Maryland Paycheck Calculator
Every Maryland resident pays a county tax on top of the state tax. County rates are often about 2% to 3.2%. This estimate is the state tax only until you type your county rate. Leaving it blank understates a Maryland paycheck.
How the state line is figured
Every Maryland resident pays a county tax on top of the state tax. County rates are often about 2% to 3.2%. This estimate is the state tax only until you type your county rate. Leaving it blank understates a Maryland paycheck.
Statutory estimate, not the employer wage table.
Brackets used for the estimate
| Over | Rate |
|---|---|
| $0 | 2% |
| $1,000 | 3% |
| $2,000 | 4% |
| $3,000 | 4.75% |
| $100,000 | 5% |
| $125,000 | 5.25% |
| $150,000 | 5.5% |
| $250,000 | 5.75% |
| $500,000 | 6.25% |
| $1,000,000 | 6.5% |
| Over | Rate |
|---|---|
| $0 | 2% |
| $1,000 | 3% |
| $2,000 | 4% |
| $3,000 | 4.75% |
| $150,000 | 5% |
| $175,000 | 5.25% |
| $225,000 | 5.5% |
| $300,000 | 5.75% |
| $600,000 | 6.25% |
| $1,200,000 | 6.5% |
Source: Comptroller of Maryland. Head of household uses the single brackets on this page, except where the method above says otherwise.
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Questions
Does Maryland tax wages?
Maryland taxes wages. Statutory estimate, not the employer wage table. The top rate used on this page is 6.5%.
Is this the amount an employer will withhold?
Federal withholding uses IRS Publication 15-T. The state line is an estimate of the statutory tax, not the state wage-bracket table, so the stub can differ.
What else is withheld?
Social Security is 6.2% up to $184,500. Medicare is 1.45%, plus 0.9% after $200,000 from one employer. Payroll programs we could verify are listed on the paycheck.
Does Maryland have local wage tax?
A local rate can be typed. It starts at 0% because city and county rates were not verified one by one.
Why might my pay stub differ?
This page assumes you live and work in the same state. Reciprocity, pre-tax benefits, and a different allowance count can change the state line.