Tax year 2026

State Income Tax on $150,000 — Every State Ranked (2026)

A single filer earning $150,000 pays nothing in 9 jurisdictions and up to $12,542 in Oregon — a spread of $12,542 a year on identical income. The median jurisdiction charges $6,113.

Lowest

9 jurisdictions

Cheapest taxing state

$1,644

North Dakota

Median

$6,113

of all 51

Average where tax applies

$6,568

41 taxing jurisdictions

Highest

$12,542

Oregon

Where $150,000 is taxed hardest

State income tax owed on $150,000, single filer, 2026LowerHighertax owed

The ten most expensive states at this income

Highest state income tax on $150,000, 2026

All 50 jurisdictions ranked

Lowest tax first. Difference columns compare each jurisdiction with the cheapest and with the median.

State income tax owed on $150,000 by a single filer, 2026
#	Jurisdiction	Taxable income	State tax	Effective rate	Marginal rate	Per month	vs lowest	vs median
1	Alaska	—	$0	0.00%	—	$0	—	−$6,066
2	Florida	—	$0	0.00%	—	$0	—	−$6,066
3	Nevada	—	$0	0.00%	—	$0	—	−$6,066
4	New Hampshire	—	$0	0.00%	—	$0	—	−$6,066
5	South Dakota	—	$0	0.00%	—	$0	—	−$6,066
6	Tennessee	—	$0	0.00%	—	$0	—	−$6,066
7	Texas	—	$0	0.00%	—	$0	—	−$6,066
8	Washington	—	$0	0.00%	—	$0	—	−$6,066
9	Wyoming	—	$0	0.00%	—	$0	—	−$6,066
10	North Dakota	$133,900	$1,644	1.10%	1.95%	$137	+$1,644	−$4,422
11	Arizona	$134,250	$3,356	2.24%	2.5%	$280	+$3,356	−$2,710
12	Ohio	$148,100	$3,688	2.46%	2.75%	$307	+$3,688	−$2,378
13	Louisiana	$137,125	$4,114	2.74%	3%	$343	+$4,114	−$1,952
14	Indiana	$149,000	$4,396	2.93%	2.95%	$366	+$4,396	−$1,670
15	Pennsylvania	$150,000	$4,605	3.07%	3.07%	$384	+$4,605	−$1,461
16	Iowa	$133,900	$5,048	3.37%	3.8%	$421	+$5,048	−$1,018
17	Arkansas	$147,530	$5,062	3.37%	3.7%	$422	+$5,062	−$1,003
18	Kentucky	$146,640	$5,132	3.42%	3.5%	$428	+$5,132	−$933
19	Mississippi	$141,700	$5,268	3.51%	4%	$439	+$5,268	−$798
20	North Carolina	$137,250	$5,476	3.65%	3.99%	$456	+$5,476	−$590
21	Rhode Island	$133,550	$5,523	3.68%	4.75%	$460	+$5,523	−$543
22	Colorado	$133,900	$5,892	3.93%	4.4%	$491	+$5,892	−$174
23	Nebraska	$141,150	$5,945	3.96%	4.55%	$495	+$5,945	−$120
24	West Virginia	$148,000	$5,981	3.99%	4.58%	$498	+$5,981	−$85
25	New Mexico	$133,900	$6,019	4.01%	4.9%	$502	+$6,019	−$47
26	Missouri	$133,900	$6,113	4.08%	4.7%	$509	+$6,113	+$47
27	Michigan	$144,100	$6,124	4.08%	4.25%	$510	+$6,124	+$58
28	Oklahoma	$142,650	$6,205	4.14%	4.5%	$517	+$6,205	+$139
29	Utah	$150,000	$6,675	4.45%	4.45%	$556	+$6,675	+$609
30	Georgia	$135,000	$6,737	4.49%	4.99%	$561	+$6,737	+$671
31	South Carolina	$150,000	$6,849	4.57%	5.21%	$571	+$6,849	+$783
32	Connecticut	$135,000	$6,850	4.57%	6%	$571	+$6,850	+$784
33	Maryland	$143,450	$6,916	4.61%	5.25%	$576	+$6,916	+$850
34	Idaho	$133,900	$7,097	4.73%	5.3%	$591	+$7,097	+$1,031
35	Montana	$133,900	$7,114	4.74%	5.65%	$593	+$7,114	+$1,048
36	Alabama	$146,000	$7,260	4.84%	5%	$605	+$7,260	+$1,194
37	Massachusetts	$145,600	$7,280	4.85%	5%	$607	+$7,280	+$1,214
38	Illinois	$147,075	$7,280	4.85%	4.95%	$607	+$7,280	+$1,214
39	Wisconsin	$149,300	$7,309	4.87%	5.3%	$609	+$7,309	+$1,243
40	New Jersey	$149,000	$7,365	4.91%	6.37%	$614	+$7,365	+$1,299
41	Vermont	$136,750	$7,515	5.01%	7.6%	$626	+$7,515	+$1,449
42	Kansas	$137,235	$7,570	5.05%	5.58%	$631	+$7,570	+$1,504
43	New York	$142,000	$7,810	5.21%	5.9%	$651	+$7,810	+$1,744
44	Virginia	$140,320	$7,811	5.21%	5.75%	$651	+$7,811	+$1,745
45	Delaware	$146,750	$8,559	5.71%	6.6%	$713	+$8,559	+$2,493
46	Maine	$129,000	$8,704	5.80%	7.15%	$725	+$8,704	+$2,638
47	Minnesota	$134,700	$8,942	5.96%	7.85%	$745	+$8,942	+$2,876
48	Hawaii	$140,856	$9,644	6.43%	7.9%	$804	+$9,644	+$3,578
49	District of Columbia	$135,000	$9,875	6.58%	8.5%	$823	+$9,875	+$3,809
50	Oregon	$147,090	$12,542	8.36%	9.9%	$1,045	+$12,542	+$6,477

The same taxpayer at other incomes

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Alabama $7,260
Alaska $0
Arizona $3,356
Arkansas $5,062
Colorado $5,892
Connecticut $6,850
Delaware $8,559
District of Columbia $9,875
Florida $0
Georgia $6,737
Hawaii $9,644
Idaho $7,097
Illinois $7,280
Indiana $4,396
Iowa $5,048
Kansas $7,570
Kentucky $5,132
Louisiana $4,114
Maine $8,704
Maryland $6,916
Massachusetts $7,280
Michigan $6,124
Minnesota $8,942
Mississippi $5,268
Missouri $6,113
Montana $7,114
Nebraska $5,945
Nevada $0
New Hampshire $0
New Jersey $7,365
New Mexico $6,019
New York $7,810
North Carolina $5,476
North Dakota $1,644
Ohio $3,688
Oklahoma $6,205
Oregon $12,542
Pennsylvania $4,605
Rhode Island $5,523
South Carolina $6,849
South Dakota $0
Tennessee $0
Texas $0
Utah $6,675
Vermont $7,515
Virginia $7,811
Washington $0
West Virginia $5,981
Wisconsin $7,309
Wyoming $0

Figures are computed from each state's published 2026 rate schedule using the method in our methodology. Jurisdictions whose 2026 data we could not verify against a primary source are excluded rather than estimated.