New York Income Tax Rate History
New York's top marginal income tax rate rose from 8.82% in 2021 to 10.90% in 2026, a rise of 2.08%. The rate moved 1 time in 6 years.
6 sourced years, 2 of them from New York's own revenue department and the rest from Tax Foundation's dated annual editions. Nothing is interpolated. How the two differ.
New York against the national median
One marker per sourced year. Lines join the points to show direction; no value between markers is implied.
Year by year
| Year | Top rate | Structure | Change | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8.82% | graduated | — | As of 1 January | Tax Foundationprov. |
| 2022 | 10.90% | graduated | +2.08% | As of 1 January | Tax Foundationprov. |
| 2023 | 10.90% | graduated | — | As of 1 January | Tax Foundationprov. |
| 2024 | 10.90% | graduated | — | As of 1 January | Tax Foundationprov. |
| 2025 | 10.90% | graduated | — | Enacted for the year | New York State Department of Taxation and Finance |
| 2026 | 10.90% | graduated | — | Enacted for the year | New York State Department of Taxation and Finance |
Every change
- 2022: raise of 2.08% — 8.82% to 10.90%.
What was behind the changes
New York's 2021 budget added 10.3% and 10.9% brackets on high incomes, which shows as a rise from 8.82% to 10.9% between the 2021 and 2022 editions.
What this page does not tell you
This is the top marginal rate, not anyone's bill. Only the rate is carried back; New York's brackets, standard deduction and exemptions for years before 2025 are not in this dataset. A cut in the top rate can sit alongside a higher bill for most filers.
Only the top marginal rate is carried back. Brackets, deductions and exemptions for years before 2025 are not in this dataset.
Years before 2025 are Tax Foundation's 1 January snapshot; 2025 and 2026 are the rate enacted for the whole year, from the state's own source. Where the two disagree the record carries both figures.
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