District of Columbia Paycheck Calculator
DC's seven brackets run from 4% to 10.75%, after a $15,000 standard deduction for single filers (2025 amount).
DC taxes income in seven brackets from 4% to 10.75%, the rates DC law sets for every year since 2022. DC's own standard deduction comes off first: $15,000 single, $22,500 head of household and $30,000 married filing jointly. Those are the 2025 amounts. A 2026 DC law keeps them with a yearly cost-of-living adjustment, and DC hasn't published the 2026 adjustment yet.
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District of Columbia Paycheck FAQ
Common questions about paychecks and taxes in District of Columbia
What is the DC income tax rate?
Seven brackets, the same for every filer: 4% on the first $10,000 of taxable income, 6% up to $40,000, 6.5% up to $60,000, 8.5% up to $250,000, 9.25% up to $500,000, 9.75% up to $1,000,000 and 10.75% above. D.C. Code § 47-1806.03 sets these rates for every tax year since 2022, so they apply in 2026.
What is DC's standard deduction for 2026?
Not published yet. DC sets its own standard deduction instead of following the larger federal one. For 2025 it was $15,000 for single and married-filing-separately filers, $22,500 for head of household and $30,000 for married filing jointly or a qualifying widow(er). A budget law in effect since August 2026 (D.C. Act 26-416) keeps those amounts for 2026 through 2029, raised each year by a cost-of-living adjustment, and DC's Office of Tax and Revenue hasn't announced the 2026 adjustment. The calculator uses the 2025 amounts. DC's 2026 estimated-tax worksheet, printed in March before that law, lists the federal amounts ($16,100 single) instead.
Does DC have a personal exemption?
No. DC's personal exemption followed the federal one, which is $0, and the 2026 budget law repeals it. Filers who are 65 or older or blind get an additional standard deduction instead ($1,600, or $2,000 if single or head of household, for 2025). The calculator doesn't include that addition.
What does this calculator leave out for DC?
DC starts from federal adjusted gross income, so pre-tax deductions and DC's own additions and subtractions change your taxable income; the calculator starts from gross wages. It also leaves out the additional deduction for seniors and blind filers and credits such as the DC earned income tax credit and the Schedule H property tax credit.