Maryland Paycheck Calculator
Maryland taxes income at 2% to 6.5%, and every county adds its own income tax on top (2.25% to 3.30% in 2026).
Maryland's state income tax runs from 2% on the first $1,000 of taxable income to 6.5% above $1 million ($1.2 million for married couples filing jointly), with most income in the 4.75% bracket that runs to $100,000 for single filers and $150,000 for joint filers. You subtract a standard deduction of $3,350 ($6,700 joint or head of household), the 2025 amount, since the 2026 one isn't published yet, and a $3,200 personal exemption that shrinks at higher incomes. Every county and Baltimore City also levies a local income tax, 2.25% to 3.30% for 2026, which this calculator doesn't include.
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Maryland Paycheck FAQ
Common questions about paychecks and taxes in Maryland
What is the Maryland state income tax rate for 2026?
For single and married-filing-separately filers: 2% on the first $1,000 of taxable income, 3% on the next $1,000, 4% on the next $1,000 and 4.75% up to $100,000, then 5%, 5.25%, 5.5% and 5.75% over $100,000, $125,000, $150,000 and $250,000, 6.25% over $500,000 and 6.5% over $1 million. Married couples filing jointly, heads of household and surviving spouses stay at 4.75% up to $150,000, then step up over $150,000, $175,000, $225,000, $300,000, $600,000 and $1.2 million. The 6.25% and 6.5% brackets apply from 2025 on.
What are Maryland's standard deduction and personal exemption?
The standard deduction is $3,350 for single and married-filing-separately filers and $6,700 for joint filers, heads of household and surviving spouses. That's the 2025 amount; 2026 not yet published. Maryland adjusts it for inflation from 2026, and the $3,400 in its 2026 withholding guide is only for figuring withholding. The personal exemption is $3,200 for you and for your spouse on a joint return, cut back as federal adjusted gross income rises: for a single filer it's $3,200 up to $100,000, $1,600 over $100,000, $800 over $125,000 and nothing over $150,000; for joint filers, heads of household and surviving spouses the cuts start over $150,000. The calculator uses the amounts at $104,000 of income ($1,600 single, $6,400 joint, $3,200 head of household), so its single figure is too low at $100,000 or less and too high above $125,000.
Does Maryland have county income taxes?
Yes. Every county and Baltimore City levies a local income tax on Maryland taxable income, withheld together with the state tax. For 2026 the rates run from 2.25% (Worcester County) to 3.30% (Dorchester and Kent counties), and Anne Arundel and Frederick counties use graduated rates. Nonresidents who work in Maryland pay a 2.25% nonresident tax instead. The calculator shows the state tax only.
How much Maryland tax is withheld from a bonus?
Maryland's 2026 withholding guide says a lump-sum annual bonus is withheld at the top state rate, 6.5%, plus the top local rate for your county, 8.75% to 9.80% combined. Pay44's bonus calculators use the 6.5% state part. The guide gives no separate rule for other supplemental pay.
What does this calculator leave out for Maryland?
County income tax, above. The calculator also uses the personal exemption as it stands at $104,000 of income for every income: a single filer sees up to $76 a year too much tax at $100,000 or less and too little above $125,000 (about $88 a year over $150,000, up to $104 in the top bracket), and joint filers and heads of household see too little above $150,000, about $336 and $168 a year once the exemption is gone over $200,000 (up to $416 and $208 in the top bracket). Maryland also starts from federal adjusted gross income, so pre-tax deductions lower your Maryland taxable income; the calculator starts from gross wages. Below $100,000 of taxable income the return uses Maryland's tax tables, which round to whole dollars. Dependent exemptions, the extra $1,000 exemptions at 65 or older or blind, itemized deductions and credits such as the Maryland earned income credit aren't included.