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Maryland · Tax year 2026

Maryland paycheck calculator

A worker on the Maryland median wage of $59,510 takes home about $1,828.20 every two weeks in 2026, after $190.82 federal income tax, $175.10 Social Security and Medicare and $94.73 Maryland income tax. Enter your own pay below.

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Estimated net paycheck

Annual estimated tax is split across pay periods. This is not employer payroll withholding.
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Filing status, dependents and tax year

Defaults cover the common case: single, no dependents, the current year.

Estimated net paycheck

$1,828.20$2,288.85 gross · $460.65 estimated tax
Federal$190.82Annual liability ÷ periods
FICA$175.10Social Security + Medicare
State$94.73Maryland
How we got this
  1. Gross paycheck$2,288.85
  2. Federal$190.82
  3. Social Security$141.91
  4. Medicare$33.19
  5. Maryland tax$94.73
  6. Estimated net paycheck$1,828.20
What we assumed
  • Estimated paycheck based on annualized tax liability, not employer payroll withholding.
  • Annual tax is divided across 26 pay periods.
  • This estimate uses tax year 2026.
  • Federal filing status: Single.
  • Federal income tax uses the IRS standard deduction of $16,100.00. Itemized deductions are not used.
  • Federal tax credits, capital gains, self-employment tax and AMT are not included. State exemption credits are included where this snapshot carries them.
  • What a dependent is worth depends entirely on the state, and in several it is worth nothing. The dependents field says so beneath itself when that is the case.
  • Employer benefits and pre-tax payroll deductions are not included.
  • This is an estimate, not a tax return or employer withholding notice.
  • Federal source: IRS Revenue Procedure for tax year 2026.
  • Maryland tax uses Comptroller of Maryland rules. Schedule year 2025. State-specific credits and most subtractions are not modeled.
  • Maryland county or Baltimore City income tax is not included. It is set by your county and typically runs 2.25% to 3.3% of taxable income, so your real take-home is lower than this.
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Maryland paychecks at common salaries

Every two weeks, single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax tables. Each salary opens its full Maryland breakdown.

Biweekly take-home pay in Maryland by annual salary
SalaryGross checkFederalFICAMarylandTake-home
$30,000$1,153.85$54.62$88.27$40.82$970.14
$40,000$1,538.46$100.77$117.69$59.09$1,260.91
$50,000$1,923.08$146.92$147.12$77.36$1,551.68
$60,000$2,307.69$193.08$176.54$95.63$1,842.45
$75,000$2,884.62$295.00$220.67$123.03$2,245.91
$100,000$3,846.15$506.54$294.23$168.71$2,876.68
$150,000$5,769.23$951.31$441.35$270.85$4,105.73

How Maryland taxes a paycheck

Maryland taxes wages in brackets, 2% to 6.5% for a single filer. Each rate applies only to the part of taxable income inside its bracket.

A single filer subtracts a $3,350 standard deduction before the state rate applies.

Maryland income tax brackets, single filer
Taxable income (single)RateTaxable income (joint)
Up to $1,0002%Up to $1,000
$1,000 to $2,0003%$1,000 to $2,000
$2,000 to $3,0004%$2,000 to $3,000
$3,000 to $100,0004.75%$3,000 to $150,000
$100,000 to $125,0005%$150,000 to $175,000
$125,000 to $150,0005.25%$175,000 to $225,000
$150,000 to $250,0005.5%$225,000 to $300,000
$250,000 to $500,0005.75%$300,000 to $600,000
$500,000 to $1,000,0006.25%$600,000 to $1,200,000
Over $1,000,0006.5%Over $1,200,000

Local tax not included: Maryland county or Baltimore City income tax. Commonly 2.25% to 3.3%, depending on where you live or work.

Federal income tax uses the IRS 2026 brackets and standard deduction. Social Security is 6.2% of pay up to $184,500 a year and Medicare is 1.45%, plus 0.9% on wages over $200,000.

What the Maryland figure includes

  • Maryland taxes taxable net income in ten bands from 2% to 6.5% (Comptroller of Maryland, 2025 Maryland Income Tax Rates and Brackets; Md. Code, Tax-Gen. 10-105).
  • Joint filers and heads of household get wider bands from $3,000 upward; below that the schedule is the same for everyone.
  • Standard deduction for 2025 is a flat $3,350 single, married filing separately or dependent, and $6,700 filing jointly, head of household or qualifying surviving spouse.
  • The personal exemption is $3,200, halved above $100,000 of federal adjusted gross income and halved again above $125,000, reaching zero above $150,000. Those thresholds are $150,000, $175,000 and $200,000 on a joint return. Each dependent is another exemption at the same amount.
  • Maryland’s 23 counties and Baltimore City levy a local income tax between 2.25% and 3.30% of taxable income, collected on the same return. It depends on where you live and is not included here, and for many Marylanders it is comparable to the state tax itself.
  • The 2% additional tax on net capital gain income, the poverty level credit, itemized deductions and the two-income subtraction are not modeled. The starting point is gross wages.

Source: Comptroller of Maryland, 2025 Maryland Income Tax Rates and Brackets, with the 2025 Resident Income Tax Return instruction booklet, 2025 schedule, checked 2026-09-07.

Maryland paycheck questions

How much is taken out of a paycheck in Maryland?

On the Maryland median wage of $59,510 (BLS, May 2025), paid every two weeks, about $460.65 of a $2,288.85 paycheck goes to tax: $190.82 federal income tax, $175.10 Social Security and Medicare, and $94.73 Maryland income tax. That leaves $1,828.20.

This assumes a single filer with the standard deduction and no pre-tax deductions such as 401(k) or health premiums, which would lower both the tax and the check.

Does Maryland have a state income tax?

Yes. Maryland taxes wages in brackets, 2% to 6.5% for a single filer. Each rate applies only to the part of taxable income inside its bracket. The rules come from Comptroller of Maryland.

What is the Maryland income tax rate for 2026?

For a single filer the rates run 2% to 6.5%, using the 2025 schedule, the latest Comptroller of Maryland had published when these figures were checked. The bracket table on this page shows where each rate starts.

Are there local income taxes in Maryland?

Yes: Maryland county or Baltimore City income tax, commonly 2.25% to 3.3%. It depends on where you live or work, so this estimate leaves it out.

How much is $1,000 a week after taxes in Maryland?

About $804.92 a week, or $41,856 a year, for a single filer with the standard deduction in 2026. Federal income tax takes about $78.08 a week and Social Security and Medicare $76.50; Maryland income tax about $40.51.

Why is my real paycheck different from this estimate?

Employers withhold with the IRS percentage method and your W-4, not with an annual estimate split into pay periods. Pre-tax deductions such as a 401(k), health insurance or an HSA lower your taxable pay, and bonuses are often withheld at a flat supplemental rate. Over a full year the two should come close; a single check can differ.

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