Ohio paycheck calculator for 2026
Type your pay before tax and how often it lands. See what federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and Ohio take, and what's left, per paycheck and for the year.
Checked October 22, 2026
Ohio taxes wages at 0% to 2.75%. On $60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks, take-home in Ohio comes to about $1,892 a paycheck, after $46 of Ohio income tax. The calculator below works it out for your pay.
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Take-home pay
$2,041per paycheck
| Line | Per paycheck | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,500 | $65,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$216 | −$5,620 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$155 | −$4,030 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$36 | −$943 |
| Ohio income tax | −$52 | −$1,344 |
| Take-home | $2,041 | $53,064 |
Many Ohio cities and school districts also tax wages, and the Ohio return booklet says both city and school district tax withheld are reported on the W-2 in boxes 19 and 20. Neither is included in the calculator.
An estimate for 2026: the year's income tax spread evenly over your paychecks, using the standard deduction. Your employer uses the IRS withholding tables and your W-4, so a real paycheck can be a little different. Credits (like the child tax credit), other income and local taxes aren't included.
How Ohio taxes a paycheck
- For tax years beginning in 2026 Ohio's law sets one rate: no tax on the first $26,050 of income, and above that $332 plus 2.75% of the amount over $26,050. The top rate had been 3.125% in 2025 and 3.5% in 2024.
- Ohio has no standard deduction. Instead each person, spouse and dependent gets a personal exemption that depends on income. For 2025 it was $2,400 at $40,000 or less, $2,150 from $40,001 to $80,000 and $1,900 above that, and the calculator uses those tiers (twice over for a married couple) with the 2025 amounts.
- Ohio starts from federal adjusted gross income, so traditional 401(k) contributions are left out of taxable wages.
- Ohio's law lets the Tax Commissioner adjust these dollar amounts for inflation each August, and the Department's rate page lists amounts only through 2025, so the 2026 figures are the ones written in the law.
Ohio has 2 tax brackets, from 0% up to 2.75%. There is no standard deduction. A single filer gets a personal exemption of $2,400. Traditional 401(k) contributions come out of Ohio taxable pay.
| Rate | Taxable income, single |
|---|---|
| 0% | $0 to $26,050 |
| 2.75% | $26,050 and up |
Local income tax in Ohio
Many Ohio cities and school districts also tax wages, and the Ohio return booklet says both city and school district tax withheld are reported on the W-2 in boxes 19 and 20. Neither is included in the calculator.
A worked example
$60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks (26 paychecks of $2,307.69), with nothing taken out before tax:
| Line | Per paycheck | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,308 | $60,000 |
| Federal income tax | $193 | $5,020 |
| Social Security | $143 | $3,720 |
| Medicare | $33 | $870 |
| Ohio income tax | $46 | $1,207 |
| Take-home | $1,892 | $49,184 |
Other states
50 other states are in the paycheck tax calculator.
Questions people ask
How much is $60,000 a year after taxes in Ohio?
About $49,184 a year, or $1,892 a paycheck paid every two weeks, for a single filer with no 401(k) or health insurance through work. Federal income tax is $5,020, Social Security $3,720, Medicare $870, and Ohio income tax $1,207.
Does Ohio have a state income tax?
Yes. Ohio taxes wages at 0% to 2.75%.
Does a 401(k) lower Ohio income tax?
Yes. Ohio leaves traditional 401(k) contributions out of taxable wages, like the federal tax does. Putting $3,600 a year in (6% of $60,000) lowers Ohio tax by about $99.
Is there local income tax in Ohio?
Many Ohio cities and school districts also tax wages, and the Ohio return booklet says both city and school district tax withheld are reported on the W-2 in boxes 19 and 20. Neither is included in the calculator.
Sources
10 sources · read October 22, 2026
Every number on this page comes from codes.ohio.gov, tax.ohio.gov, dam.assets.ohio.gov and 1 more. If a source has changed since, the source is right.
- 1Ohio Revised Code section 5747.02, income tax ratescodes.ohio.gov
- 2Ohio Revised Code section 5747.025, personal exemptionscodes.ohio.gov
- 3Ohio Department of Taxation: annual tax ratestax.ohio.gov
- 4Ohio Department of Taxation: 2025 IT 1040 instructions (exemption amounts)dam.assets.ohio.gov
- 5IRS: Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (2026 tax brackets and standard deduction)irs.gov
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- 6IRS: Topic 751, Social Security and Medicare withholding rates (2026 wage base $184,500)irs.gov
- 7IRS: Topic 560, Additional Medicare Taxirs.gov
- 8IRS: Topic 424, 401(k) plans (deferrals still owe Social Security and Medicare)irs.gov
- 9IRS: Publication 15-B, Table 2-1 (health benefits through work are exempt)irs.gov
- 10IRS: Publication 15-T, Table 3 (pay periods per year)irs.gov
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