MD · 2026 tax year
Maryland paycheck calculator
On $200,000 a year in Maryland, a single filer takes home about $139,101, or $5,350 every two weeks.
Your take-home pay in Maryland
$5,350
every two weeks · $139,101 per year · 30.4% effective rate
What sets Maryland apart in 2026
In Maryland every resident pays two income taxes on the same income. Each of the 23 counties and Baltimore City adds its own rate on top of the state's, from 2.25% in Worcester County to 3.30% in Dorchester and Kent, with Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Montgomery, Prince George's and Howard all at 3.20%. On an $80,000 salary the local share runs from about $1,650 to $2,420 a year, and because it depends on your address, it is not in the take-home figure above.
The state part has ten brackets, from 2% to 6.5%, but a single filer's salary sits mostly in the 4.75% band, which runs to $100,000. You subtract a fixed $3,350 standard deduction ($6,700 joint) and a $3,200 personal exemption that halves above $100,000 of income, drops to a quarter above $125,000 and disappears above $150,000. State tax alone comes to $2,011 at $50,000 and $7,042 at $150,000, which places Maryland 23rd of the 29 states compared at $50,000 and 19th at $150,000, before any county tax.
Two things are still moving. The law indexes the standard deduction from 2026, but the official 2026 worksheet still prints $3,350, a difference of under $10 of tax. And from January 2027 your employer may deduct 0.45% of wages for FAMLI, the new paid leave program: about $360 a year on $80,000.
| Salary | Share of salary, chart | State tax | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| $50k | $2,011 | 23rd of 29 | |
| $75k | $3,199 | 22nd of 29 | |
| $100k | $4,386 | 19th of 29 | |
| $150k | $7,042 | 19th of 29 | |
| 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% | |||
Rank 1 is the lowest state income tax among the 29 states on this site. Local taxes and paid-leave premiums are not included.
Maryland at a glance
- State income tax
- 10 brackets, 2% to 6.5%
- Taken off before state tax
- $3,350 single · $6,700 joint Shrinks as income rises.
- Local income tax
- Yes, every county and Baltimore City
- Minimum wage
- $15.00/hr $31,200 a year full-time. Tipped workers can be paid $3.63 an hour if tips bring them to $15. Some counties set more from 1 July 2026: $18.00 in Montgomery County at employers with 51 or more workers, $16.00 in Howard and $15.30 in Prince George's.
- Largest job markets
- Baltimore, Columbia, Germantown, Silver Spring, Frederick
At $200,000 in Maryland
- $200,000 = 6.4× a full-time year at Maryland's $31,200 minimum.
- Maryland takes 5.5% of each extra dollar, up to $250,000.
Take-home pay across Maryland salaries
Single filer; a row loads the calculator.
Questions about Maryland pay
- Is there a local income tax in Maryland?
- Yes, levied by every county and Baltimore City: on top of the state tax, not in the figure above.
Sources: Comptroller of Maryland, Maryland Department of Legislative Services, Maryland Department of Labor, checked Oct 1, 2026 · IRS, SSA and every date · method · report an error