampshire and the state adds about 8.5% to the room rate. Cities and counties add their own on top, and that part is often the bigger one.
State-level lodging tax: about 8.5%, combining the state lodging levy, sales tax where it reaches rooms, and any statewide assessment.
The state's own share only. Local occupancy taxes are set by cities and counties and are excluded here.
Every phone line in New Hampshire carries a $0.75 monthly charge for emergency services. It is a flat amount per line, so it costs a family with several phones more than the rate on the bill suggests.
State emergency-services surcharge: $0.75 per line per month, levied as a fixed charge rather than as a share of the bill.
Counties may levy their own emergency-services charge on top, and wireless bills carry further federal and state surcharges.
New Hampshire charges no state income tax at all — one of only 9 states nationwide that don't; the others are Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. New Hampshire charges no general state sales tax at all — one of only 4 states nationwide that don't; the others are Delaware, Montana, and Oregon. A purchase here avoids that layer of tax entirely, though local excise taxes on things like fuel, alcohol, and tobacco are typically still built into the sticker price. New Hampshire is one of the rare states that levies neither a state income tax nor a general sales tax, relying on other revenue sources — often property tax, tourism, or natural-resource revenue — to fund government instead. Every purchase priced out on this site for New Hampshire uses these same verified, cited, New Hampshire-specific figures for both layers — never a national average quietly standing in for the real number.
What lands in your account
A $75,000 salary
| Take-home, year | $61,593 |
|---|---|
| Tax, year | $13,408 |
| Share of pay taxed | 17.88% |
This is an average rate across all your pay — not the rate on your next dollar.
Where the money goes
A $75,000 salary
- Federal income tax$7,670
- Social Security and Medicare$5,738
- Yours$61,593
| Federal income tax10.23% | $7,670 |
|---|---|
| Social Security and Medicare7.65% | $5,738 |
| Yours82.12% | $61,593 |
How this state ranks, at this income
A $75,000 salary
| Take-home in New Hampshire | $61,593 |
|---|---|
| Rank once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | 37th of 51 |
| Most take-home at this income | South Dakota · $61,593 |
| Best once prices are leveled | South Dakota |
State income tax only — no city or county income tax is applied to any state here.
Property tax on a home here
A $75,000 salary
| State effective rate | 1.66% |
|---|---|
| Median home in this state | $402,500 |
| Median tax actually paid | $6,667 |
| Rate rank, highest first | 4th of 51 |
| Pay needed to cover it | $9,477 |
A statewide average effective rate. Your town, county and school district set the real bill.
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What changed in New Hampshire
A $75,000 salary
No tax law changes recorded for this state in this period.
New Hampshire against Texas
A $75,000 salary
| Measure | New Hampshire | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home pay | $61,593 | $61,593 |
| Worth after local prices | $58,467 | $63,383 |
| Share of pay taxed | 17.88% | 17.88% |
| State sales tax | 0% | 6.25% |
| Groceries exempt here | Yes | Yes |
| Clothing exempt at $100 | Yes | No |
| Property tax rate | 1.66% | 1.49% |
| Price level | 105.3 | 97.2 |
| Housing prices | 114.6 | 97.4 |
| Fuel tax | 22.2¢ | 20¢ |
| Tobacco tax | $1.78 | $1.41 |
City income tax excluded. Sales-tax row: state-only. Exemptions: New Hampshire, No general sales tax; Texas, Harris County (Houston). Clothing: one $100 item; higher prices can change tax.
What you would need there
A $75,000 salary
| To match take-home only | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,790 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Every state, at your income
A $75,000 salary
| Best to worst | $6,012 |
|---|---|
| Behind the best | $0 |
| Best at this income | South Dakota |
State income tax only. Each dot is one state's take-home on this salary.
The three taxes you meet
A $75,000 salary
- Income tax17.88%
- Sales tax$0
- Property tax$4,969
| Income tax paid | 17.88% |
|---|---|
| Sales tax, on that spending | $0 |
| Property tax, on that home | $4,969 |
Three different bases, so never summed. Assumes 30% of take-home spent taxably, on a $300,000 home.
Property tax, against the country
A $75,000 salary
| Lowest in the country | 0.27% |
|---|---|
| Highest | 2.11% |
A statewide average effective rate. Your town and school district set the real bill.
When you start earning for yourself
A $75,000 salary
- To income tax · 66 days
- Yours · 299 days
| Share of pay taxed | 17.88% |
|---|
Your income tax, restated as time. Not the national figure, which counts every other tax too.
Price something out in New Hampshire
Adjust assumptions
to cover an air conditioner
$500 invested upfront, assuming 7% a year. Includes your starting money and its growth. An illustration, not a forecast; investment growth is separate from the purchase cost above.
- Income tax (federal, FICA, state)30%$211
- Air conditioner70%$500
- Income tax (federal, FICA, state)
- Air conditioner
Data for nerds — sources, confidence and assumptions
Data for nerdssources, confidence, assumptions
Where each number comes from
| Component | Amount | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Item price | $500.00 | Your figureHigh confidence. You supplied this, so it is exact by definition. |
| Income tax to earn it | $210.74 | StatutoryHigh confidence. This number is the law — federal, FICA and state tax rates are published rates, so the only real risk is staleness. |
Jurisdiction applied
- State:
NH - Local income tax: none selected
Assumptions
- We use the normal sales tax rate.
- The electricity to run it is left out. Over the life of the unit that usually costs more than the unit did.
- Sales tax applies at the standard rate.
- Electricity to run it is excluded and typically exceeds the purchase price over the unit's life.
Sources
Your position in the tax system
29.65% on the next dollarEvery extra dollar you earn is taxed at your marginal rate, not your average one — which is why a purchase costs more to fund than a paycheck stub suggests.
Marginal rates are read in gross-income terms: below the standard deduction an extra dollar of pay adds nothing to taxable income, so the true rate there is 0%, not the lowest bracket's. Excludes pre-tax deductions (401(k), HSA), which would lower all three.
Same purchase, different state
NH is #1 of 51The purchase inputs and income stay the same. Your row uses your calculator settings; other states use example counties and omit local income tax. Spread across all 51: $173, from New Hampshire to California.
- New Hampshireyou$711
- $884
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Where every dollar goes
30% never reaches youThe $710.74 you must earn, followed to where it lands. Select a band to isolate it.
- Federal income tax$156.36
- FICA (Social Security + Medicare)$54.38
- Air conditioner$500.00
Each tax layer is the extra tax this purchase causes — that layer's tax at your income subtracted from its tax at your income plus the gross-up — so bracket boundaries the purchase straddles are handled correctly rather than smoothed over with an average rate.
Is a raise actually a raise?
you keep 70%A raise arrives on top of everything you already earn, so it is taxed at your marginal rate — not the average rate on your whole salary.
Federal, FICA, state and any local income tax — no pre-tax deductions, benefit changes, or payroll withholding quirks, all of which move the real figure. Moving into a higher bracket never taxes the income below the threshold: only the dollars above it pay the higher rate.
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Questions people ask
If there is no income tax here, where does the money come from?
From the other three. Sales tax, property tax and excise carry what an income tax would have carried, so the money is collected when you spend and when you own rather than when you earn. Property alone runs at about 1.66% of a home's value here.
Do I still have to file a state tax return here?
Generally no state return for wages: New Hampshire has nothing to report to. Your federal return is unchanged, and income earned in another state may still need filing in that state.
Does no sales tax mean nothing is added at the register?
The register adds nothing general in New Hampshire. Excise on fuel, tobacco and alcohol is already inside the price, and a few places levy local charges, so the shelf price is close to final rather than identical to it.
My property tax is a rate on a value nobody asked me about. Where does that value come from?
An assessor sets it, not the market and not you. The bill is that assessed value times the rate — about 1.66% here, above the national mean of about 0.94% — so a bill can rise without your rate moving at all.
How do states without an income tax fund themselves?
States without a personal income tax substitute consumption and property bases. New Hampshire levies no income tax; its statewide effective property tax rate is about 1.66% against a national mean of about 0.94%, with sales and excise carrying the remainder of general revenue.
What state filing obligation remains without a personal income tax?
New Hampshire imposes no personal income tax on wages, so no resident wage return is required. Federal obligations are unaffected. Non-resident liability in other states is determined by those states' sourcing rules, and business or entity-level filings may still apply.
What levies remain in a state without a general sales tax?
New Hampshire imposes no general sales tax. Selective excise taxes on motor fuel, tobacco and alcohol remain and are levied upstream, so they are embedded in shelf prices rather than added at the point of sale. Certain localities levy their own transaction taxes independently of the state.
How is the assessed value underlying a property tax bill determined?
Liability is assessed value × the applicable millage. Assessment methodology, cycle and any ratio or cap are set by the taxing jurisdiction, not by transaction price. New Hampshire's statewide effective rate is about 1.66% against a national mean of about 0.94%, so reassessment has a larger absolute effect here than the rate comparison alone suggests.