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.
Where $150,000 is taxed hardest
California: tax year 2025 figures. The California amounts shown here are the 2025 brackets, standard deduction and exemptions, published for 2026 because California has not yet published its 2026 inflation-indexed brackets, standard deduction or exemption credits. The 2026 Form 540-ES instructions confirm the structure for 2026 — nine brackets from 1% to 12.3% plus the 1% Behavioral Health Services Tax above $1,000,000 — and direct taxpayers to the 2025 standard deduction and exemption credit amounts in the meantime. Source: California Franchise Tax Board, 2025 California Tax Rate Schedules (Form 540 booklet), verified .
The ten most expensive states at this income
California: tax year 2025 figures. The California amounts shown here are the 2025 brackets, standard deduction and exemptions, published for 2026 because California has not yet published its 2026 inflation-indexed brackets, standard deduction or exemption credits. The 2026 Form 540-ES instructions confirm the structure for 2026 — nine brackets from 1% to 12.3% plus the 1% Behavioral Health Services Tax above $1,000,000 — and direct taxpayers to the 2025 standard deduction and exemption credit amounts in the meantime. Source: California Franchise Tax Board, 2025 California Tax Rate Schedules (Form 540 booklet), verified .
All 51 jurisdictions ranked
Lowest tax first. Difference columns compare each jurisdiction with the cheapest and with the median.
| # | Jurisdiction | State tax | Effective rate | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $0 | 0.00% | −$6,113 |
| 2 | Florida | $0 | 0.00% | −$6,113 |
| 3 | Nevada | $0 | 0.00% | −$6,113 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $0 | 0.00% | −$6,113 |
| 5 | South Dakota | $0 | 0.00% | −$6,113 |
| 6 | Tennessee | $0 | 0.00% | −$6,113 |
| 7 | Texas | $0 | 0.00% | −$6,113 |
| 8 | Washington | $0 | 0.00% | −$6,113 |
| 9 | Wyoming | $0 | 0.00% | −$6,113 |
| 10 | North Dakota | $1,644 | 1.10% | −$4,468 |
| 11 | Arizona | $3,356 | 2.24% | −$2,756 |
| 12 | Ohio | $3,688 | 2.46% | −$2,424 |
| 13 | Louisiana | $4,114 | 2.74% | −$1,999 |
| 14 | Indiana | $4,396 | 2.93% | −$1,717 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $4,605 | 3.07% | −$1,508 |
| 16 | Iowa | $5,048 | 3.37% | −$1,064 |
| 17 | Arkansas | $5,062 | 3.37% | −$1,050 |
| 18 | Kentucky | $5,132 | 3.42% | −$980 |
| 19 | Mississippi | $5,268 | 3.51% | −$845 |
| 20 | North Carolina | $5,476 | 3.65% | −$636 |
| 21 | Rhode Island | $5,523 | 3.68% | −$590 |
| 22 | Colorado | $5,892 | 3.93% | −$221 |
| 23 | Nebraska | $5,945 | 3.96% | −$167 |
| 24 | West Virginia | $5,981 | 3.99% | −$132 |
| 25 | New Mexico | $6,019 | 4.01% | −$94 |
| 26 | Missouri | $6,113 | 4.08% | $0 |
| 27 | Michigan | $6,124 | 4.08% | +$12 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | $6,205 | 4.14% | +$92 |
| 29 | Utah | $6,675 | 4.45% | +$562 |
| 30 | Georgia | $6,737 | 4.49% | +$624 |
| 31 | South Carolina | $6,849 | 4.57% | +$736 |
| 32 | Connecticut | $6,850 | 4.57% | +$737 |
| 33 | Maryland | $6,916 | 4.61% | +$803 |
| 34 | Idaho | $7,097 | 4.73% | +$984 |
| 35 | Montana | $7,114 | 4.74% | +$1,001 |
| 36 | Alabama | $7,260 | 4.84% | +$1,147 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | $7,280 | 4.85% | +$1,167 |
| 38 | Illinois | $7,280 | 4.85% | +$1,168 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | $7,309 | 4.87% | +$1,197 |
| 40 | New Jersey | $7,365 | 4.91% | +$1,252 |
| 41 | Vermont | $7,515 | 5.01% | +$1,402 |
| 42 | Kansas | $7,570 | 5.05% | +$1,458 |
| 43 | New York | $7,810 | 5.21% | +$1,697 |
| 44 | Virginia | $7,811 | 5.21% | +$1,698 |
| 45 | Delaware | $8,559 | 5.71% | +$2,446 |
| 46 | Maine | $8,704 | 5.80% | +$2,591 |
| 47 | Minnesota | $8,942 | 5.96% | +$2,829 |
| 48 | Hawaii | $9,644 | 6.43% | +$3,531 |
| 49 | California2025 brackets | $9,705 | 6.47% | +$3,592 |
| 50 | District of Columbia | $9,875 | 6.58% | +$3,762 |
| 51 | Oregon | $12,542 | 8.36% | +$6,430 |
California: tax year 2025 figures. The California amounts shown here are the 2025 brackets, standard deduction and exemptions, published for 2026 because California has not yet published its 2026 inflation-indexed brackets, standard deduction or exemption credits. The 2026 Form 540-ES instructions confirm the structure for 2026 — nine brackets from 1% to 12.3% plus the 1% Behavioral Health Services Tax above $1,000,000 — and direct taxpayers to the 2025 standard deduction and exemption credit amounts in the meantime. Source: California Franchise Tax Board, 2025 California Tax Rate Schedules (Form 540 booklet), verified .
The same taxpayer at other incomes
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California: tax year 2025 figures. The California amounts shown here are the 2025 brackets, standard deduction and exemptions, published for 2026 because California has not yet published its 2026 inflation-indexed brackets, standard deduction or exemption credits. The 2026 Form 540-ES instructions confirm the structure for 2026 — nine brackets from 1% to 12.3% plus the 1% Behavioral Health Services Tax above $1,000,000 — and direct taxpayers to the 2025 standard deduction and exemption credit amounts in the meantime. Source: California Franchise Tax Board, 2025 California Tax Rate Schedules (Form 540 booklet), verified .
- Alabama $7,260
- Alaska $0
- Arizona $3,356
- Arkansas $5,062
- California $9,7052025 brackets
- 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. Where a state has not yet published its 2026 figures, its last verified schedule is carried forward and labelled as that year beside every figure it produces.