Maryland paycheck: how much tax is taken out? (2026)

A single filer earning $55,000 in Maryland has $12,636 taken out over the 2026 tax year, 23.0% of gross: $4,420 federal income tax, $4,208 Social Security and Medicare, and $4,009 to Maryland and its local authorities. Take-home is $42,364.

That is $814.69 a week, $1,629.37 every two weeks, $1,765.15 twice a month or $3,530.30 a month. Taxable income of $38,900 after the $16,100 standard deduction puts the last dollar in the 12.0% federal bracket. On a $60,000 salary Maryland ranks 50 of 51 for take-home, $2,393 below the national median of $48,377.

Maryland uses 10 brackets, from 2.00% to 6.50%: 2.00% on the first $1,000, 3.00% up to $2,000, 4.00% up to $3,000, 4.75% up to $100,000, rising to 6.50% at the top. A single filer on $55,000 pays $2,249 to the state, with 4.75% on the next dollar. 2025 figures from the Comptroller's Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act alert: the standard deduction rose to $3,350 and $6,700 with the income phase-in removed, and two brackets were added above $500,000. Maryland's personal exemption steps down above $100,000 of income and its itemised deduction phase-out are not modelled, so figures well above $100,000 are slightly low.

Every Maryland county plus Baltimore City adds 2.25% to 3.30% local income tax. The calculator defaults to 3.2%; change it to your county's rate. These figures assume 3.2% local tax, the site's default for Maryland, which is $1,760 a year on $55,000.

On $39,000, $8,220 comes out (21.1%) and $30,780 stays, $1,183.83 every two weeks.

On $69,000, $16,750 comes out (24.3%) and $52,250 stays, $2,009.60 every two weeks.

On $90,000, $24,646 comes out (27.4%) and $65,354 stays, $2,513.60 every two weeks.

On $118,000, $35,203 comes out (29.8%) and $82,797 stays, $3,184.50 every two weeks.

On $170,000, $55,979 comes out (32.9%) and $114,021 stays, $4,385.43 every two weeks.

Married filing jointly on $90,000 keeps $70,195 against $65,354 for a single filer, $4,841 more, because the federal standard deduction doubles to $32,200 and Maryland's to $6,700.

On $60,000, Alaska keeps the most at $50,390, $4,406 more than Maryland. The nearest state above Maryland is Hawaii at $47,060. The nearest below is Oregon at $45,397.

A traditional 401(k) at 6% on $69,000 sends $4,140 into the plan and cuts tax by $1,076, so take-home falls by only $3,064. Health premiums of $200 a month under a section 125 plan cut $902 of tax on the same salary, because they come out before FICA as well as income tax.

Every figure above came from the Maryland paycheck calculator with 2026 rates.