How Ohio taxes your paycheck
Ohio keeps it simple: a 2.75% flat tax on income over $26,050 (first $26,050 exempt). Your state taxable income is your gross pay minus the standard deduction, then the flat rate applies to every dollar above that.
On exemptions: Personal exemption per person varies by Ohio AGI: $2,400 (AGI $40,000 or less), $2,150 ($40,001-$80,000), $1,900 (over $80,000); amounts not indexed for 2025/2026. Business income: first $250,000 excluded via the Business Income Deduction ($125,000 MFS);...
What’s taken out of a Ohio paycheck
| Taxable income (single) | Marginal rate |
| Up to $26,050 | 0% |
| Over $26,050 | 2.75% |
This is a flat-rate schedule: one rate applies to all taxable income (after the standard deduction).
Example: a $75,000 salary in Ohio
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 $58,900, giving $903 of state tax. FICA takes $4,650 (Social Security) + $1,088 (Medicare). Estimated take-home: $60,689 per year ($2,334 per biweekly paycheck).
| Gross salary | $75,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$7,670 |
| State income tax (OH) | −$903 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$4,650 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$1,088 |
| Estimated take-home | $60,689 |
| Effective tax rate | 19.1% |
Single filer, standard deduction, no pre-tax contributions. The interactive calculator above recomputes this for any salary and filing status.
Local income taxes in Ohio
Municipal income taxes are very common (most cities and many townships, typically 1-3%; e.g., Columbus 2.5%, Cleveland 2.5%, Cincinnati 2.1%), administered by the municipality or regional agencies (RITA/CCA); many school districts also levy a school district income tax. Local taxes are separate from the state return and must be estimated separately.
Ohio take-home pay: frequently asked questions
Does Ohio have a state income tax in 2026?
Yes. Ohio has a 2.75% flat tax on income over $26,050 (first $26,050 exempt) in 2026. There is no separate state rate table beyond the flat rate.
What are Ohio's 2026 tax brackets and standard deduction?
A 2.75% flat tax on income over $26,050 (first $26,050 exempt). Ohio has no standard deduction of its own; the model uses the federal standard deduction ($16,100 single) as a proxy.
What payroll taxes come out of a Ohio paycheck?
No employee-paid state payroll taxes are in the 2026 dataset for Ohio. Federal Social Security and Medicare still apply.
Are there local income taxes in Ohio?
Yes — this matters. Municipal income taxes are very common (most cities and many townships, typically 1-3%; e.g., Columbus 2.5%, Cleveland 2.5%, Cincinnati 2.1%), administered by the municipality or regional agencies (RITA/CCA); many school districts also levy a school district income tax. Local taxes are separate... The calculator above does not include local taxes, so city earners should treat the estimate as slightly high.
Are there Ohio tax credits that affect take-home pay?
One to know: Earned Income Credit. 10% of the federal EIC, nonrefundable. 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 (Ohio has no standard deduction of its own, so the federal standard deduction is used as a proxy);
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.
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