Maryland take-home pay calculator
What Maryland withholds on top of federal tax, and what reaches your account.
How Maryland taxes wages
Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. Only the income inside a bracket pays that bracket’s rate.
| From | Up to | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $1,000 | 2.00% |
| $1,000 | $2,000 | 3.00% |
| $2,000 | $3,000 | 4.00% |
| $3,000 | $100,000 | 4.75% |
| $100,000 | $125,000 | 5.00% |
| $125,000 | $150,000 | 5.25% |
| $150,000 | $250,000 | 5.50% |
| $250,000 | $500,000 | 5.75% |
| $500,000 | $1,000,000 | 6.25% |
| $1,000,000 | and above | 6.50% |
How Maryland treats pre-tax deductions
- HSA contributions
- Pre-tax, as federally
- Traditional 401(k) contributions
- Pre-tax, as federally
What else Maryland withholds
Maryland withholds no employee-paid programme on top of its income tax.
Local income taxes in Maryland
These are levied by a city, county or district on top of the Maryland tax. Pick yours in the calculator to include it in the result.
| Place | Rate |
|---|---|
| Anne Arundel County | Up to 3.20% |
| Frederick County | Up to 3.20% |
| Allegany County | 3.20% of wages |
| Baltimore County | 3.20% of wages |
| Baltimore City | 3.20% of wages |
| Calvert County | 3.20% of wages |
| Caroline County | 3.20% of wages |
| Carroll County | 3.03% of wages |
| Cecil County | 2.74% of wages |
| Charles County | 3.03% of wages |
| Dorchester County | 3.30% of wages |
| Garrett County | 2.65% of wages |
| Harford County | 3.06% of wages |
| Howard County | 3.20% of wages |
| Kent County | 3.30% of wages |
| Montgomery County | 3.20% of wages |
| Prince George's County | 3.20% of wages |
| Queen Anne's County | 3.20% of wages |
| St. Mary's County | 3.20% of wages |
| Somerset County | 3.20% of wages |
| Talbot County | 2.40% of wages |
| Washington County | 2.95% of wages |
| Wicomico County | 3.20% of wages |
| Worcester County | 2.25% of wages |
What this calculator models for Maryland
Every figure above comes from a published Maryland document. These are the rules behind those figures that this calculator applies, approximates, or leaves out.
| Rule | In this calculator |
|---|---|
| Maryland reduces a personal exemption as income rises, and this calculator applies that exemption in full at every income — so the state tax shown is lower than what you finally owe. The exemption starts shrinking at $100,000 of income and disappears above it, which is where the figure used here is furthest out. | Not modelled |
Sources
Every Maryland figure on this page is transcribed from the document it links to below, last checked .
Enter your own salary in the take-home pay calculator to see these Maryland figures applied to it.