MA · 2026 tax year
Massachusetts paycheck calculator
On $60,000 a year in Massachusetts, a single filer takes home about $47,710, or $1,835 every two weeks.
Your take-home pay in Massachusetts
$1,835
every two weeks · $47,710 per year · 20.5% effective rate
What sets Massachusetts apart in 2026
Massachusetts is a flat-rate state with one exception that applies only at the very top: wages are taxed at 5%, and a 4% surtax kicks in only on taxable income above $1,107,750 in 2026, the same threshold for joint returns.
There is no standard deduction. What is subtracted here is the $4,400 personal exemption ($8,800 joint) plus up to $2,000 for Social Security and Medicare paid, a deduction every salary from about $26,000 up reaches in full. With allowances that small, the state's share barely moves with pay: 4.36% of $50,000 ($2,180) and 4.79% of $150,000 ($7,180). The ranking improves as income rises, from 27th of 29 states at $50,000 to 20th at $150,000.
The estimate leaves out Paid Family and Medical Leave, which can take up to 0.46% of wages in 2026 (0.28% for medical leave, 0.18% for family leave) on pay up to $184,500, or $848.70 at most for the year. On $80,000 that is up to $368. Employers may pay part or all of the worker's share, so your pay stub shows what you actually owe. No city or town taxes wages, Boston included.
| Salary | Share of salary, chart | State tax | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| $50k | $2,180 | 27th of 29 | |
| $75k | $3,430 | 23rd of 29 | |
| $100k | $4,680 | 22nd of 29 | |
| $150k | $7,180 | 20th 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.
Massachusetts at a glance
- State income tax
- 2 brackets, 5% to 9%
- Taken off before state tax
- $6,400 single · $10,800 joint
- Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML)
- Employee-paid Up to 0.46% of wages in 2026 (0.28% for medical leave and 0.18% for family leave), on wages up to the Social Security base of $184,500: at most $848.70 for the year.
- Minimum wage
- $15.00/hr $31,200 a year full-time. Unchanged since 1 January 2023. Tipped workers can be paid a $6.75 service rate if tips bring them to $15.
- Largest job markets
- Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Cambridge, Lowell
At $60,000 in Massachusetts
- $60,000 = 1.9× a full-time year at Massachusetts's $31,200 minimum.
- Massachusetts takes 5% of each extra dollar, up to $110,000.
Take-home pay across Massachusetts salaries
Single filer; a row loads the calculator.
Questions about Massachusetts pay
- What else comes out of a Massachusetts paycheck?
- Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML), employee-paid and not in the figure above.
Sources: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, checked Sep 28, 2026 · IRS, SSA and every date · method · report an error