How Arizona taxes your paycheck
Arizona keeps it simple: a flat 2.5% income tax. Your state taxable income is your gross pay minus the standard deduction, then the flat rate applies to every dollar above that.
The 2026 standard deduction is $15,750 (single), $31,500 (married filing jointly), $23,625 (head of household).
On exemptions: AZ uses personal exemption amounts rather than the federal concept; on 2023 Form 140 instructions (azdor.gov): $2,100 single/MFS, $4,200 MFJ with no dependents, $6,300 MFJ with dependents, $3,150 HoH. 2026 amounts not verified - re-check current Form 140...
What’s taken out of a Arizona paycheck
| Taxable income (single) | Marginal rate |
| Over $0 | 2.5% |
This is a flat-rate schedule: one rate applies to all taxable income (after the standard deduction).
Example: a $75,000 salary in Arizona
On a $75,000 salary as a single filer: federal taxable income is $75,000 − $16,100 = $58,900, giving $7,670 of federal tax. State taxable income is $59,250, giving $1,481 of state tax. FICA takes $4,650 (Social Security) + $1,088 (Medicare). Estimated take-home: $60,111 per year ($2,312 per biweekly paycheck).
| Gross salary | $75,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$7,670 |
| State income tax (AZ) | −$1,481 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$4,650 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$1,088 |
| Estimated take-home | $60,111 |
| Effective tax rate | 19.9% |
Single filer, standard deduction, no pre-tax contributions. The interactive calculator above recomputes this for any salary and filing status.
A note on local taxes in Arizona
Arizona has no local income taxes.
Arizona take-home pay: frequently asked questions
Does Arizona have a state income tax in 2026?
Yes. Arizona has a flat 2.5% income tax in 2026. There is no separate state rate table beyond the flat rate.
What are Arizona's 2026 tax brackets and standard deduction?
A flat 2.5% income tax. The 2026 standard deduction is $15,750 single / $31,500 married filing jointly.
What payroll taxes come out of a Arizona paycheck?
No employee-paid state payroll taxes are in the 2026 dataset for Arizona. Federal Social Security and Medicare still apply.
Are there local income taxes in Arizona?
Arizona has no local income taxes.
Are there Arizona tax credits that affect take-home pay?
One to know: Dependent Tax Credit. $125 per qualifying dependent under age 17 and $25 per dependent age 17+ for tax year 2026, per HB 4168 (ARS 43-1041 Sec. 18, signed June 13, 2026); the under-17 credit increased from $100. Reduced for single/HoH/MFS filers with federal AGI over $200,000 and... Credits reduce tax owed rather than taxable income; the calculator above does not model individual credits.
Methodology & sources
State figures come from the site's versioned 2026 tax dataset (v1.0.0, researched 2026-10-11),
regenerated into this page automatically. Model: state taxable income = gross pay minus the state's 2026
standard deduction;
state brackets applied marginally; employee-paid state payroll taxes added at their 2026 rates and wage bases
(with published annual caps). Federal tax uses 2026 IRS brackets and standard deductions; FICA uses the 2026
Social Security wage base ($184,500) and Medicare rates. Personal exemption credits/deductions and
individual tax credits are not modeled — the result is an estimate, not a tax return.
State sources
- Official AZ Legislature house-engrossed summary of HB 4168: 2026 SD amounts ($15,750 single/MFS, $31,500 MFJ, $23,625 HoH), $125 under-17 dependent credit, charitable add-on ($1,000/$2,000), $10,000 SALT cap, new AGI subtractions (tips, overtime, senior, child/dependent care).
Federal sources
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