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District of Columbia take-home pay calculator

What District of Columbia withholds on top of federal tax, and what reaches your account.

How District of Columbia taxes wages

District of Columbia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. Only the income inside a bracket pays that bracket’s rate.

District of Columbia income tax rates for 2026. Rates shown are for a single filer.
FromUp toRate
$0$10,0004.00%
$10,000$40,0006.00%
$40,000$60,0006.50%
$60,000$250,0008.50%
$250,000$500,0009.25%
$500,000$1,000,0009.75%
$1,000,000and above10.75%

How District of Columbia treats pre-tax deductions

HSA contributions
Pre-tax, as federally
Traditional 401(k) contributions
Pre-tax, as federally

What else District of Columbia withholds

District of Columbia withholds no employee-paid programme on top of its income tax.

What this calculator models for District of Columbia

There is nothing to flag for District of Columbia: the rules above are applied exactly as their sources publish them.

Sources

Every District of Columbia figure on this page is transcribed from the document it links to below, last checked .

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